I have had lots happening on the job front. Last Thursday I stopped by the offices of Etix.com and handed them my resume, out of the blue. The week before I had gone to the Camper Van Beethoven show at the Brewery. The show sold tickets with Etix.com and I was impressed with their product, even though the Brewery didn’t scan the tickets – they just crumpled them up and threw them away.

I walked into their offices in a decrepit office building on Glenwood Avenue. One side of the room had cubicles and the other was empty except for walls lined with computer parts – a makeshift lab. A man strolled up to me from a corner and introduced himself as Josh. I chatted with him momentarily before leaving. He said he’d pass it on.

I found an interesting job at a place I used to contract, GSK. They’re looking for UNIX heads. Hopefully I can get an interview. And I’m talking today with the folks at Oculan about a position there.

I’m still waiting to hear back from Blue Cross-Blue Shield about a cool position I found last month. It would be a very fulfilling job. LDAP and security. Yummy.

As I was filling out my Employment Security Commission forms for work contacts today, I see that out of nine jobs I’ve applied to so far, I’ve gotten five interviews! That’s an incredible rate of return, certainly exceeding my expectations. I think it boils down to my being selective towards which I appllied for. So far I’ve been able to find things that fit my experience (and interests), so I suppose it makes sense that I’d hear back from them.

I’m having lunch with the guys at Celito, a local DSL ISP. It could lead to a job, too. We’ll see.

Anyhow, it looks to be an exciting week. Who knows? I could land a job by Friday. Woohoo!