I came home this afternoon to a message on my answering machine. It was LabCorp, probably calling me back to schedule an in-person interview. The LabCorp job was exciting to me since its a company which leverages Linux like very few companies do. I don’t think I’ve ever dealt with a company that was as committed to Linux as they are.

I had my phone interview with them a few weeks back. Frankly, I was convinced that I wouldn’t be called again. The phone interview went well enough, but I was left with the feeling that my lack of recent management experience was a deal-killer. It seems I was able to convince them otherwise. 🙂

The big drawback to that job was its location in Burlington. The thought was that my family and I would move to Durham in order to ease the commute. While we may still wind up in Durham someday, moving became just another hurdle.

This job search has been an amazing trip for me. I was down on myself at the start but continued to work hard to find the perfect fit. My work paid off when Oculan came calling, and I’m fortunate to be joining such a high-caliber team.

Now it’s time to put my job search behind me and actually get to work.