Re: possible Oakland/ visit

[Robert via LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/~member>]

 > From: Paola <http://www.comcast.net/~p>
 > Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 08:38:36 -0700
 >
 > Hello Robert,
 > Thank you for your email and your offer to get together.
 > Sorry to say that coffee this friday July 5th will not work for me.
 > I hope you are both well and that Noelle has been able to move forward
 > with her job search.
 > My search is progressing, I am trying to split my time equally between
 > talking with people / networking and

FWIW, Don Asher's book (http://www.amazon.com/Cracking-The-Hidden-Job-Market/dp/158008494X ) suggests spending no more than 30% of your time applying for jobs.

In fact, here's a suggested weekly score card from Asher:

new people met face to face = 3
new people met online = 5
new posted opportunities applied for = 10
new organizations found = 10
interviews for information = 2

And, then, any phone screens or job interviews are topping on the cake.  (It's actually pretty difficult to find that many new people per week.)

Anyway, this worked for me -- you probably have a different system.

 > applying to job listings. JVS
 > continues to offer me the support I need to continue with my search and
 > there is a chance that I will get a job offer out of my most recent
 > interview.

Fantastic.  Noelle has a temporary job at the moment.  I think, despite it being difficult, she's learning a lot.

 > Take care,
 > Paola