Well it seems that fate has called and I stand before yet another fork in the road. As many of you know I have spent nearly a year at a start up that has had me jet setting all over Asia. While I am not at liberty to discuss the gory details right now it is important to note that this juncture is more a result of a business failure than a technological one. While the technology was actually sound and has such unbelievable potential it is the business of producing this technology that seems to have fallen short. I am of course truly saddened as I honestly enjoyed the work and truthfully dread the prospect of returning to the role of job seeker.
Unfortunately as the aspects of my daily work life spin down I must remain cognizant of the search, submit, interview & follow up cycle which I do not relish. It isn’t that I am unprepared in fact quite the contrary. I honestly hate this and would love to network my way into something relevant.
At this point what should I do sit idle awaiting the funding to fizzle out or begin the search for a new opportunity? Am I precluded from actively searching until the official notice? My feeling is that I should preemptively begin flexing my network which is rather extensive especially in the social media arena. Obviously competition will be fierce and I must engage and possible means available to thwart the unhappy path that lay before me.
Fortunately I have some serious skill sets to bring to the table once I focus on the opportunities. Let’s face it experience traveling into and out of Asia especially China which is a hot bed of activity right now must be in high demand.
The true challenge is that after 20 years in the IT industry I am uncertain of my desire to remain so singularly fixated. In addition I am carefully weighing my options and do not wish to rush into anything especially another start up. Finally I have to be extremely careful discussing these events. That being said I do hope to document my journey.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mikel King has been a leader in the Information Technology Services field for over 20 years. He is currently the CEO of Olivent Technologies, a professional creative services partnership in NY. Additionally he is currently serving as the Secretary of the BSD Certification group as well as a Senior Editor for the BSD News Network and JAFDIP.
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