As a woman that seems to have gotten used to being made redundant I did the dutiful thing and updated my CV. In fact, the last time this happened I put together a video CV, in days before vlogging it didn't include me but just a visual representation of my Curriculum Vitae. This time I looked at my new CV; already in two versions: the classic two-pager and the infographic version. I updated the latter and put it "out there" into the world of LinkedIn. I haven't ventured into the world of the Agency as yet but I have perused the local cyber neighbourhood for some ideas.
When I let people know what was happening so many greeted me with words of kindness and affirmations; you will get another job; you are an intelligent woman; everything happens for a reason; maybe this is a good thing. And do you know what I actually wanted to hear from someone, I wanted to hear someone else confirm what I was thinking "this is shit". Because that is exactly what it is. It is a situation I had no hand in and was not of my making. It is something that happened to me and was a complete shock. When someone finally said those three words I felt so much better, like someone understood, and that maybe things were going to be ok after all. Don't get me wrong I am grateful for all those that reached out to me to show their support but I have learnt, over the years, that good honest truth is sometimes what we need to hear.
Today I reached out to an industry expert for some advice, a little mentoring, a pep-talk. Do I want to stay in the industry I have been in for the vast majority of my working life, do I want to change direction and career, or do I take my skills into a new sector. He helped me bring things into perspective and gave me questions to ask myself. This blog is going to join me on my journey; please come along with me too.
