This week has ended on a high note!

Several more rejections came through this week.  One really hacked me off because it was something that I was a subject matter expert on (email delivery) and apparently I didn't have the relevant experience (which I do).  Got to love templates and push-button rejections.  When technology takes humanity out of the process, you're doing it wrong even though it may still be beneficial to your organisation. 

What was even annoying was a Civil Service job which paid extraordinarily well and was based in London.  Spent 45 minutes filling in the form (and having to anonymise everything and copy and paste lots of stuff).  After that was done, about 20 minutes later an email came in to say they screwed up the locations at which the job was offered and if I were interested, please apply again.  Inaudible scream that only dogs can hear

Anyway, robotic, impersonal rejections aside, there has actually be some good progress with several companies.  I had a first interview this week with a position that I am really, really, really keen on and involves the use of something that rhymes with "Mmm.  Meal.  Bingeing."  It's gone well enough to go to a second interview - so every fibre of my being is crossed for this one.  

Then there is another role that involves Apple TV+ Original Productions, which is very exciting for obvious reasons,  there's an IT manager role, and one based around medical software. (My sister will be proud, hopefully!)

So...