Someone recently told me that the average college graduate must send out 38 resumes/applications before obtaining their first job. I don't know if I refused to believe this because in my mind that was an obscene number or because I didn't want to admit that I was fast approaching that number. SRAM, Acumed, Stryker, Johnson & Johnson, Biomet, Miosek, Specialized, Trek, Nike, Oakley, Intel (just to name a few); they all had my resume and all I'd received were polite emails (read: form letters) explaining that although my skills and background (I have no background) were impressive they've chosen to go with another candidate. And then out of nowhere I receive an email from a teammate essentially say "send this guy your resume." End of message. After a blind email thinking I was throwing my resume into yet another abyss I received a prompt reply and an interview the following day.
Shortish story even shorter: I'll be working at Renovo Bicycles as a design and test engineer. I had to choose between working at a bike shop mindlessly adjusting derailleurs and building kids bikes and a real, honest-to-God engineering job. No contest. Work starts Monday. Welcome to the good life.
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