It was a career break. I mostly bicycled, traveled and spent time with family.
Don't underestimate the 40 apps though. Most were custom tailored to the role I was applying for. I also spent a lot of time interviewing and searching for the 40 jobs to apply to.
Thank you! It's a pretty specialized field within financial services, and I only applied to jobs that were a good fit...of which there were about 40 in the entire US over the course of a year.
[OC] One year search in financial services w/ 10 YOE
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It was a career break. I mostly bicycled, traveled and spent time with family.
Don't underestimate the 40 apps though. Most were custom tailored to the role I was applying for. I also spent a lot of time interviewing and searching for the 40 jobs to apply to.