job hunt – Sandy McFadden

A good time, not a long time

This isn’t a post I expected to write for a long time, but as it turns out I’ll be wrapping up my time at n8n this week, with my last day being July 10th. My time at n8n has been short, but great. The company has been fantastic, I love the product, and the peopleContinue reading “A good time, not a long time”

What I think good hiring looks like

Now that I’m on the other side of my job search, and very happy with where things landed, I wanted to share some of what I experienced along the way.I want to preface this by saying I know hiring teams are under a lot of pressure. The job market has shifted significantly and that affectsContinue reading “What I think good hiring looks like”

The Job Search

I won’t bury the lede I’m joining n8n, officially starting on March 9th, as a Senior Support Engineer! I’ll write more about n8n in the future, but right now I am really excited and think this is an excellent match. Struggle It’s been eleven months since I was laid off, and although I did takeContinue reading “The Job Search”

Rethinking My Path Forward

Things haven’t been going well in my job search. I’ve been more active over the past few months, but the results have been pretty discouraging. Roles I’m fully qualified for, and confident I’d excel in, often end in silence or rejection before I even get a chance to speak with someone. If you’ve been followingContinue reading “Rethinking My Path Forward”

Job hunting update

The past few months have been a roller coaster and extremely humbling. At the start of this process, looking to find a new role, I might have even been a little cocky. Despite being let go as part of a large restructuring I truly felt like I was good at being a software engineer andContinue reading “Job hunting update”