And now I wait.....

My three big interviews are completed and as the title of this post says....and now I wait. Its been 5 years since I've done any job searching and frankly, its been longer than that since I really "searched" per se. I've always been lucky that I have a great network of colleagues and recruiters, so the jobs really have always come to me. Also, the interview process seems to take soooooo long these days. Literally you can expect at least a month once you get that first phone screen - assuming you even make it to the end. Granted, the jobs I'm looking at are at a high enough level that they do need to be picky and its a buyers market these days. I'd like to think I'm a pretty patient person when it comes to the big things, but my patience is being stretched pretty thin these days. Its officially been 3 months since I was laid off and its really really hard - not just financially of course, but emotionally.
All three of the jobs I've interviewed for are ones I would enjoy and would challenge me, so my fingers are crossed that I get to move to the next stage. It will be at least a week before I hear and possibly up to three weeks. As the song says...."the waiting is the hardest part." Thanks for all the prayers and good thoughts....keep them coming!