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Congratulations, Steve!

Your time between gigs and the effort it took to find a new one are not measures of failure - they're actually the markers of perseverance and success. The effort and time it took to land your new job required are very typical for a well qualified and highly motivated individual who has to find a new position in the same pay range as his old one in this stagnant economy. Folks who have stopped looking because it's too hard and too discouraging to make hundreds of contacts without success may gain new hope from your story.

By the standard that whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger, you should take pride in your new psychological and emotional muscles.

I know from personal experience that what you've been through is a good deal rougher than it sounds in the telling.