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I Just Realized I Never Mentioned...
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...but I have an interview tomorrow morning (Friday 1/29) with a company in Lakewood, NJ that provides a number of services, including marketing and IT, to healthcare firms. Wish me luck.
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
Best of luck with your Friday interview, Bob.
I've still got my fingers crossed, though, that you'll be able to tell your former employers that having a sense of humor (and their lack of one) led to you getting a vice presidency. ![[Image: 6bf36ddc1d2c96930d75576c361a9b3f8152885f.gif]](http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/forumimportfiles/6bf36ddc1d2c96930d75576c361a9b3f8152885f.gif) Jeanne Hedge www.jhedge.com "Believe me, if I have to go the rest of my life without companionship, knowing myself won't be a problem." -- Gabrielle of Potadeia   What she said.''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.'' -- James Nicoll
Me too, but I still haven't heard back from that recruiter. I really need to bang loudly on their door come Monday (I probably won't have the time tomorrow.)
And thanks, both of you. -- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak. 
We're rooting for you; like the fine truffle you are...
damnit, Rev, now I'm hungry!
Also rooting for you, boss, like a fine shell script brute-forcing a Gibson! "No can brain today. Want cheezeburger." From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies
good luck.
___________________________ "I've always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific." - George Carlin
Thanks everyone. I'm back now, having just literally walked through the door a minute ago; I'm not even out of my suit yet (but that's because the house is warming up from 62 degrees F right now, and it's still too chilly to change clothes, much as I would like to be in jeans).
Interview went well, I think -- and I don't have that horrible sinking "I've made a terrible mistake" feeling that I did after the one at the end of November. -- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
Good show.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.'' -- James Nicoll
Hoping all goes well, Bob. And just think, it could be (fnord)! You could be applying for this job:
![[Image: PCJobs-ffffff.jpg]](http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Ashadar_Shan/Motivational%20Posters/PCJobs-ffffff.jpg) -- Sucrose Octanitrate. Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.
Excuse me whilst I go into a convenient corner and laugh myself silly.
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
Update: I just received word that the manager at (major investment bank) passed on my resume. So the VP position is not going to happen.
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
Damn...
I thought that would have been kinda cool: Banker by day, The Loon by night. "You think you can take me in!?!?" "No, I'm here to talk to you about your mortgage." _____ DEATH is Certain. The hour, Uncertain...
Well, I wouldn't've been a banker, strictly speaking. But yeah.
In the mean time, I'm waiting for the results of my second bang on the door at (major consulting firm). If I hear nothing by Friday morning, I'll be phoning the HR person who originally called me. And Friday morning will be one week since my interview at (healthcare marketing firm). I'm not sure how long I should wait before I start getting antsy about that one. -- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
And now, Nth in my series of goofy things found while searching the job listings: a company in NYC called "Sybordyne Inc."
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
I realized this morning that I never checked our mail yesterday. In the box was a letter from the firm in Lakewood -- thank you but no.
Oh well, at least I'm consistent. -- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak. 
You got mail yesterday?
(Ah, well. At least you're getting to the interview stage more often than a lot of folks...) -- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Yeah, we had a window of opportunity between the first dig-out and most of the afternoon snowfall that apparently the mailman took advantage of.
And you know, that's something I didn't know. I have a metric, thanks to a friend, for how many applications I should be making per day, but I didn't think to find out how well I was doing on the followup. I guess I should feel a bit better about my performance. -- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
Hey, Bob, do you mind if I jump on the looking for a job bandwagon?
Since I'm not having much luck in the private sector, I decided to look more closely on the government side. Department of the Navy has several job openings for my line of work (Environmental Protection Specialist) so I'm placing together an application packet. I found out that being a veteran has several employment backdoors that I can utilize. The city of Los Angeles has a paid internship job progam on-going for veterans. It's like a temp-job, but you have the oppurtunity to compete for City/county jobs when it does open. The good news is no experience required. I sen an application last week. They said it'll take 4-6 weeks to get back to me. I started volunteer work for the Veterans Administration Hospital this winter. I'm helping one of the counselors in the Veterans Rehabilitation Program/employment. He's been most helpful. I'm going to see if I can branch out to the environmental side of the hospital. At least I can place that as experience on the resume. Also the Air Quality Managment District just opened the door for hiring. I'll have to place a packet also. __________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell
Oh, no problem, Ord, jump on in.
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
Hey, Ord, if you've ever wanted to come to Japan, I'm pretty sure that SRF-JRMC Yokosuka is hiring.
Just a random musing...
If openings I qualify for in the various listings I use are any indication, the job market is picking up. My target is three applications per work day, but the last few weeks I've been easily making three or more times that. Before the new year, I sometimes had dry weeks where I'd be lucky to make quota one day out of five, but since January 1 it's been a relative flood. Now if I only could get more interviews... (Yes, I know, Rob, I'm doing better than most. But my unemployment runs out in about 8 weeks, and after that we start slowly eating into our savings. I would rather be employed before we reach that stage.) -- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak. Quote:Yes, I know, Rob, I'm doing better than most.I think we all know which metric really matters: "number of job offers accepted", which should only be 1. Keep on plugging away at it! -- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012 |
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