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Well, I found out I didn't get the NIOSH job in Pittsburgh. Too bad.
__________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell 
Well, you've got a whole raft of other prospects... better luck with them.
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
Thanks Bob. I'm dissapointed, but not too dissapointed, mind you. All I have to remember is that all important metric: Job offer accepted :1! So 1 down, 5 currently to go. Plus 16 more in the pipeline. I'm just going to keep applying unitil I get to the first day on the job..
__________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell
There was an announcement the other day that one of the EPA positions that I applied for an passed HR screening was cancelled. I didn't think much of it until I checked it today. It was the position I interviewed on May 11. Ah well. That position would had been a rough transition if I had taken it.
__________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell
For this week (2nd week of June)
Total Applications: 157 Applications passed HR screening 1- IH Position @ Marine Corps 1-IH Position @ Navy 2- Enviromental Protection slots @Army 1 IH position @ Air Force 1- IH slot @ CDC/NIOSH 2 -FCIP slots @ VA 1 job application @ Los Angeles County 4 (or 5 depending on how you look at it) FCIP slots @ EPA 8 positions @ OSHA Total: 20/21 Interviews pending: 1- position at VA Interviews done: 1- interview from Los Angeles County 1- interview from VA* 1- interview from EPA (Washington D.C) - position cancelled 1- interview from EPA (Philadelphia) 1- interview from CDC/NIOSH - not selected 1- position at OSHA (San Antonio) I won't know about the positions for OSHA or EPA until mid-late July. Which leaves VA or Los Angeles County. Here's hoping. __________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell
I got a call out of the blue today from a headhunter agency that I'd sent one application to back at the beginning of January. Apparently I matched the profile for a position they just got... hopefully the client will like the sound of me enough to get at least to the first interview.
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
Good luck on that one Bob. When does it happen?
__________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell
I'm waiting to hear back yet.
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
Got another job passed HR screening. DOD job at Ft. Drum. What's worse, the eastern Sierrras or over there?
__________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell
Okay, application passed HR screening for Appleton, Wisconsin. How cold does it get in those latitudes? You're talking to a guy who wears a sweater if it hits 65!
__________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell  ordnance11 Wrote:Okay, application passed HR screening for Appleton, Wisconsin. How cold does it get in those latitudes? You're talking to a guy who wears a sweater if it hits 65!http://www.wunderground.com/NORMS/Displ ... e&IATA=GRB]Pack a heavy coat. The high temperature doesn't drop below freezing even in the winter, but the lowest of the low temperatures in mid-winter approach -40. -- 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
OSHA San Antnio is checking up my references.
OSHA Birmingham interview on Monday...yoosh! Didn't make the cut on the L.A job...booo! __________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell
For this week (3rd week of June)
Total Applications: 172 Applications passed HR screening 1- IH Position @ Marine Corps 1-IH Position @ Navy 3- Enviromental Protection slots @Army 1 IH position @ Air Force 1- IH slot @ CDC/NIOSH 2 -FCIP slots @ VA 1 job application @ Los Angeles County 4 (or 5 depending on how you look at it) FCIP slots @ EPA 9 positions @ OSHA Total: 23/24 Interviews pending: 1- position at VA 1- position at OSHA (Birmingham) Interviews done: 1- interview from Los Angeles County-not selected 1- interview from VA* 1- interview from EPA (Washington D.C) - position cancelled 1- interview from EPA (Philadelphia) 1- interview from CDC/NIOSH - not selected 1- position at OSHA (San Antonio)* Well, it looks like I'll definitely be moving out of town. What's nice (and totally out of character for the feds) is the quick response from OSHA. I'm not complaining. __________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell
If the company's advertising for a "Sr .Net Deveeloper", they might be...
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
So Wolfram and Hart are hiring?
I'm waiting right now for my phone interview @ OSHA Birmingham to start. I just got an email from OSHA Wisconsin asking when I would like to be interviewed. I'ved notice this pattern.. It takes about 2 weeks from end on the job announcement now to get approved for HR (primarily because the HR person in charge knows my application very well) and then I get notified by phone or email for interview arrangements. Something is up. Edit: The VA in Minneapolis called me at 0530 this morning. They told me that one of the 2 slots for the position I was applying has been taken and it wasn't me. The last slot they'll determine this Friday.The HR person told me to give them a call on that day. __________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell
Finished the interview with OSHA Birmingham. I guess it's a good thing if the interviewer asks when can you start? Got another interview for OSHA Appleton Wisconsin this Thursday.
Got another application for the Army..this time in Seoul. Just in time for the shooting war to start.  __________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell Bob Schroeck Wrote:If the company's advertising for a "Sr .Net Deveeloper", they might be...Gotta love those mythprints... -- 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
Stroke of good fortune for me today. A place I'd applied to a couple months ago called me up out of the blue this morning. And when I say "a place", I mean a potential employing company, not an agency, and when I say a company, I mean the guy who runs it. Apparently my eclectic resume fits their needs perfectly -- Princeton grad, writing/tech writing skills, programmer in .NET, and no BSing in what turned out to be a first telephone interview. He decided he liked me, sent me a link to an online reasoning assessment (first time I've ever seen a test that assessed your abilities to draw inferences, determine the strength of arguments, and identify implicit assumptions), and told me if I did well on it, they'd have me in for an in-person interview by Wednesday, with an all-day final round on Friday, and a yea or nay decision on hiring me by early next week.
The kicker? It's a quarter mile from where Peggy works. I drive past their building four times a day on weekdays. I'm already commuting there every day. -- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
Sounds like a great opportunity, Bob. Good luck!
-- Sucrose Octanitrate. Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.
Agreed - good luck!
Also, that test/assessment sounds interesting. Is it publicly accessible?
Good luck to both of us ,Bob! I'll light a candle for the both of us.
__________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell
Separate candles please? I don't think Bob will appreciate you 'burning a candle at both ends'...
_____ DEATH is Certain. The hour, Uncertain...
Thanks, everyone.
Wanderer, I don't think so. It was provided by a company named http://www.pearsonassessments.com/pai/]Pearson, which makes its money doing assessments and such. -- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
...and as far as speed is concerned, they were as good as their word. I just got a "thank you but no" email. Given how enthusiastic the gentleman was on the phone yesterday, my reasoning skills must not be up to par.
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
Sorry to hear that Bob.
Sonething funny happened a few hours ago. I decided to followup on some of the OSHA positions that I passed but I didn't get an interview. I called up the Toledo Ohio office and ending up talking with the Area Director. She just finished emailing me asking when I would liked to be called for an interview. She asked me whether I wanted to have the interview then and there. I wasn't that brave and declined. but it's set for 1300 EST or 1000 local tomorrow. I will be a busy guy. __________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell |
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