I had an interview today with a company that was arranged by a recruiter. I was in the interview for an hour and I think it went really well. But I have rarely left an interview feeling like it didn’t go well, so I can’t rely on my gut in…
Fatal Deduction
I have become a fatalist and it’s all based around the issue of money. If we have a leaky faucet I am convinced that we need all new plumbing in our house. If the refrigerator makes a new noise I just know it needs to be replaced. Yesterday, I reached…
Friday Night Plights
Friday night, 6:30 p.m. and I’m doing my “long” job search which I do once a week and takes over an hour, longer if I actually find something to apply for. I had a busy week and that’s why I’m doing this on a Friday night. It has nothing to…
Not A Champagne Bottle or Noise Maker In Sight
I saw a posting for a job right up my alley the other day. The job was being posted by a Recruiter so I contacted him right away. After a phone interview yesterday, I went and met with him today. Things went well and before I had even returned home…
The Case of The Disappearing Job
Let me please recount for you the events in applying for a job I saw online yesterday: > I find the job on an employment website.> I print the job description out. > I go to the company’s website and find the job opening in the ‘Careers’ section.> I try…
To All Of You To Whom I Blame:
I am tired today. Tired of the daily grind of job searching and trying to not panic and still have a life. Some days I just can’t bear sitting here going through employment and corporate sites but I really have no choice, I must keep searching. I’ve found a few…
Willy Wonka Wannabe
I am doing the job search on Sunday afternoon and I always search on the entire state of Pennsylvania, instead of my zip code, as to not limit myself. I’m close to Philadelphia and Allentown and points in between and around and don’t want to miss any opportunities. So I’m…
Paying My Dues . . . 20 Years Later
I read a book recently, fiction, about Hollywood. It got me to thinking how actors and actresses stereotypically work as waiters and waitresses, respectively, until they get their “big break”. It used to be that acting was one of the hardest professions to break into. Until now. Now, ANY profession…
The F Word
I’ve been thinking alot about the question posed by Robert Schuller: What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail? There are so many things really. I would write for a living. I would open my own business. I would walk into companies I want to…