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| I miss Jerry Orbach / Detective Lennie Briscoe / Lumiere |
Anywayyyy... I'm in NYC with 2 very good friends. I'll do a recap when I get home!
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| On the hop-on, hop-off bus en route to the MET! |
Showing posts with label job hunting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label job hunting. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Look at me in NYC!
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Whats this..... another trip? (maybe)
So....
It's been about 10 business days since the interview. I'm getting a little nervous, but I know I gave it my all. I'm hoping the news is good, but if its not, I have a cushion to fall back on: friends.
Sarah and Kim are heading to NYC for a few days and if I don't get the job, I'm going to join them. I feel like I'll probably spend a whole lot of money, but I doubt I'll care given that if I'm going to NYC it would be because I had just received bad job news.
So in 2 weeks I'll either have a brand new job or be in NYC with my chingus.
It's been about 10 business days since the interview. I'm getting a little nervous, but I know I gave it my all. I'm hoping the news is good, but if its not, I have a cushion to fall back on: friends.
Sarah and Kim are heading to NYC for a few days and if I don't get the job, I'm going to join them. I feel like I'll probably spend a whole lot of money, but I doubt I'll care given that if I'm going to NYC it would be because I had just received bad job news.
So in 2 weeks I'll either have a brand new job or be in NYC with my chingus.
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Job hunt continues
Still on the job hunt.
The search is long and treacherous. While I was in Portland, I received an email asking for a phone interview for a position I applied for (and truthfully... want badly).
The morning of the interview, I was in Seattle and needed to get up extra early since the interviewer said 10:00a (and is located on the east coast), which means I had to be up, fed and in the coffee process by 6:30a so I could be ready for the 7:00a (PST) call.
I thought the interview went well. My approach to interviews is to be myself. Basic, I know. However, I know a lot of people approach interviews rigid and nervous. Jobs like the ones I'm applying for require personality, and I feel like if I'm upfront about my personality (and abilities, too, of course), it'll make for a more genuine interaction. If they don't think I'm a good fit, then I'll feel a little better knowing that I went through the whole process as my true self.
I received an email later in the day requesting an in-person interview. That was fast! I was scheduled to go in just a few days after my return to the east coast.
The interview was awesome. I really enjoyed speaking with the interviewer. He made it easy to relax and be myself and be honest. One thing he said really put me at ease: "I like to hire for personality, train for competence" (or something like that). I was there for about 90 minutes with is definitely a good thing. Overall, I feel very positive about the experience.
However,
I do know that I'm up against someone with a great reputation and has experience in the department, So, I suppose there are really TWO "best case scenarios" here: (1) I get the job; or (2) the other candidate gets the job and I can reapply for the newly vacant position.
In the meantime, I'll stay positive and spend a lot of time at the gym so I avoid hitting the "refresh" button on my email all day.
The search is long and treacherous. While I was in Portland, I received an email asking for a phone interview for a position I applied for (and truthfully... want badly).
The morning of the interview, I was in Seattle and needed to get up extra early since the interviewer said 10:00a (and is located on the east coast), which means I had to be up, fed and in the coffee process by 6:30a so I could be ready for the 7:00a (PST) call.
I thought the interview went well. My approach to interviews is to be myself. Basic, I know. However, I know a lot of people approach interviews rigid and nervous. Jobs like the ones I'm applying for require personality, and I feel like if I'm upfront about my personality (and abilities, too, of course), it'll make for a more genuine interaction. If they don't think I'm a good fit, then I'll feel a little better knowing that I went through the whole process as my true self.
I received an email later in the day requesting an in-person interview. That was fast! I was scheduled to go in just a few days after my return to the east coast.
The interview was awesome. I really enjoyed speaking with the interviewer. He made it easy to relax and be myself and be honest. One thing he said really put me at ease: "I like to hire for personality, train for competence" (or something like that). I was there for about 90 minutes with is definitely a good thing. Overall, I feel very positive about the experience.
However,
I do know that I'm up against someone with a great reputation and has experience in the department, So, I suppose there are really TWO "best case scenarios" here: (1) I get the job; or (2) the other candidate gets the job and I can reapply for the newly vacant position.
In the meantime, I'll stay positive and spend a lot of time at the gym so I avoid hitting the "refresh" button on my email all day.
Friday, October 3, 2014
Job hunt
Looking for a job is really difficult. I should actually be doing it right now, but instead I have decided to lament.
They say you have to have a job to get a job. That explains why it took me forever to find the hostel job I have now. Just a quick rundown of what my job situation is:
Working 55~65 hours each week.
Making a combined $425 per week.
One position offers me lodging, which means I live where I work.
The other position offers me food, but I'm faced with pastrytemptation whenever I'm there. Helloooo tummy troubles!
With these seasonal positions wrapping up really soon, I'm getting worried about my next step. As usual, I'm having a hard time zeroing in on one thing I want to do or a place I want to be. I'm in a really weird situation where I had a wide variety of skills, and I believe that I'm highly trainable... but I don't have a lot of certifications or specific technical know-how.
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