That was my one response last week. Of course, this wasn’t a big surprise. I actually felt better that someone even replied! I have a list together of places to apply for this week. I’ll keep crankin’ ‘em out until the line starts to get some nibbles. I hope something comes up soon. Perhaps this blog will help preserve my sanity.
March 15, 2009
January 11, 2010
2010 is Going to Be My Year
Either that, or I’m going to go crazy!
Seriously though, I’m still committed to finding that perfect job that’s out there waiting for me, so stay tuned. I’m not going to quit looking until I die, and thankfully that hasn’t happened yet.
I thought I had it. I went on an interview and then a followup interview with the Oklahoma Small Business Development Center (OSBDC) for a position as a Business Analyst. Both interviews went well. After the second interview I created a spreadsheet for them with the information they provided, took a grammar test and did a few hypothetical case scenario assessments. However, on Saturday I received a rejection letter, 2 – 3 weeks after the final interview.
Oh well, I’m not giving up. I have also applied for a position with Southeastern Oklahoma State University as an Academic Advisor. We’ll see where that goes.
More to come, hopefully good news.
October 21, 2009
Still Lookin’
I had an interview with the local college, but found out 2 weeks later that they had hired someone else. However, I applied for an even better position with the college this week. We’ll see how this turns out. I’m still upbeat. (Not beat up.)
September 14, 2009
Could it be? Yes. I finally got an interview!
Eurika! an interview with my alma mater.
I know, this blog has enough cobwebs on it to trip a rhinoceros. So what are ya gonna do, fire me? I have been putting out resumes to the *few* decent positions I see around, or find online, but believe me, they’re not pouring down the streets of Durant.
I won’t go into details as to what the position is, but I must say, it would be an honor to be able to return to Southeastern Oklahoma State University as part of the team out there to help others learn. If I am fortunate enough to be selected for the position, I will post full details.
That’s all for now. Hopefully I will hear from them before the end of September.
July 27, 2009
Iris is Doing Great; I’m Still Lookin’
Iris is going on 4 weeks on the job.
She’s learning more and more each day, and becoming a greater part of the team that helps the Durant City Manager’s Office run smoothly.
As for me, I’m crankin’ out resumes like there’s no tomorrow. Along with sending out resumes, I’m taking an online course, the Essentials of HR, created by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM,) a professional organization I joined a month ago. HR is my new career path, if I can just break in.
That’s it for now.
July 5, 2009
A Great First Week on the New Job for Iris
Edward's Turtle Pie
Celebration time. Iris is now the Receptionist for our City Manager’s Office.
She’s worked over a decade in a face paced medical & education administration field, so this feels right at home. Her co-workers like her, she likes them, the office is a professional setting, so she feels right at home — jobwise.
The timing was perfect. She turned in her resignation from her Verison DSL Technical Support job, and in less than 10 days she had a resume submitted to the City of Durant, and was called in almost immediately for an interview. A second interview a couple of days later, and after meeting with the City Manager, she was hired. She’ll be a good fit there.
Now, if only yours truly can find a job. I’m lookin’, I’m lookin’.
June 26, 2009
A New Job for Iris!
Iris went on an interview with the City of Durant on Monday and was called back in on Tuesday to meet with the City Manager and the two interviewers from Monday in a group meeting. The City Manager said Iris was thought of highly enough for them to bring her in for a second interview, and that she was actually the first one brought in to meet with him. The last of the applicants were interviewed on Wednesday, and by that afternoon Iris was called back and offered the position, contingent on passing a criminal background check, physical, and toxicology screening, which she now has. Next week she will be the City Manager’s Office Specialist (receptionist/secretary). It’s a great place to start, after having been out of the workforce for the past 9 years.
We’re thrilled for her to have this opportunity to contribute to our community, and a solid job as well. Durant is one of the more fortunate small cities in Oklahoma in that it’s financially stable, due to its growth, even in this current recession.
Iris already feels a sense that she will be a “part of the team.” All in all, it will be a much better fit for her than the call center position, and she’s excited about working for the city. She’s also grateful that this position was available … she just got her resume “in” before they closed the job opening. Good benefits to boot.
I’m proud of my gal!
Durant, Oklahoma City Hall
June 19, 2009
I’m Still At It, and Iris is Job Hunting Once Again
We’re both job hunting, again.
Things just didn’t work out for Iris with Verison DSL Small Business Technical Support. She is fantastic with people and customer service, but just isn’t a walking/talking techie. It was very stressful, and together we decided that this position was not worth the amount of stress that it put on her. But she tried, and is welcome to return or even work part time, but it’s not a good fit. Iris is once again searching, searching, searching. Go get ‘em, Iris.
Raytheon (once again) sent me a notification that I meet the criteria that they set forth for a certain position. In this case, I match on all ten points for what they are seeking for a Supply Specialist II. What they’re communicating is, “if you’re interested in this position, you’d better get your resume submitted for this one.” Raytheon is very well set up to allow you to access your documents that you have previously uploaded in order to submit them again for another opening. If only more companies were this organized! We’ll see if I can get called in for an interview on this one. The opening is for their McKinney, Texas plant, but that’s still within driving range. We’ll see how this one plays out.
June 6, 2009
Happy Birthday, Les
Sorry to be la
te with this. Time keeps moving on. Hopefully you’ve grown younger and added more neurons after using your Chinese Health balls.
Happy Birthday.
And congratulations to Iris on her first solo week.
Barb
May 31, 2009
Sunday Morning, 100% Live Tech Support
I’m still unemployed.
I know my next job is out there.
However, today being Sunday, a new week begins. For Iris, this means that she will be taking live technical support calls for Verizon Small Business DSL customers. Her training wheels are off and now it’s time to help these people re-connect!
I continue to find advertised jobs that I am perfectly qualified for and pump out resumes. One of these days I hope I will get a response. Job hunting is not an emotionally re-enforcing pastime. You can send out 100 resumes to places that you perfectly match or exceed what potential employers are looking for, and if you’re lucky, you may get 5 responses. How’s that for a confidence builder? But it’s okay. We just need to keep our eyes open, paper & ink in the printer, and keep on truckin’.
So that’s what I’ll do. If you’re in the same boat, welcome aboard. Let’s get going.
May 28, 2009
Week 5, Next Week Live!
last week of training
Five weeks of training completed
Iris is on the phone live this week but being monitored. If she does well, she goes live, unmonitored next week. If they feel she could use a little bit more help, they’ll monitor her for another week so they can be on-hand to give her assistance. This has been some training session. I know she can do it!
Chinese Baoding Balls
I’m taking a tip from my friend Barb at Before Morning Breaks and I’m going to give the Chinese baoding balls a try for relaxation, concentration and brain sharpening. I turned 53 today, and know that I can use all the brain sharpening help I can get. My set contains 40mm balls with fancy little dragons. Let’s see what they’re like. I’ll post back after I’ve used them for a while. It will be interesting to compare with Barb our feelings as to whether these are beneficial in any way. Documentation says it take more than a week of usage before one will begin to notice any benefits. Ha! I’m sure it will take at least that long to be able to coordinate turning these around in one hand. It should be an interesting learning experience.
