1 post tagged “ciao for now”
Well, I'm off. Off for a week's stay in the pristine wilderness -- with essentially NO internet access. (Imagine!) I mean if I GET to internet at all, it'll be an unexpected treat.
I mean we're not gone YET -- Precious Princess has to graduate from Safety Town, after all -- but I'm now embarking on a frenzied packing extravaganza, and should NOT be procrastinating on the web, any longer! Should NOT.
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Eh - applied to 3 more jobs since last update. The 6th one is a bit of a stretch, given the nature of my experience; I'm quite sure I could DO it, but not sure I can convince THEM I could do it. I'm hopeful that I could at least get a callback or an interview at any of the other 5, but not so sure about #6. But what the hey, reach for the stars, right?
Decided that 2 others that at first looked decent, aren't right for me. One of them was just -- not a good fit. Couldn't rustle up much enthusiasm for either the company or the job, and, well, that's not a good attitude to sell yourself with. I'm definitely overqualified for the other one; I could do the job that job would report to, or maybe the one above that. But, the company itself looks like an excellent fit, so I favorited them & will check back frequently to see if anything more senior opens up.
I gave them all my cellphone & will follow up with them over the next couple weeks while on vacation, and hopefully have some interviews lined up for when I get back.
Depending on how all that goes, after that I'll begin Phase 2 if necessary: Personal local networking. *shudder* You know I'm an introvert, and I hate the idea of begging my friends for jobs; but, personal networking is what really works. And if they already know me and like me, then, they can at least tell me if their employer is hiring, and who to send the resume to, and give me the skinny on the corporate culture, and put in a good word for me, and all that. Well -- time enough after vacation to tackle that.
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Okay, cheers, everybody! Take care of yourselves, & your loved ones, & your various and sundry pets, and the world! Back with ya in a week or two!
