| The jungle of job hunting (1 of ?) |
[19 Jan 2010|09:10pm] |
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I had a job interview last week, and I'm not trying to be pessimistic, but I'm a bit unsettled about the position.
Then I got an e-mail today from another library in a neighboring state. More pay, which is good. Phone interview is scheduled for the first week of February.
Then I have to sign up for sub teaching in February. The orientation day is February 4th, which is a bit of stinker because I was supposed to stay two weeks with my sister.
Plus the specter of my former position keeps popping up now and then.
Posting my PhD proposal into the scholarship office in London tomorrow. I will feel very accomplished when it is mailed off at last!
Still applying for federal jobs and have to start looking at the officer's exam for the Air Force.
Just wish the finances could keep up with all this activity.
Send the good thoughts my way. Need good change in a major way!
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| An interview and everything after |
[14 Jan 2010|05:10pm] |
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Good and bad points to attending a job interview:
Good points -
a) I actually enjoyed talking with the library board. They seemed like pretty competant people and nearly all of them were in attendence. This means they all seem to be on the same page.
b) Library looks like a nice place to work
c) Staff members are pleasant and welcoming
d) Library board were placing an emphasis on programming, which is one of my fortes.
e) Nice to get in the car and drive away
f) Weather cooperated for the trip
Not so good points -
a) Arriving back and disliking previous board members for continued bad vibes and incompetance
b) Being told the community will not be able take a lot of legal action against said library board because no lawyer within a 100 mile radius will take the case
c) Wondering why the hell this nice new library couldn't have placed an ad for the job a the year I was looking for a new position.
d) Not wanting to lay professional heart under the claw again just to have it ripped out by another critical/crazy/difficult library board.
Need to workout tonight. Get the endorphin count up and make some of this depression disapear.
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| Cloud bouncing and hitting walls... |
[05 Jan 2010|11:01pm] |
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Back from my first trip to the west coast.
While I was away, I got an e-mail from the headhunter.
I was not selected for the third job interview round with the library I wanted. I'm accepting of this, but shaking my head in frustration. I felt it in the air a bit when I walked away from the second interview, and it's been a while for her to reach this decision. Then I ponder, and hope this might be a blessing I might never fully realize.
I’m still embarrassingly infatuated with (name withheld to prevent looking like a fangirl). Yes, I knew he left (name of show withheld to prevent looking like a rabid fangirl) for greater things, but damn. Damnity damn damn damn. Can (name of character withheld to prevent looking like a pathetic fangirl) ever catch a god damn break?
Thank god earlgraytea68 and amberfocus are writing good fic. Their stuff is like crack, honestly.
And I cannot seem to find a decent guy to at least talk to on plentyoffish.com. I think I’m ruined. There, I said it. I might as well get a job in a coffee place somewhere, take a page from earlgraytea68’s book and purchase a cardboard standup of (name withheld to prevent looking like a truly insipid fangirl).
I realized today that I’m really at my happiest when I’m away on my travels.
I’m trying hard not to wallow, but what’s wrong with me?
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| Interesting... |
[02 Jan 2010|09:26am] |
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Doctor Who made the Top Ten Web Search List on Yahoo this morning.
I guess it's a result of losing the Tenth Doctor in the latest episode.
No, I'm not watching it until the new season is on DVD! *fingers in ears humming loudly*
So, I'm ignoring cannon and going to Teaspoon to read Nine/Rose and Ten/Rose fluff fic this morning.
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| Under the tree... |
[24 Dec 2009|10:50pm] |
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I checked, and damnit, he (name omitted to prevent sounding like a fangirl) is not under the tree yet.
Come on, Santa! Make it happen, buddy!
To everyone else: Happy Christmas.
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| Breathing |
[11 Dec 2009|01:43pm] |
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Got another job interview call today. It made me smile and feel that although employment circumstances are sometimes out of my control, someone out there in the world just might want what I have to offer.
*SMILING*
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| Canadian Genealogy Frustration |
[02 Dec 2009|09:24pm] |
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ARRRGH! Frustrated with the lack of Canadian Census Records! I'm into privacy rights, but they really are preventing great strides in the research, nice government people.
*pouts*
Any suggestions for research beyond the latest Canadian census?
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| Writer's Block: Twilight becomes you |
[22 Nov 2009|02:59pm] |
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New Moon made the longest and most depressing installment of the series very watchable. I think the best part of seeing it opening weekend, was to listen to the chittering and squees from the fangirls.
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| From a certain point of view |
[18 Nov 2009|04:15pm] |
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I'm so nervous. Why do I fall to pieces over how I'm perceived?
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| What not to say on your phone interview... |
[16 Nov 2009|12:24am] |
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I've been preparing for my interview today, and writing down responses. Then I realized I should probably practice a little self-censoring on a few of the questions.
THEM: "What are your goals?"
ME: "Whoa, um. Let me think. I want to have a kick ass job, with a kick ass flat, with a fantastic board, staff and community." (pause)
"Money, I’d like more money. Oh, and Mr. (name withheld to avoid sounding like a fangirl). I want him too. Marriage to Mr. (name withheld to avoid sounding like a fangirl). Take that back. Marriage and babies with Mr. (name withheld to avoid sounding like a fangirl). And a membership to Curves. You guys have one, right?"
THEM: *click*
ME: "Hello?"
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| nibble, nibble... |
[10 Nov 2009|03:10pm] |
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Here phone interview...Come out come out wherever you are...
Gotcha!
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| out of my mind and out of sorts |
[08 Nov 2009|09:04am] |
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Job hunting. Job hunting. Job hunting.
Even though work is one of the things I do not want to think about.
I've been sitting around this morning thinking about all the things I might have done differently at my previous job, and how I need to make a few changes when it comes to a future position.
The list of things to change is growing, and although I'd like nothing more than to jump on a plane and see how I can get by someplace new, I think that' really quite cowardly.
Although, it might be the change I need and it could be fun to boot.
Maybe I should do something completely different. Pirate. Wine maker. Milliner.
It could work.
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| Job hunting |
[30 Oct 2009|03:49pm] |
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Sent three resumes off today. Now that I'm unemployed, let's hope I get a nibble. Any library job leads out there?
Many Thanks,
dudewithak
The out of work librarian
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| Halloween Clothing Issues |
[29 Sep 2009|06:28pm] |
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the godess Athena, a pirate, or a witch.
A Fairy might be a stretch, because it is quite cold in the Tundra.
Ideas peanut gallery?
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| Went out walking, and guess what I saw |
[31 Aug 2009|09:40am] |
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I'm in the west end of London at the moment, and while I was out for a stroll to check out the area, I saw a replica TARDIS on the street corner (disguised as a people monitoring station from the sign) and the actor Ben Kingsly.
WOAH.
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| GI JOE + Christopher Eccleston = WTF |
[10 Aug 2009|04:14pm] |
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I took my friend Tracy out for dinner and a movie for her birthday, and because I'm the best type of friend, we went to see GI Joe. Tracy has had a crush on Snake Eyes since she was eight, but that's another story altogether.
The pre-show ads were exceptionally long. The movie wasn't terrible. But it wasn't really anything else.
And Christopher Eccleston's Scottish accent was painful. Then there was the little ditty about commanding a super mechanized fighter plane to launch weapons using 'the Celtic' language. Did anybody else cringe during these portions movie?
I give our boy props for his great use of cavalier-intense_stare-subtle-badass acting, which made him stand out.
There’s a reason why no one was allowed to preview the movie, and I'm certainly not buying the movie.
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| Strange letter from a 'Star Wars' fan |
[07 Aug 2009|01:00pm] |
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I saw this interesting link this morning, and an important question has been answered: Why can't the strange Star Wars fans get laid?
In 3...2.....1...
Star Wars Love Letter
Disturbing to say the least.
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