Looking for a job is like being on American Idol...you send your resume and wait to hear if you've made it to the next round...YAH...you get a call to schedule a PHONE interview...round TWO! You have a phone interview and wait to see if you made it to the next round...YAH...you get a call to schedule a PERSONAL interview - round THREE...you wait for the day to come...then you have the PERSONAL interview...and you wait for the call for a SECOND PERSONAL interview...then you wait for the day to come and you have the SECOND PERSONAL interview...on to round FOUR! Then you wait...and wait...how long does the American Idol season run...it has to be this long or maybe this is longer - and you're waiting... and waiting... let's see I've been looking since April - yeah...this might take a lot longer...COME ON!!!!
What happened to the days of applying for a job and getting it right then and there? Or, what happened to the days of applying for a job that an employer wanted to fill some time THIS YEAR? Good grief...no wonder people get discouraged with this tedious process.
Well...back to the job boards...vote for me 01234 or call...please call...I'm waiting!!! :)
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Obama vs. The Fly
What a silly thing to focus on when so many more important things are going on around us. PETA is one of those groups that should look inward and find out what it their REAL mission is...like is a fly an insect or an animal? This seems to be confusing them. Will they change their name to PETAI...this could be a new appropriate name...petai is an Indonesian bean - commonly referred to as a stink bean - can you guess why?
President Obama did the right thing...it's unfortunate that the fly found itself (not sure if the autopsy has shown what sex the fly was) in the wrong place at the wrong time, but come on!!! Is PETA going to set up a memorial fund for its offspring to attend a Fly college? I think they should! Why, there could be up to 500 baby flies to think about. And will there be a monument to its honor built somewhere in an insect garden section of a national park? I can just see all the flowers pouring in from all over the world...and people crying in the streets - why there may be unrest as a result of the President's actions! I guess you can no longer say the President wouldn't harm a fly...we should watch him...he could be unstable.
Are we calling it by its appropriate name - FLY - shouldn't we call it by its REAL name the Musca domestica L! Will the new mission of PETA be to go after those horrid humans who try to control the Musca domestica L with their insecticides, flytraps and papers and all of those horrible things used to torture the poor Musca domestica L?
How dare anyone want to control a species of insects that contribute so much - because of this atrocity, I wanted to know more and I've read recently the following information: Among the pathogens commonly transmitted by house flies are Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, Escherichia, Enterococcus, Chlamydia, and many other species that cause illness. Flies are most commonly linked to outbreaks of diarrhea and shigellosis, but also are implicated in transmission of food poisoning, typhoid fever, dysentery, tuberculosis, anthrax, ophthalmia, and parasitic worms. Gee, wouldn't it be great to have another outbreak of Typhoid? Look what we're missing out on!
Give me a break!
When did we lose our ability to think about more important things? I think the root is in the creation of "gangs". We have groups who think they are the most important and we have groups that insist their way is the only way. We have groups who are just groups because they can be. We have groups who set up shop so they can receive anything and everything they can get just for being a group. We have so many groups that they blend into one another and become fuzzy about what the group really stands for. We have groups who just...well...group! Group is another word for "gang". Hail, hail the gang's all here - save the flies of the world - stamp out swatters and anyone who would harm a fly should be chastized publicly if nothing else!
Sorry, I have to go now...I see a spider that needs my attention...hmmmmmm...should I usher it to the outdoors...capture it in a jar and release it in the wild (backyard) or should I just step on it quickly - that's humane - right? I'm sure PETA will let me know.
President Obama did the right thing...it's unfortunate that the fly found itself (not sure if the autopsy has shown what sex the fly was) in the wrong place at the wrong time, but come on!!! Is PETA going to set up a memorial fund for its offspring to attend a Fly college? I think they should! Why, there could be up to 500 baby flies to think about. And will there be a monument to its honor built somewhere in an insect garden section of a national park? I can just see all the flowers pouring in from all over the world...and people crying in the streets - why there may be unrest as a result of the President's actions! I guess you can no longer say the President wouldn't harm a fly...we should watch him...he could be unstable.
Are we calling it by its appropriate name - FLY - shouldn't we call it by its REAL name the Musca domestica L! Will the new mission of PETA be to go after those horrid humans who try to control the Musca domestica L with their insecticides, flytraps and papers and all of those horrible things used to torture the poor Musca domestica L?
How dare anyone want to control a species of insects that contribute so much - because of this atrocity, I wanted to know more and I've read recently the following information: Among the pathogens commonly transmitted by house flies are Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, Escherichia, Enterococcus, Chlamydia, and many other species that cause illness. Flies are most commonly linked to outbreaks of diarrhea and shigellosis, but also are implicated in transmission of food poisoning, typhoid fever, dysentery, tuberculosis, anthrax, ophthalmia, and parasitic worms. Gee, wouldn't it be great to have another outbreak of Typhoid? Look what we're missing out on!
Give me a break!
When did we lose our ability to think about more important things? I think the root is in the creation of "gangs". We have groups who think they are the most important and we have groups that insist their way is the only way. We have groups who are just groups because they can be. We have groups who set up shop so they can receive anything and everything they can get just for being a group. We have so many groups that they blend into one another and become fuzzy about what the group really stands for. We have groups who just...well...group! Group is another word for "gang". Hail, hail the gang's all here - save the flies of the world - stamp out swatters and anyone who would harm a fly should be chastized publicly if nothing else!
Sorry, I have to go now...I see a spider that needs my attention...hmmmmmm...should I usher it to the outdoors...capture it in a jar and release it in the wild (backyard) or should I just step on it quickly - that's humane - right? I'm sure PETA will let me know.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
On the road again
Here I am, on the road again...looking for employment. I never thought in a million years that I'd be looking for another job at this point in my life. This is supposed to be the time that I'm winding down and setting my sights on retirement. Well, that ain't happening!
While I have the normal anxiety of facing change and the "newness" of a new job, I am filled somewhat with excited anticipation. You see, I've enjoyed every job I've had. I've made the best of all situations I've found myself in. I have met some of the most wonderful people and made great friends along the way. These memories will stay with me for a lifetime.
That being said, I'm focusing on the future in a different way. New friends, new places, new adventures.
I have a new attitude about finding a job though...this is tough! It used to be that you sent your resume, you got called for an interview and the decision was made immediately with a question from the employer - when can you start. Nowadays, you send your resume - you get an email that says we got your resume - don't call us, we'll call you. Then you wait...then you might get a call for a phone interview...sometimes the interview takes place right then and there and sometimes it has to be scheduled...then you wait...you have the phone interview and you wait some more...then, if you're lucky the employer calls you back and you schedule a personal interview... and you wait. Then you have your FIRST interview perhaps with a recruiter and one person from the prospective department...and you wait...then you might have a second interview with someone "higher up" and you wait...THEN, if you're lucky you get an offer of employment and discuss salary. If the salary is lower than expect and you counter with a higher expectation...you wait...then the employer will come back with a counter-counter offer and you accept or decline...waiting over. All told the waiting can last weeks or sometimes this process can take months depending on the need for the position to be filled.
This waiting game can be excruiating for someone who needs to work - but it will show a test of patience and the ability to present yourself numerous times in a consistent manner so that the employer knows that you have an interest in the position and you have consistently expressed why you are the best candidate.
Now, at my age - 55 - this waiting game is becoming a harder pill to swallow. I have a business vitality that screams for me to be busy doing something productive and you can only do so much in your search time to fill the void of unemployment. Having worked all my life, this down time is not easy to adjust to. I wander from room to room, switching on the computer, the television, the radio, the cd player - anything to fill the silence that ensues after being surrounded by people and responsibilities on a regular basis.
Depression can set in quickly - so I am tackling my job hunt with an office mind-set. I have set up a binder with all the positions that I've applied for. Keeping track of those turn down notices that politely tell you that you have been selected not to work for them. I keep printouts of information from the prospective employers business website. I review this binder almost daily. Setting goals for follow up emails or phone calls. This binder is easily accessible so that when I receive a call from a prospect, I can refer to it to refresh my memory and engage my thoughts about a particular company in order to bring to mind some of the reasons I sent my application.
Yes, I'm on the road again...hitting the bricks...job hunting...whatever you call it - it needs to be done with a process and goal established as you move through the "waiting" processes.
In the meanwhile I try to fill my time with productive projects - organizing my closets, cleaning out the old and keeping the useful, helping friends with some of their projects - until that new opportunity presents itself and I can once again be gainfully employed!
While I have the normal anxiety of facing change and the "newness" of a new job, I am filled somewhat with excited anticipation. You see, I've enjoyed every job I've had. I've made the best of all situations I've found myself in. I have met some of the most wonderful people and made great friends along the way. These memories will stay with me for a lifetime.
That being said, I'm focusing on the future in a different way. New friends, new places, new adventures.
I have a new attitude about finding a job though...this is tough! It used to be that you sent your resume, you got called for an interview and the decision was made immediately with a question from the employer - when can you start. Nowadays, you send your resume - you get an email that says we got your resume - don't call us, we'll call you. Then you wait...then you might get a call for a phone interview...sometimes the interview takes place right then and there and sometimes it has to be scheduled...then you wait...you have the phone interview and you wait some more...then, if you're lucky the employer calls you back and you schedule a personal interview... and you wait. Then you have your FIRST interview perhaps with a recruiter and one person from the prospective department...and you wait...then you might have a second interview with someone "higher up" and you wait...THEN, if you're lucky you get an offer of employment and discuss salary. If the salary is lower than expect and you counter with a higher expectation...you wait...then the employer will come back with a counter-counter offer and you accept or decline...waiting over. All told the waiting can last weeks or sometimes this process can take months depending on the need for the position to be filled.
This waiting game can be excruiating for someone who needs to work - but it will show a test of patience and the ability to present yourself numerous times in a consistent manner so that the employer knows that you have an interest in the position and you have consistently expressed why you are the best candidate.
Now, at my age - 55 - this waiting game is becoming a harder pill to swallow. I have a business vitality that screams for me to be busy doing something productive and you can only do so much in your search time to fill the void of unemployment. Having worked all my life, this down time is not easy to adjust to. I wander from room to room, switching on the computer, the television, the radio, the cd player - anything to fill the silence that ensues after being surrounded by people and responsibilities on a regular basis.
Depression can set in quickly - so I am tackling my job hunt with an office mind-set. I have set up a binder with all the positions that I've applied for. Keeping track of those turn down notices that politely tell you that you have been selected not to work for them. I keep printouts of information from the prospective employers business website. I review this binder almost daily. Setting goals for follow up emails or phone calls. This binder is easily accessible so that when I receive a call from a prospect, I can refer to it to refresh my memory and engage my thoughts about a particular company in order to bring to mind some of the reasons I sent my application.
Yes, I'm on the road again...hitting the bricks...job hunting...whatever you call it - it needs to be done with a process and goal established as you move through the "waiting" processes.
In the meanwhile I try to fill my time with productive projects - organizing my closets, cleaning out the old and keeping the useful, helping friends with some of their projects - until that new opportunity presents itself and I can once again be gainfully employed!
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