Wow, it's almost like a cascade effect in progress...
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
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Bob, remember the wargamer's (or any dice roller for that matter) motto:
Always stack the odds in your favor *grin* __________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell 
In my case, it would be really nice if I at least knew where the freaking dice were.
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
Check under the couch. That's where mine usually end up.
----- Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea. "Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber." --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia. ordnance11 Wrote:A 3rd position at the EPA (location Philly) passed HR screening. The kind HR specialist over at OSHA called me earlier about emailing my resume (for some reason it wasn't retrieved from USAJOBS) for an IH position at Queens, NY. So it's up to 7 (possibly more) applications that got bucked up to management. Of course, all of them are back on the east coast.I just checked my resume status for Queens. Looks like I passed muster. So it's 8 now! __________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell
<getting ready to spin the Wheel of Locality for real><br>
<br> <grin> -- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
Oh, and in about an hour, I'm off to an interview in NYC for a job with a "boutique consultancy". Dunno how I got it or how I'm actually going to do -- the submission of my resume to this place was a hail Mary pass that I really didn't expect to work. But apparently the company president saw my resume and flagged it. I suspect that if I'm lucky I'll get out of there with my dignity only slightly tattered.
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
give us the dirt when you do get back!
__________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell
Back. Actually, back about 90 minutes ago, but I just got to the boards. Interview lasted about 45 minutes -- almost all of that with two programmers. Tiny little place, seems to be about six or seven people, but they apparently do bang-up business -- they specialize in consulting on and customizing a software product for Wall Street traders that licenses for something in six figures or more per seat. I got along well with the two programmers, we ended up more back-and-forthing than question-and-answering, if you get what I mean. About forty minutes in, the company president, who had ducked in and introduced himself earlier, took me into another room, and asked me my salary requirements. And when I'd given them, he ushered me out. Not quite a bum's rush but surprisingly fast. I'll find out if I'm going back for a second interview on Monday, but in the mean time I'm confused as to whether I did or said something wrong with him.
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
You got along well with the interviewers, so that's good. The one that has me scratching my head is whether the President decided to place you in the pile for the second interview or whether he decided your salary requirements will not fit the budget. I'd say roll the 8 ball. Either way you'll know on Monday.
__________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell
Dammit... I asked my 8 Ball and it said 'Check back later'
_____ DEATH is Certain. The hour, Uncertain... ordnance11 Wrote:Not Queens, but Allentown PA. Weird. Could had sworn Queens was passed. *Shrug*ordnance11 Wrote:A 3rd position at the EPA (location Philly) passed HR screening. The kind HR specialist over at OSHA called me earlier about emailing my resume (for some reason it wasn't retrieved from USAJOBS) for an IH position at Queens, NY. So it's up to 7 (possibly more) applications that got bucked up to management. Of course, all of them are back on the east coast.I just checked my resume status for Queens. Looks like I passed muster. So it's 8 now! __________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell
Allentown? If you make it, we'll have to invite you over some time -- that's close enough that Helen commutes to work near us from there. (It's a long commute, but it's a commute...)
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak. 
And be ready for everybody you know to give you a copy of that Springsteen CD...
-- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Or the Billy Joel single.
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
Heh. Funny, I used to live around there before I joined the Navy.
If you love an outstandingly good hot dog, make sure you swing through Emmaus and stop at Traub's Doggies. It's a little hole-in-the-wall place along the main street, tucked underneath one of the houses there. Don't worry, they got a sign out and everything. And if you want to make it a picnic, there's a sizeable and scenic wildlife preserve no more than a mile from the town center. It is literally a few blocks away from where I lived. Kid thee not, they even rehab raptors over there. Worth a look if you have the free time, especially this time of year.
Ads that claim to be for jobs in Manhattan in the basic listing but say in their text that they're actually for a position in Arkansas, for which interviews are taking place in Manhattan.
Far as I'm concerned, that's outright fraud. -- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
It's actually nine. My application for the Centers for Disease Control passed HR screening.
__________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell
One of my applications to the army actually passed thru screening...and it only took 35 army applications to do it!
Edit: Even weirder..this was a long shot application..all the others that I thought were shoo-ins were rejected. This one actually flew. __________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell
Congrats! So... where is this one located?
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona. It's mostly desert, but eh.
edit: On that note, it's now 10!. Double digits! __________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell
Okay one of my other applications from the EPA also passed. The strange thing it's for the same job position, but it's a different job announcement number and a different number of vacancies, so it's a toss up between whether it's the same application or not. Probably not, but somebody had a budget increase, if not. It's for the Hazardous Site Clean-Up Division for the Mid Atlantic area, based in Philly.
The other 2 positions are in D.C and it looks like an office job. The jobs looks interesting, the prospect of field work also appeals to me. __________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell
Off to an interview with a consulting firm in half an hour -- wish me luck.
In the mean time, the recruiters who tried to get me that VP position with (major investment bank) have gotten back in touch with me -- apparently they've got another opening at (major investment bank) which needs both .NET and Delphi, and which they seem to think I'm ideal for. -- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
Good luck!
__________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell
That's cool that they hung on to your info...
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