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Actually, seven boxes. Loosely packed. Looking at the way things were put in, I bet they could have fit it all in four boxes. Even so, getting them was
emotional. I cried on the ride home.
Good news out of that, though -- I pulled out my rolodex and found I still had all my recruiter names and numbers. Even better, I've confirmed that my very
first recruiter, who got me my first job in NYC, is still in the business, and president of his own firm now.
Oh, and when I got home from picking up my stuff there was a call on the answering machine from yet another recruiter. I spent a half-hour on the phone with
him. He even looked up my books on Amazon. We agreed I wasn't right for the job he called me about, but he'll be watching for other positions I'd
be good for.
Gotta mow the lawn this afternoon, but after that, or tomorrow, a lot of people who haven't heard from me in twenty years are going to get calls...
Mood: Best I've been in for days.
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Oh, and Chris? Given the circumstances of my discharge, I suspect they wanted to be as scrupulously on the up-and-up as they could about everything else, to
avoid the appearance of any kind of malfeasance on their part.
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Quote:Good news out of that, though -- I pulled out my rolodex and found I still had all my recruiter names and numbers. Even better, I've confirmed that my very first recruiter, who got me my first job in NYC, is still in the business, and president of his own firm now.
That is good news.
Quote:Oh, and when I got home from picking up my stuff there was a call on the answering machine from yet another recruiter. I spent a half-hour on the phone with him. He even looked up my books on Amazon. We agreed I wasn't right for the job he called me about, but he'll be watching for other positions I'd be good for.
And that's even better news!
(BTW, did you send me a LinkedIn invitation?)
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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
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Even better news: I sent that an email to the company that first recruiter of mine runs, mentioning I was a client 20 years ago and in need of his services once again, signed (as I have signed all my job-related email) with my full name. Twenty minutes later I get a phone call, "Bob! You signed it 'Robert', but you're Bob!". He'd phoned me directly, spouted enough detail to assure me that he remembered me well, and then we went into a 45-minute strategy session. I'm in such a good mood now. Quote:(BTW, did you send me a LinkedIn invitation?)
I accidentally spammed a bunch of people with what I thought was a "find them on LinkedIn" input box. So, yeah, if that's what you mean. If you mean, "why haven't you invited me yet?", it's because I wasn't sure which Rob Kelk was you.
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good to hear!
once again proving that it's not what you know, it's who you know.
[though having the ability to learn new stuff is important too  ]
-Terry
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I have a phone interview with NJ unemployment this morning over the circumstances of my firing which will determine if any or all of my benefits are denied.
Waiting for the call to come is driving me nuts.
Update: I just got off the phone with the examiner. There was no one from my HR department available to conference as was the company's right, so that
reduced my stress a little -- though they still have 24 hours to get back to the examiner with anything they might want to add or dispute. I don't think
there's much to dispute, though, as I told things exactly as they were -- though, admittedly, from my point of view.
I won't know for another week what will happen with my benefits, either way.
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Quote:I accidentally spammed a bunch of people with what I thought was a "find them on LinkedIn" input box. So, yeah, if that's what you mean.
Yes, that's what I meant. (I suppose I should take a look at LinkedIn, then...)
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It's like a business-oriented FaceBook.
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Maybe I'd beter not, then... The folks at HR at work like us to keep a distance between business and government, supposedly because they don't want
even an appearance of favourtism to pop up.
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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
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Even better news: I sent that an email to the company that first recruiter of mine runs, mentioning I was a client 20 years ago and in need of his services
once again, signed (as I have signed all my job-related email) with my full name. Twenty minutes later I get a phone call, "Bob! You signed it
'Robert', but you're Bob!". He'd phoned me directly, spouted enough detail to assure me that he remembered me well, and then we went
into a 45-minute strategy session. I'm in such a good mood now.
Wow, either you made a really good impression or that is an astounding feat of memory. :o
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Or he keeps very complete records and keeps them all handy.
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Today I slogged through over a hundred job leads forwarded to me by just one of the various jobsites I've signed up with. Some of them were vastly
inappropriate, like "Restock Manager" and "Warehouse Associate". Most were things I just didn't qualify for. But I found three I
thought I stood a chance for. Yay me.
By the way, if people are tired of hearing me yammer on about this topic, feel free to tell me to be quiet.
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Nah, it's all good.
(By the way, I haven't seen a resume yet... did you still want me to take a look at it?)
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs
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No worries. I went through a year of this before I found my current job.
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No worries. I went through a year of this before I found my current job.
I'm sure that's made Bob feel MUCH better.
But that's how it goes. I was out of work 5-6 years back and it took 9-10 months to find a new job.
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Quote:(By the way, I haven't seen a resume yet... did you still want me to take a look at it?)
Huh? I sent it a week back, I think. I'll have to send another, but not right now, as I'm about to crash (I'm exhausted but can't help but take one more look at the forums before sleeping).
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Quote:I'm sure that's made Bob feel MUCH better.
If I hadn't just got done watching Bolt on DVD, I suspect I'd probably be inclined to be a little more depressed at the thought. Quote:But that's how it goes. I was out of work 5-6 years back and it took 9-10 months to find a new job.
Now who's helping, Joe?
BTW, I owe you another phone call. Been meaning to ring you the last few nights but things just kept going differently from what I'd planned.
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Spud -- I just sent the latest version of my resume to sofaspud dot prime at gmail (dot-com, of course). If that's not the right address, let me know. (I
didn't get a bounce from the last one, though.)
-- Bob
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No, Monster.com, I am not a http://jobview.monster.com/Ministry-Opp ... 67741.aspx]a Navy chaplain, nor would I be interested in becoming one.
-- Bob
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(snrk) There's a mental image...
'High praise, chaplain, to whoever the big guy you answer to today....'
'It's Tuesday.... therefor it's Yahweh'
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Monster redeemed itself -- I found a job I am just marginally qualified for that looks awesome, pays quite well, and is located somewhere within five minutes
of me. I want it. It's also been open since almost a month ago, suggesting that they might be a little willing to bend a little where I don't match
their needs exactly, especially since my author status is a major plus for this position.
Yes, I applied. I'm not stupid.
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wow, that sounds awesome!
So I take it the move to Alaska is off?
"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger."
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Peggy will be disappointed, but yeah.
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Quote: But that's how it goes. I was out of work 5-6 years back and it took 9-10 months to find a new job.
Now who's helping, Joe?
Heh.
Quote:
BTW, I owe you another phone call. Been meaning to ring you the last few nights but things just kept going differently from what I'd planned.
Don't panic. I'm not usually around at night. I get in after 7. Get mauled by my son until 8:30 then put him to bed by 9. After which my
body needs some decompression or unconsciousness and I'm never sure which will happen.
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Ah. I may not be able to reach you for a while, then... we've a busy weekend planned.
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