Geoff is in a 2nd interview with a local software development company right now. This is a big deal, it sounds like a job where he’d have some creative freedom, the company is very interesting, and the commute would be OK. Please keep your fingers crossed!
~Kelly
I just got called for an interview tomorrow! The best part, aside from the fact that it is a job I’d be really good at? It’s 3 blocks from home. That’s right, 3 blocks away. Best. Commute. Ever.
It is a temporary assignment, but that’s ok. It’s temporary full time. I’ll take that. Fingers crossed that it all goes well tomorrow.
~Kelly
First of all, the fantastic folks at Gentle Giant put up a link on Facebook to our post from the other day and we got all kinds of traffic. Thanks, guys!
Yesterday Geoff and I went to the 2011 National Urban League Conference Job Fair. It was absolutely, hands down, the best job fair either of us has ever been to. The job fair was all of Hall A at the Boston Convention Center and was about half and half interesting vendors and people looking to hire. We had more interesting conversations with people from all over the country than I can remember having in a long, long time. Also, I got a pony.
Today Kelly and I managed to: take Rerun to the vet (he had a problem with one of his paws); take care of the details at the tuxedo rental place (details to come later for those renting tuxes) ; take Kelly to an interview (which went well); do some research on things to do this summer and fall with visiting family; picked up some prescriptions; picked up some clothes from our tailor, Mr. Sordillo, and dropped off two more pairs of pants of mine to be hemmed; and stopped at the hardware store to pick up a few odds and ends we needed. So all in all, a pretty constructive day for a Monday. – Geoff
Yeah, I don’t have it any more. I completed my 90 day probationary period, and they decided not to keep me. Needless to say I was stunned. The general consensus seems to be that there was some sort of personality conflict. Certainly my boss never warmed to me at all.
So anyway, now I am back to looking for work again, and as you can imagine, I am just thrilled about it (not). At least Kelly has had a lot of good interviews lately. I am going to try to keep working on more certifications, and personal networking, and whatever else I can do to keep me busy and constructive.
-Geoff
It looks like the job hunt is picking back up for me. I had an interview on May 27th that I thought went really well but I hadn’t heard back from them so I sort of assumed that nothing was to come of it. Then yesterday they called and asked to see me next Monday for an interview with the President of the company. That was cool. Sort of out of the blue, but cool.
This was very much on the heels of last week when I applied for a job with the Federal Government (!) and the day after I applied I got a call from the singularly nicest individual I have ever worked with in all of the job interviews I have ever had. Ever. She arranged a phone interview for me for today. I just finished with the phone interview/teleconference. They actually told me in the interview that I had all the qualifications that they were looking for. All of them. That’s never happened to me before.
And, this job sounds like fun. Well, fun in the sense that it would have me doing the analytical and people interactive stuff that I like to do. Most people would probably hate it, but I’m weird that way. Oh, and they told me in the interview that I’d hear by the end of the week about the next step. Very exciting, I love a hard and fast deadline.
I’m going to go ahead and apply to some other things this afternoon and tomorrow anyway. But I am hoping this one comes through. Being a Federal employee would NOT suck.
~Kelly
I applied for a very interesting job on Wednesday and I just got a call now asking me for an interview on Tuesday of next week! Yay! I’ll keep you posted.
~Kelly
I’ve had some interesting things happen lately and I’ve meant to blog them but I haven’t. So I thought I’d just write everything up in one fell swoop. Lucky you, readers.
1) I have been a shopping NINJA. I’ve been questing for some summer suit jackets or suits to wear to interviews. Up to this point all of my jackets or suits except for one and possibly two were decidedly winter affairs and some were actually velvet and 100% wool. So, for interviewing in the summer I needed something less heavy. Last week I hit Filene’s Basement and got a Marina Rinaldi white cotton sateen blazer, a cranberry linen Marina Rinaldi shell/tank, a sapphire blue Calvin Klein satin cocktail dress, black-brown SPANX tights/pantyhose, and 7 hand painted greeting cards with various letters of the alphabet on them that are so beautiful they could be framed. Every single item I bought was marked down either 50% or 75%. For all that stuff I paid $88.88. Filene’s puts a little line on your receipt telling you how much you saved which always sort of amuses me. Basically, they list as a total how much all of your discounts and their markdowns saved you from the original price. My line, which nearly made me fall out of my seat on the T, said I’d saved over $1,200.00. Seriously, I have a black belt in shopping, people.
2) Last week I was running some errands in Central Square when I noticed that a great thrift shop from JP had opened a new store in Cambridge. Boomerang’s is an excellent shop and because I’m almost never in JP anymore, I hardly ever get there. Also, all proceeds go to AIDS research. I had to go to Radio Shack to look for a watch battery, but as soon as I was done I went into the new Central Square Boomerang’s. I totally scored. I discovered a cache of American Brilliant Period cut glass and a Towle Sterling Silver tray. I got 4 highball glasses, a port glass, a toothpick basket, and a gorgeous candy bowl. The tray is solid sterling silver and is about 10 inches in diameter. The tray and the bowl were $4 each and everything else was $2 each. Including tax I spent $20 and change.
3) All of this Rockstar Shopping led up to last Thursday’s interview. I interviewed with a music related company. The woman I met with would be my boss. She was great. The salary would be good, the commute would be fine, there is an on-site gym, and this company is big on work/life balance. The only snag, which they didn’t mention in the ad, is that the job requires someone who can drive. As I can’t do that, not now, not ever, she’s going to check and see if that is something that can be worked around. The fact that she’s willing to actually do that is a good thing, I think. Hopefully I’ll hear something this coming week.
4) Our friends from church choir, Tessa and Brian, got engaged this weekend. Yay!
I have more great jobs to apply to, so I’m back to application land tomorrow. I hope you all are well and have a restful and quiet Memorial Day tomorrow.
~Kelly
First of all, a HUGE thank you to everyone who emailed, called, sent flowers, and kept me entertained while I was incarcerated in the hospital. It is such a huge relief to be able to do things like shower and comb my hair again. Also, sleeping in my own bed is really, really nice. While my hospital bed wasn’t particularly bad, it just wasn’t mine.
For those of you who might be thinking about getting 29 electrodes superglued to your head on a lark, know this. I have had to treat my hair with baby oil and wash it 3 times and I am STILL pulling glue out of it. There have been times when Geoff, God bless him, has reached over and pulled a flake of glue out that I couldn’t see, just like the apes on National Geographic groom one another. That’s love, I tell you. The bonus? The glue looks a LOT like dandruff. Awesome. Thankfully, everyone in choir at church this morning was very understanding when I explained that I did not, in fact, have snow and/or dandruff in my hair.
In other news, I didn’t get either job that I interviewed for at Major Local Music School, however each person that I interviewed with did tell me that they wanted to encourage me to apply for other positions within the school. This is good, I think. So I will do that, and I will mention that I have met with both of them and see where that gets me. I REALLY want to work there. Please keep your fingers crossed for me.
Also, keep your eyes peeled here. We’re going to be adding a blogroll to the side of the page. There were so many fantastic suggestions emailed to me of stuff to read that we’re going to keep track of it in one place so that you all can share in the hilarity.
I think that’s it for now. Thanks, everyone.
~Kelly
I had my interview at Major Boston Area Music School yesterday and it went really well. I’d be downright shocked if they don’t call me back for an interview with the higher-ups next week. They’re looking to hire for 3/1 which would mean NO MORE COBRA PAYMENTS. The man I interviewed with yesterday would be my boss and we got along well. I was there for an hour and twenty minutes. I think, based on what I observed, that they’ve narrowed it down to probably me and one other person. But, that could be wishful thinking.
Anyway, keep your fingers crossed. As soon as I know if I’ve got the next interview I’ll post here.
~Kelly
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