Rodney...
NREMT - Paramedic
Life is too short, go fishing...
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 1:12
PM
Subject: [VFB] Good news...
For those who sent me prayers, thanks...
they might have helped. For those who planned to send them later, so they
would be fresh and fully charged at the actual interview... thanks, but save
them for someone who might need them in the future. I don't need them anymore.
I'm home free for Sowbug!!!
After Murf asked me what kind of job I was
applying for, I realized that this fair might not be an obstacle after
all... it could actually be something good. The job I'm applying for is IT
instructor and one of the qualities they look for is experience in leading
groups. I have lead four tying classes now (none of them mentioned in my
resume... forgot) and fact is that Sowbug is a public event,
much with an instructional purpose. This would give me yet another addition to
the qualities they value. Suddenly I didn't feel as uncomfortable with
mentioning it at the interview.
But I still didn't feel good
about informing my Unemployment Agency contact about it. They
use to be rock hard about jobs going before everything else... "make a
mistake and we'll cut you off". My own one is one of the nicer ones and she
has made me favours in the past. But she still is a very strict one and I
don't think actually ASKING her for a favour would be a popular move. So when
I called a while ago, I didn't plan to ask her for any help... I
merely wanted to inform her about the situation and asking for her advice what
to do. There was no hesitation there. I hadn't even come close to the
"instructional experience could be a plus" part, that I wrote about, before
she in fact TOLD me to go. "This is a chance you've been waiting for so
long and I know how much it means to you" etc etc. "If they see it as a
problem, tell them that you've discussed it with me and I'm OK with it. No...
tell them immediately when giving them the situation and you
will give them a more responsible impression checking with me
first."
So... Sowbug... "nema problema"
:o)
/Nick
