I got laid...

[McCrea]

Yeah' all in all' it's fine, good

"Praise in public, punish in private", good basic leadership that I find surprisingly rare.

I can't fault you for being honest, because that's my fault too. I wouldn't want anyone to end up like me, if they have to live in our society I went back to school for business to learn how to lie, but it's hard to change one's character.

"what do you think would give you the most challenge in this position, as you understand it," is one I could easily miss on, I hadn't practiced it yet. But now I think I'll find an aspect that I enjoy because it's challenging, and use that much more positive sounding approach.

Good Luck.

[Japher]

Well, I'm back to square 1. All my leads have fallen through, all my interviewees have rejected me

On a bright note, $6700 I wasn't expecting is now in my hand, my dad has offered to pay our COBRA as long as we need him to, and my penny stock had a great day.

Even though the "my most desirable at this time" job turned me down it wasn't a bad day.

Oh, and it was 7 years ago today that I married my wife.

[DaShi]

Grats! Condols!

[MrFun]

Re: I got laid...

Originally posted by Japher
off. Yes, laid off. Along with about 30-40% of the work force at my plant. This totally sucks. I have about 8 weeks to find a new job before my pregnant wife and flue ridden daughter are without insurance or a paycheck coming in.

I wish I could get drunk, but I have a midterm tonight. Did I say this sucks?

God bless America.

[Japher]

Well, my goal for last week was to broaden my job search and get a site interview lined up for next week.

After telling countless recruiters that I am not willing to relocate I have one interview on Tuesday for an assistant production manager position. It's a great opportunity and is a position I am told they are grooming to take over as the production manager which will lead to a plant/site manager position which would be awesome if I can get there in the next few years. So, I am happy with that.

Additionally, one of my older leads that hadn't gone anywhere was rekindled with enthusiasm. The company is more of a pharmaceutical supply chain/marketing company that has been looking for a chemical engineer with business interests. My MBA pursuit and the fact that I am a ChemE with 9 years pharma/biotech experience got the VP of marketing to recommend me for certain unadvertised positions.

However, it seemed to stall after that. So, I "bumped" my application and the VP has asked me to send her an e-mail stating my case and position and to cc her boss, the CEO. Obviously my typical cover letter for unsolicited jobs won't do here. So, I am spending the next couple of days formulating something. Any suggestions?

The best thing about this job would be a) marketing experience opens a whole lot of doors for people with my background, b) they'll pay for my schooling which is about 15k/year, and c) a small amount of travel, most likely to Japan, and I'd love to go there.

[chequita guevara]

How did the beef jerky come out?

[Provost Harrison]

Well if you get the job and need any help with your SAP implementation, give me a shout

[chequita guevara]

Stay in Europe. Your economy's better.

[Provost Harrison]

Oh I didn't mean permanently, just for any contracts...I'm sure we can shift some people over that way. However with how your currency is performing, I doubt the amount it would cost for conversion to £/€ would be very pleasant...

[Japher]

The jerky was awesome. I ate it all

I am going to costco next week to buy more meat and will make a bunch to take on our vacation. I made it in the basement because I didn't want the dog to get at it. She spent the whole day by the basement door as it was drying down there. It smelled like beef jerky for 3 days.

[chequita guevara]

Do you cook your jerky or do it properly?

[Japher]

I have a dehydrator and a deli slicer. I also have a smoker, but I didn't use it. I sliced it about 1/8 of an inch, marinated in a mixture my brother-in-law told me how to make for 2 days and then dehydrated it for 8.5 hours.

Last night I made calzones from scratch. They were awesome.

[chequita guevara]

Alton Brown just used a fan and some clean air filters.

[Japher]

Had an interview this morning with a medical device company. My background has been process engineering of or with APIs, so it's a little different. I don't have as strong a mechanical aptitude as the other engineers they normally hire. However, I do posses other skills that they like and these skills are probably stronger than the other engineers. I interviewed with 2 of the the 3 vice presidents of the company.

I contact the recruiter that got me the interview (they skipped the phone interview and just called me in) and she said that they thought the interview went very well and that they were contemplating whether or not my skills would work with what they are looking for, and that they would decide within the next couple of days.

So, I have a very important "thank you" letter to write. Any ideas on how to make it stand out? They are right down the road from me, would it make sense to hand deliver it or would that be weird? Also, I am going to accent my strengths and cover for my weaknesses, is there anything else?

[Lorizael]

Don't forget to wholly fabricate things you could be decent at.