The Job Hunt_How's It Going

[Jon Miller]

I also appreciate hearing back from people who aren't interested. I thought that most everyone wasn't, but then they started contacting me 3+ months after I applied. Which would have been OK, but I had already accepted another position.

JM

[C0ckney]

Teaching English as a foreign language is a **** job. Well, it has its benefits, but it's not a career.

i think i'll enjoy it and be fairly good at it. i want to start at a language school and then after a while move in to private lessons. also i want to do some work as a tour guide once i've got to know the place. hopefully, after my portuguese has developed to the point of being near native, i can find some work doing translations and stuff.

i know you had some experience teaching abroad, and although brasil is likely to be very different to asia, i'd be interested in any insights you have.

[chequita guevara]

I have another interview in a couple hours. I guess I should probably start getting ready.

[Japher]

Good luck Che. You should also hear back about that awesome job today too, right?


I spoke with my inside guy in the other state about the job(s) he was pulling me for and he had spoke with the hiring manager already, had sent them my resume, and had talked with HR to make sure I had applied. He also told me there were several positions in his company he thought I would like, but that they would take it one at a time. He also told me that if for some reason nothing panned out there he had insides with other larger pharma companies that he was certain he could get me in with. That's pretty awesome networking.

When I implored about why he was doing this he told me that all his jobs he got through networking, so this was in a sense passing the buck.

[MOBIUS]

It usually helps.

[Kuciwalker]

Got to the final round of interviews with Google.

[rah]

Good luck, at my age, I'd hate to be out looking for a job right now. I'd probably have to dye my hair to look a touch younger.

[Asher]

Congrats, Kuci.

[Arrian]

Best of luck to those of you who are still looking.

-Arrian

[KrazyHorse]

Got to the final round of interviews with Google.

Have another 1st round today with Goldman. Got a 1st round with one of the companies which had originally rejected me.

Sent out to 2 or 3 over the weekend, one of which is in response to an ad that sounds like they know me and are describing me.



EDIT: so far, I've sent 9-10 CVs out, I got 3 1st round interviews (made it through 1 and have yet to do 2), have been rejected by 2 places and am waiting on 4-5 places (all of which I've been waiting on less than a week)

[Guynemer]

Good luck, at my age, I'd hate to be out looking for a job right now. I'd probably have to dye my hair to look a touch younger.

You'd also probably want to lose the cane, put in some dentures, and quit going on and on about "those damned kids today with their hippety-hop" and whatnot.

[rah]

Yeah, that too.

[chequita guevara]

Good luck Che. You should also hear back about that awesome job today too, right?

Haven't heard back yet. Had another interview this morning for a three month contract w/ Visa International. Should hear from them this evening.

[KrazyHorse]

Just got another interview for a smaller firm (this is the one which sounded like they were describing me in their ad)

[chequita guevara]

They used the term "arrogant *****?"