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ITT: I suck at job hunting, do you?
jhocking:
Today I turned down a good job offer from a company I really liked. I had my reasons, but man was that one of the hardest calls I've had to make. It felt a lot like breaking up with someone.
A Wet Helmet:
I just got offered a job in Hawaii. I love Hawaii and have been wanting to get back there for over a decade. I'm going to turn it down though, which makes me incredibly sad.
1) They want me to start in three weeks. That's just completely unfair to my wife to make her handle everything that would need to be handled in order to move
2) It's only about a years worth of work. I have a very real danger of being laid off when the project is over and have little assurance I'd be able to find something else. (If it was at least two years worth, I'd be seriously considering it. That's enough time to meet people and develop a reputation so that I don't have too hunt to hard when the work is over)
3) If I'm lucky my house is worth what I owe on it. Right now I just can't afford to pay someone to buy my home.
So Sad.
Edit: Just had another call though and the company that was going to fly me to Atlanta is now moving my interview to Newport News, VA, which is driving distance. I only need to take one day off for that rather than two. They sound enthusiastic about me, I'm certainly enthusiastic about them, and I think it would be a good fit. While I was typing this, I got a call about another job I've been tracking too, which would be a slightly lower salary, but bigger bonus potential and a whole lot less stress. All-in-all, as much as I'd rather be in Hawaii, it's starting off to be a good Monday.
HiFranc:
Good luck Wet Helmet.
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After signing on today I went into town to buy some stamps. I was stopped by someone representing a well-known charity. They were asking for my e-mail address so I asked them if they had any admin jobs going. I gave them my e-mail address and I plan to contact them to ask for a job when they next phone me.
Jimmy the Squid:
Wheeeee continually failing to even get to the interview stage for entry level retail jobs! I didn't think I was unemployable (aside from my current job...) but apparently I am. Fuck seven months of rejection and failure. Getting so fucking sick of this.
Rizzo:
Need a better CV and cover letter probs? Highly highly recommend the cv generator at careers.govt.nz. Gotten an interview for every job I applied for using the CV that made me. (Needed a wee bit of editing of course).
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