Sunday, September 18, 2011
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Making The Most Of It
I have been out of work going on 6 months now. One might think you would get bored with nothing to do, but I have never been so busy or enjoyed anything so much. Is that awful of me?
By now all of you know that I am trying to get that "really goode job" with Murphy Goode Winery in California. I have spent more time networking and drumming up votes than I have ever spent on applying for a position close to home. (hmmmmm - maybe that should tell me something) I have written 2 different essays and emailed a few hundred people asking for votes. I have posted the link to my video on LinkedIn in every group I am part of and on Facebook several times. It is working. I have 364 votes as I am writing this and fully expect to go up over 400. If votes are any determinate on who makes the Top 50, I should be in. (Jean's Video for a Really Goode Job)
My daughter and son-in-law and I have started our own business distributing Gluten-free food. I have spent several days and hours on this as well. It also appears to be paying off. I have a couple of definite customers and am working on one big customer that would give us the solid footing we need to look at this as being a viable business that one day will actually support all of us.
Then I decided to become an Independent Wine Consultant for Wine Shop At Home. This is so much fun. I actually earn money tasting wine with a fun group of people and get to help them discover how great wine can be. Wine is my passion - how could a job be any better - if you can even call this work. It is more like a big party!
I also am working at the temp job I mentioned in I Have a Job. It appears to be a great company that cares about their employees. I have my own office and my own phone extension. They updated the phone list to include me and I even have the option of working from home.
Next week I have been given the opportunity to attend the DELTA Plus training at CCG in Greensboro. I will be going on a scholarship so there is no cost to me.
I am making the most of not having a job and sometimes wonder how a person finds the time to work 5 days a week! ;-)
By now all of you know that I am trying to get that "really goode job" with Murphy Goode Winery in California. I have spent more time networking and drumming up votes than I have ever spent on applying for a position close to home. (hmmmmm - maybe that should tell me something) I have written 2 different essays and emailed a few hundred people asking for votes. I have posted the link to my video on LinkedIn in every group I am part of and on Facebook several times. It is working. I have 364 votes as I am writing this and fully expect to go up over 400. If votes are any determinate on who makes the Top 50, I should be in. (Jean's Video for a Really Goode Job)
My daughter and son-in-law and I have started our own business distributing Gluten-free food. I have spent several days and hours on this as well. It also appears to be paying off. I have a couple of definite customers and am working on one big customer that would give us the solid footing we need to look at this as being a viable business that one day will actually support all of us.
Then I decided to become an Independent Wine Consultant for Wine Shop At Home. This is so much fun. I actually earn money tasting wine with a fun group of people and get to help them discover how great wine can be. Wine is my passion - how could a job be any better - if you can even call this work. It is more like a big party!
I also am working at the temp job I mentioned in I Have a Job. It appears to be a great company that cares about their employees. I have my own office and my own phone extension. They updated the phone list to include me and I even have the option of working from home.
Next week I have been given the opportunity to attend the DELTA Plus training at CCG in Greensboro. I will be going on a scholarship so there is no cost to me.
I am making the most of not having a job and sometimes wonder how a person finds the time to work 5 days a week! ;-)
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
I HAVE A JOB!
Okay - it is a temporary job; but this proves that my decision to look at temporary or contract positions was a good one. The benefits of doing temp work are: (1) Keep your skills up to date. (2) Get experience that you might not otherwise have on your resume. (3) Extend your unemployment out for the number of weeks that you are drawing a paycheck. This position will utilize my accounting background plus give me experience with a not-for-profit that will look good on my resume and it will add 4-6 weeks on the amount of time I can draw unemployment. Besides, my husband referred to me as a "stay at home spouse" the other day. I have never been one of those. I actually wasn't sure how to take it either. I work constantly - I just don't make any money!
Not only that, the position will be over just in time for me to go to California for the actual interview with Murphy Goode Winery - what perfect timing!!!! (provided, of course, that all of you have voted for me at http://www.areallygoodejob.com/video-view.aspx?vid=pbcUt2-Z4Ac. Sounds like a win-win situation to me.
Not only that, the position will be over just in time for me to go to California for the actual interview with Murphy Goode Winery - what perfect timing!!!! (provided, of course, that all of you have voted for me at http://www.areallygoodejob.com/video-view.aspx?vid=pbcUt2-Z4Ac. Sounds like a win-win situation to me.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Really Goode Job
Ok - here it is!!!
http://www.areallygoodejob.com/video-view.aspx?vid=pbcUt2-Z4Ac
This is the job I am trying to get in California at a winery called Murphy Goode. The job is temporary - only 6 months. But it is the opportunity of a lifetime. If I can get this, when I get back I should easily be able to work at any winery around here. That is what I would like to do, reinvent myself and move into the wine industry. Please vote! If you could share this with your friends so they could vote as well, I would really appreciate it. I have a feeling that the popular vote will carry a lot of weight on who gets selected for the top 50. Then there will be another round to select the top 10 who go out to California (all expenses paid) for a week for the final interview stage where they select the lucky person.
It took me a while to decided how the popular vote actually came into play. Then it hit me. The number of votes you acquire is a direct reflection on how well you truly network. So right now I need all the help I can get. If you can forward this to your network and ask them to vote as well, I would appreciate it so much.
Thank you!!!
Jean
http://www.areallygoodejob.com/video-view.aspx?vid=pbcUt2-Z4Ac
This is the job I am trying to get in California at a winery called Murphy Goode. The job is temporary - only 6 months. But it is the opportunity of a lifetime. If I can get this, when I get back I should easily be able to work at any winery around here. That is what I would like to do, reinvent myself and move into the wine industry. Please vote! If you could share this with your friends so they could vote as well, I would really appreciate it. I have a feeling that the popular vote will carry a lot of weight on who gets selected for the top 50. Then there will be another round to select the top 10 who go out to California (all expenses paid) for a week for the final interview stage where they select the lucky person.
It took me a while to decided how the popular vote actually came into play. Then it hit me. The number of votes you acquire is a direct reflection on how well you truly network. So right now I need all the help I can get. If you can forward this to your network and ask them to vote as well, I would appreciate it so much.
Thank you!!!
Jean
Friday, May 8, 2009
Computers Can't Read
Computers can't read, but that is how your resume will most likely be sorted for available jobs if you are going through a recruiter so your resume has to be computer-friendly. Check out this article to see if your resume needs updating. Mine definitely does! Good Luck and let me know if this makes a difference with the next job you apply for.
http://www.financeladder.com/rds?et_id=1086618336&dest=https://cdn.theladders.net/static/images/editorial/resumeATSprocess0513.pdf&link_id=818
http://www.financeladder.com/rds?et_id=1086618336&dest=https://cdn.theladders.net/static/images/editorial/resumeATSprocess0513.pdf&link_id=818
How Much Sacrifice Should One Make To Go Back To Work?
OK, I'm trying anything I can think of to get a job. I have talked with recruiters about doing temp work or contract work. And now I have decided to look at consulting work. I saw a job on the Internet (which we all know is the worst place to actually seek employment, but still I keep on!) with a consulting company and decided to send my resume. I received a return call the following day!
Now, you are thinking that is a good thing. But is it? Without even interviewing me, they asked if I could start training this weekend. Yes, they called on Thursday and wanted me to fly to Chicago Sunday for seven days of training. They were going to pay all my expenses. If I passed the training, I would then be asked to sign an employment contract and would be one of their consultants. Still, you are thinking this sounds pretty good, aren't you?
Here are the other conditions. First there is 100% travel involved. You would leave home every Sunday night and return on Friday (except for maybe once a month where you would need to stay gone over the weekend as well). You had to arrive in Chicago with your passport in hand so that you were prepared for international travel. You had to bring your own computer and portable printer with you to training and then use them on the job as well. You probably would not get to come home after the training was completed but rather be sent straight to your first assignment for another week. The job consists of a minimum of 50 hours per week - more if you wanted to make more money.
And the starting salary was 30% less than what I am used to making. I know I will probably have to take a cut in pay to get a job, but they want me to give up my life for this?!?!?
Now, you are thinking that is a good thing. But is it? Without even interviewing me, they asked if I could start training this weekend. Yes, they called on Thursday and wanted me to fly to Chicago Sunday for seven days of training. They were going to pay all my expenses. If I passed the training, I would then be asked to sign an employment contract and would be one of their consultants. Still, you are thinking this sounds pretty good, aren't you?
Here are the other conditions. First there is 100% travel involved. You would leave home every Sunday night and return on Friday (except for maybe once a month where you would need to stay gone over the weekend as well). You had to arrive in Chicago with your passport in hand so that you were prepared for international travel. You had to bring your own computer and portable printer with you to training and then use them on the job as well. You probably would not get to come home after the training was completed but rather be sent straight to your first assignment for another week. The job consists of a minimum of 50 hours per week - more if you wanted to make more money.
And the starting salary was 30% less than what I am used to making. I know I will probably have to take a cut in pay to get a job, but they want me to give up my life for this?!?!?
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Temporary
We all know this situation is temporary, we just don't know how temporary it is. But if the economy and job markets are temporary, maybe we should be as well.
I was speaking with a recruiter last week that does temporary placements. She said her office has had a complete turn around on what the client is looking for. Employers used to look for "temp" help for entry level positions or data entry type positions and secretarial help. Over the last few months, the trend is that employers are starting to look at temp agencies to fill higher level positions, such as Senior Accountants, Assistant Controllers, Controllers, and Managers/Supervisors. It makes sense. They can try before they buy.
With that said, I have decided to become temporary as well. I have completed the paper work at a temp agency and have let my other recruiters know that I am available for temporary, interim, or contract work. Being temporary could potentially afford one the opportunity to learn a new industry that could also open other doors for permanent placement. We will see if this leads anywhere. At least it leads to no stone unturned.
Tomorrow I am going to submit my application for a job that I saw on the Internet. As we all know, our resumes get lost in the shuffle if we simply respond online so I am going to drop mine off in person. I will let you know how that works out!
I was speaking with a recruiter last week that does temporary placements. She said her office has had a complete turn around on what the client is looking for. Employers used to look for "temp" help for entry level positions or data entry type positions and secretarial help. Over the last few months, the trend is that employers are starting to look at temp agencies to fill higher level positions, such as Senior Accountants, Assistant Controllers, Controllers, and Managers/Supervisors. It makes sense. They can try before they buy.
With that said, I have decided to become temporary as well. I have completed the paper work at a temp agency and have let my other recruiters know that I am available for temporary, interim, or contract work. Being temporary could potentially afford one the opportunity to learn a new industry that could also open other doors for permanent placement. We will see if this leads anywhere. At least it leads to no stone unturned.
Tomorrow I am going to submit my application for a job that I saw on the Internet. As we all know, our resumes get lost in the shuffle if we simply respond online so I am going to drop mine off in person. I will let you know how that works out!
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