Joblessness

Hey,

I thought it was time that I update on my job search.  I am sure that you are looking forward to it and are just as excited as I am to tell you about it.

2 prospects.

Carnival and atbatt.com

Carnival?  Yeah, they have their Princess and Cunard lines based right here in town.  I applied and was brought in for an interview.  They seemed to like me as they then took me for about 4 or 5 more interviews.  Along the way I was able to ask a lot of different questions about the company.  It was quite telling.  Some people told me the biggest challenge of working the job was dealing with co-workers, some said management and others said the type of customers.

Then I asked about the corporate atmosphere.  Does the CEO and other corporate business units have a good pulse on the company?  This one everyone answered with a resounding no.  In fact most went on to tell me much more.  How they work no less than a tenth of a mile from him but have never met any of the executive staff in the 25 years they’ve worked there.  Others said it was hard enough trying to talk to your manager because they would never be around when you needed them.

Well, career pathing…  It must be good right?  Um….  Start off as a customer service agent at slightly above minimum wage.  Fast forward 1 and 1/2 years after you have gone through all job types in the call center (sales, outbound sales, inbound sales) each one for a minimum of 6 months… then if you have the recent qualifications they need and the schooling (they made that clear)… then you could be considered.

Nice.

Not bad though.  It would be a job.  They said they liked me and are keeping me in consideration for another few weeks at which point they will let me know if they are moving forward or not.

Then there is atbatt.com

Small battery company located and operated locally.  Been around since 99′ and still doing a reasonable amount of business.  Seems like it would actually be a good fit.  I made it past the phone screening and the in person interview.  Now I wait to see if the CEO wants to meet with me.  If so– then I go in for a final interview.

When I say small company, I mean small.  They have a call center with nearly 10 agents.  If you know company sizes and call centers – that should shock you.

I don’t think its bad.  In many ways it reminds me of a previous job I had which will not be named.  Its like Voldemort  – ‘he who must not be named’ type of a deal.  But I say that it reminds me of a previous job I had in a good way.  I hope that one I am able to move forward with.

Normally when I hope for something it doesn’t bode well, so I am hoping that it won’t ruin any chance I have.

If those don’t pan out, then I am back to the drawing board.  Yes, that same frickin’ drawing board that I’ve been hopelessly staring at for so long now.

I’ve been meaning to blog more this month, yet whenever I go to I end up forgetting what I was going to blog about in the first place.

I have 2, lets see if I can squeeze one more out this month.  That’s right, a goal!  Whoohoo!

I wish my friends blogged more.

Almost done-  anyone who knows me knows that I like some R&B right?  I know some of my friends will automatically recognize this song, if you don’t… listen to the clip and then go listen to Warren G – Regulate.  It had me cracking up…

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00IpNWoaXiw]

One last bit of news, was that this past weekend I had a super big migraine.  Haven’t had one this bad in well over a year.  I was bed ridden for a few days.  I wish it upon nobody.  I keep saying it every time after I have one— but man alive you really appreciate having a normal painless head after getting over one of those.

just Pray.