Day 11

A day of decisions.

The Scotiabank interview went well, but I'm thinking the position may be a bit junior. What am I saying - I know it's too junior but again, can't really let that bother me too much. I suspect the hiring manager thought as much too. There had been some previous discussion about a more senior position that has not yet been posted. I followed-up with my contact there to see what the status is and whether he thought I might be a good fit for that position. I suspect this other position may be more Web development and less marketing but stay tuned.

Alas, I didn't feel quite as good as I had hoped after that interview. Why did I think I was a shoo in for that job. Silly girl. The hiring manager would still like to interview at least a half dozen more candidates so that's likely to take another week or two. He may short list or go directly to making an offer. At this point I can't count on anything.

I think I hear a contract calling. Yes, I think my slightly less positive feelings following the Scotiabank interview was my cue to explore the contract opportunity with Rogers. It may be a short-term gig or not; it may totally screw-up my EI claim or not - I'll never know unless I try. Left a voice mail and sent a follow-up e-mail confirming my interest in exploring the contract option with my contact there. Whoo hoo - he responded in the early afternoon saying he'd call me later. Never did call but we exchanged a couple of e-mails towards the end of the day to negotiate an hourly rate and the commitment to discuss further on Tuesday morning. What do I know about hourly consultant rates. Did I price myself too high or too low? We came to a compromise but I somehow feel he may be getting the better end of the stick. Oh well, it's my first (and possibly my last) consulting job so it can only go up from here.

A persistent headhunter finally tracked me down about an opportunity with a utilities company. This is more of a B2B opportunity and I'm not convinced it's a good fit. While my current mantra has been that I can't afford to be too picky, I didn't think I would be getting so many calls so soon. None of them may work out in the end, but I think I can afford to pass on this one. She liked me; she really liked my, and it was just a phone interview. I know; I interview well and come across as being very assertive. Assertive but not aggressive. I clarified that I don't have an aggressive personality in the workplace either - more silent but deadly. No, not the fart type but learn by listening with a deadly strike if you cross me. LOL.

The plan for the rest of the evening is to watch pirated movies. When you're unemployed, you can't afford to be going to the show every week. We're heading into a long weekend - our second year of celebrating Family Day. What a bogus holiday. But what do I care; it's a day off. I guess it would actually mean more if I was working. There's always next year. And with that, I sign off for the 3 day weekend.