Up to this point, I've sent off 35 job applications. That's in five weeks. All in my chosen field, all which I am fully qualified to do ( Read more... )

I have decided to make a serious effort to get a "real" job. Not just any job, but the "perfect" job for me. So, I'm doing all of the exercises in What Colour is Your Parachute?, one at a time. All in an attempt to figure out just who the hell I actually am, what career I actually want to have, and how to get it ( Read more... )

"I hope your mother doesn't know how much you get around, young lady!"

( Who, me?? )

Went in for my second interview for the Health&Safety/HR position this morning. It's a smallish (100 employees) family-run business that sells, rents, and services Big Ass Tonka Trucks various pieces of heavy equipment ( Read more... )

Well, the phone interview was interesting... when it finally happened, that is ( Read more... )

Yay! I did it ( Read more... )

As expected, today's exam was easy.
80 questions, 20 minutes. No guesses.

I spent some time just relaxing outside, killing a couple of hours before I went in for my iron shot. Then wandered around downtown, met up with eniastoa and headed home ( Read more... )

Procrastination ( Read more... )

Well, I did it. I have successfully finished my lift truck training. It was supposed to be over two days, but my instructor decided that he would be willing to stay late and let me do my "road test" today. That saves me a trip back in to Brantford tomorrow. Fine by me. It was still close to an 11 hour day ( Read more... )

Tomorrow, I get up bloody early in the morning.
5:45 in the AM, to be exact.
Gaak - I'm used to going to bed around that time!
But it's okay with me, because I get to learn about towmotors!

I'm a little nervous about it, truth be told.