I still aten't dead
... I'm just looking for work.
Jobseeking is a fun process. Really. I've sort of got into the swing of it by now - I run through the jobs available on Seek.com.au each Monday, and submit my resume and a cover letter to the ones which look good. Then I sit back and wait for the replies, which come in on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Interviews, if I'm asked, tend to happen on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. In the last few weeks, I've had at least one interview a week, and so far the best I've done is running second place. On the other hand, I think I've seen most of the IT recruiters in the Perth metro area.
I've also learned that while I'd be interested in doing ISP support, they ask for more knowledge than corporate support, and pay less money. Like, lots less. I think the last time I was getting money that low, I was working either checkouts or data entry, and neither of those asked me to come in and do shifts ending at 1am or starting at 4am.
If it wasn't for the medication, I'd probably be depressed. Actually, I have gone through a patch of being depressed, despite the medication. It's weird when that happens. I don't actually feel depressed, but I don't want to do anything, and my get up and go doesn't. So I just spend a lot of time sleeping late, and then staying up until ridiculous hours of the morning because I can't get back to sleep again. Of course, yesterday I woke up feeling human again, so I presume it's all hormonal, which is somewhat frustrating.
Anyway, my schedule for today involves an interview with a nice chap from the Eastern States for a job in North Fremantle at 9am in a hotel in Perth, then going to the tax office in Northbridge to explain to them that while I do intend to hand the Australian government all the money I owe it, this will have to wait until I actually have some money to hand them. I may be back by 6pm, if I'm lucky.
Jobseeking is a fun process. Really. I've sort of got into the swing of it by now - I run through the jobs available on Seek.com.au each Monday, and submit my resume and a cover letter to the ones which look good. Then I sit back and wait for the replies, which come in on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Interviews, if I'm asked, tend to happen on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. In the last few weeks, I've had at least one interview a week, and so far the best I've done is running second place. On the other hand, I think I've seen most of the IT recruiters in the Perth metro area.
I've also learned that while I'd be interested in doing ISP support, they ask for more knowledge than corporate support, and pay less money. Like, lots less. I think the last time I was getting money that low, I was working either checkouts or data entry, and neither of those asked me to come in and do shifts ending at 1am or starting at 4am.
If it wasn't for the medication, I'd probably be depressed. Actually, I have gone through a patch of being depressed, despite the medication. It's weird when that happens. I don't actually feel depressed, but I don't want to do anything, and my get up and go doesn't. So I just spend a lot of time sleeping late, and then staying up until ridiculous hours of the morning because I can't get back to sleep again. Of course, yesterday I woke up feeling human again, so I presume it's all hormonal, which is somewhat frustrating.
Anyway, my schedule for today involves an interview with a nice chap from the Eastern States for a job in North Fremantle at 9am in a hotel in Perth, then going to the tax office in Northbridge to explain to them that while I do intend to hand the Australian government all the money I owe it, this will have to wait until I actually have some money to hand them. I may be back by 6pm, if I'm lucky.