This was posted on Linked in, a few weeks ago and I decided to go:

Academicians citizens of Raanana or Hasharon area

You are invited to a first and unique Employment Fair offering:
• Direct meetings with potential employers
• A wide variety of jobs for senior or highly skilled candidates
• Options for retraining or career change
• Lectures and ( Read more... )

No more excuses. I need to buy a new bag for work now!

I really shouldn’t pay attention to what someone says to me, but I can’t help it, I always do.

So, it’s been a long time coming. My backpack (a small Ralph Loren navy blue water resistant) anyway, the other day one of my colleagues comes by me office and I don’t know, maybe she was looking for a ( Read more... )

I overheard a conversation today, since the boss and I share an office.

It went something like this:

“I thought my company was registered…anyway I’m looking for 2 developers, and, and,…well

That is about it. You know something, I need to go to a meeting, could you call be back on my cell phone?”

Boss waits for cell to ring. Boss exits the office with ( Read more... )

here are 3 links to anyone who is interested in learning more:

Employment Networking - Getting to the Other Two Thirds of the Jobs
Just figures:
Women, young employees bear brunt of layoffs

Average wage drops

I do believe my boss had her reasons to choose to let me go from ANALOG, but the fact is I take it a bit personally.

I’m still in touch with one of my colleagues from time to time.

My bosses closest friend (the met through work) decided to leave around the same time I was laid off because she wanted a part time job and they wouldn’t let her.

Though it ( Read more... )

I got the job in Ra'anana at TodaCell!

Boy did I read the interviewer WRONG. He offered me a part time job. From 09:00-14:00 starting next week.for 4,500 (that is 50% less what I made...but it's half the time also, and a good rate for part time). I'll start next Sunday. He needs to get me a computer first.
I'm happy with this offer, because it will ( Read more... )

The saga of looking for work continues.
I interviewed last week in Kfar Saba, I wasn't really impressed and didn't want the job, but he did have the courtesy of calling me up and telling me that he went with someone else. I thanked him for letting me know.
(I'm pretty sure it was either what my hand writing analyzing indicated or my salary ( Read more... )

HEALTH
So, I’m done with my 10 day of antibiotics and I’m still just plain old exhausted. When I wake up I feel like I have cobwebs on my eyes.

FAMILY AND BIRTHDAYS
My brother in England got lucky as someone at work offered him 3 tickets for the cup final for a better price then what was available online. So despite this being an expensive treat, you ( Read more... )

So, I’ve been called for a job interview here: http://www.ovedgubi.com/ …and I’m very conflicted…it’s not in the location I’m interested in…I would have to drive there…it’s an office manager, so a really BLAH job. Don’t really know why I submitted…and they probably don’t want to meet my salary ( Read more... )

Regarding career changes, the book I ordered "Head First Web Design" has arrived, so I better get started on reading it and trying things out.

If anyone of you had read The Alchemist, which made quite an impression on me, it says that when you follow your own personal legend the world will conspire to help you, as if to say everything falls into ( Read more... )