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Maybe I jumped the gun with my previous entry about the federal government employment equity programs.
On thursday, Defence Construction Canada called me for an interview. It happens this upcoming Tuesday, at 8am. I'm excited about it. It's a lot easier to go to job interviews when you already have a fairly decent job... it takes a lot of the stress off. Provided I can find the guys office (building 50, by the white fence on Oxford Street, Room 112 by the centre stairwell). Huh? Anyway, it's a contract administration job, which is where I want to go. I have pretty good experience in this stuff, and think I can pull it off, unless I jackass myself with an inability to construct full sentences, which has happened to me only twice in job interviews.
Jeff's job interview history
1994 - Dishwasher - nailed that bitch.
1998 - Cook - nailed that bitch, then quit 8 hours later.
1998 - Stock boy at Walmart - got it.
1999 - Stock boy at a different Walmart - got it.
2000 - Crazy Unionized Stock boy position at Strano-Sysco that paid $25/hour - didn't get it.
2001 - National Defence CAD bitch - got it.
2002 - Public Works and Government Services CAD bitch - got it.
2002 - CAD bitch for an architect. Got it, then they rescinded the offer. Architect-hate started.
2002 - CAD bitch for an architect. Got it, then they rescinded the offer. Architect-hate reinforced. Self-esteem shattered.
2002 - Municipal building inspector - didn't get it.
2002 - Hospital CAD bitch - didn't get it.
2002 - Turkey farm barn CAD bitch - didn't get it.
2002 - Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. Asst. project manager - got it, thanks to a friend "inside."
2003 - Maaten (first *real* job) - got it after a 5 hour interview.
2004 - Architectural Technologist for an architect in Goderich after 4 hour interview- got it, turned it down, because I'm dumb.
2005 - Truss/Floor Assembly designer, after 3 interviews and an IQ test - got it.
2005 - Current job - got it.
So I'm 11 for 15. That's 76.4%, including the rescinded offers, which were totally not my fault, I swear.
I think I have a 76.4% chance of landing this job. That's my thought, and I'm fairly impressed by my job-attaining performance. I'm a world-class bullshitter, I suppose. I do that in my job now, so I'm well-practised for it (ie. go to a project meeting, bullshit to 25 people for three hours that everything is "under control" and "within budget" and "within deadline" and go home and wanna shoot myself. Hahahahah.
*Crosses finger that he get's job. Could use a 40% raise.*
On thursday, Defence Construction Canada called me for an interview. It happens this upcoming Tuesday, at 8am. I'm excited about it. It's a lot easier to go to job interviews when you already have a fairly decent job... it takes a lot of the stress off. Provided I can find the guys office (building 50, by the white fence on Oxford Street, Room 112 by the centre stairwell). Huh? Anyway, it's a contract administration job, which is where I want to go. I have pretty good experience in this stuff, and think I can pull it off, unless I jackass myself with an inability to construct full sentences, which has happened to me only twice in job interviews.
Jeff's job interview history
1994 - Dishwasher - nailed that bitch.
1998 - Cook - nailed that bitch, then quit 8 hours later.
1998 - Stock boy at Walmart - got it.
1999 - Stock boy at a different Walmart - got it.
2000 - Crazy Unionized Stock boy position at Strano-Sysco that paid $25/hour - didn't get it.
2001 - National Defence CAD bitch - got it.
2002 - Public Works and Government Services CAD bitch - got it.
2002 - CAD bitch for an architect. Got it, then they rescinded the offer. Architect-hate started.
2002 - CAD bitch for an architect. Got it, then they rescinded the offer. Architect-hate reinforced. Self-esteem shattered.
2002 - Municipal building inspector - didn't get it.
2002 - Hospital CAD bitch - didn't get it.
2002 - Turkey farm barn CAD bitch - didn't get it.
2002 - Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. Asst. project manager - got it, thanks to a friend "inside."
2003 - Maaten (first *real* job) - got it after a 5 hour interview.
2004 - Architectural Technologist for an architect in Goderich after 4 hour interview- got it, turned it down, because I'm dumb.
2005 - Truss/Floor Assembly designer, after 3 interviews and an IQ test - got it.
2005 - Current job - got it.
So I'm 11 for 15. That's 76.4%, including the rescinded offers, which were totally not my fault, I swear.
I think I have a 76.4% chance of landing this job. That's my thought, and I'm fairly impressed by my job-attaining performance. I'm a world-class bullshitter, I suppose. I do that in my job now, so I'm well-practised for it (ie. go to a project meeting, bullshit to 25 people for three hours that everything is "under control" and "within budget" and "within deadline" and go home and wanna shoot myself. Hahahahah.
*Crosses finger that he get's job. Could use a 40% raise.*