Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
Further Proof that HR people (or whoever’s doing the job posting these days) don’t have a damn clue: I’m checking out what I missed on various job sites in the past few days, and discovered something pretty odd. There’s one site that lists jobs under “Internship,” “Entry-Level,” “Mid to Senior-Level,” and “Executive.” I like checking … Continue reading Effed Up
Sooo yah. About that job thing… I rescinded my acceptance of their offer after the first day. It’s one of the hardest decisions I’ve made in the not-so-distant past, but it was ultimately the right thing to do. I’ve often heard that the right thing and the easy thing are very rarely the same – … Continue reading Cold Feet
(read parts one, two, and three) There was a definite point when things started turning around for me in this whole process. It was the day I met Cathy Lim. For those who aren’t familiar with either the city of Vancouver or the marketing industry within it, there is a universal truth you need to … Continue reading How did I get there from here: Part IV
I’m going to deviate from the candidate-focused advice I’ve been spouting in parts one and two, and take a moment to rant at the majority of HR managers and recruiters I’ve had the displeasure of interacting with through this process: Part the Third: HR (haphazard and ridiculous) Are you an HR Professional? Have I applied … Continue reading How did I get there from here: Part III
So I mentioned in Part the First that I think the resume is pretty much useless on its own for getting a job, and is really a secondary piece of collateral to support your claims. What does get someone to the “confirmation of skills” phase? Networking. And so I bring to you: Part the Second: … Continue reading How did I get there from here: Part II
I received my layoff notice on the 6th of March, worked my last day on the 15th, and will start my new job on the 25th of June. That’s about 3 months and two weeks trying everything I could think of (and a few things I couldn’t) to land a new job. Seeing as the … Continue reading How did I get there from here
If you’ve been paying attention to Facebook in the last couple hours, you may have noticed that I finally got a damn job. My new title is Marketing and Corporate Communications Manager. Yes it’s a mouthful. No, I’m not sure how it’ll all fit on my new cards. I’ll be working for a small, but … Continue reading Workity