Well, we have arrived. Posting is likely to still be sporadic for a while though, since we're living out of duffel bags with friends until the 1st, so computer time is limited. Especially with two male gamers in the house.
The move itself went pretty smoothly, considering our rig of uhaul + car was 43 feet long (at least, according to BC Ferries, who charged us $279 one way on that basis.) I didn't drive. I let hubby handle that, and he did it well, though we both concluded that if we ever move back across the mountains in winter, like the first time, we will absolutely not be towing a vehicle ever again. But it is manageable in better weather.
I'm currently back in a sales role at my old location. It's kind of a blast from the past, to be honest, and I'm enjoying being back at it for a little while, though I suspect it will get old pretty fast. Looks like there's been some fairly major staffing issues going on there and they were totally delighted to have me back. I've been applying here and there to jobs, though I want to make sure that when I do move, it's to the right job, so it's been a pretty selective job hunt so far. I've got calls in to a couple of recruiters who were interested in my resume, and now it's a matter of finding the right job, so now the networking truly begins. Fun stuff.
Anyway, the computer is in high demand, so I am off for now. I'm keeping up a little better with Twitter, because I can tweet from my phone, and I look forward to getting back to the blog soon.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
Blog Hiatus
Well, the move is upon us.
Technically, it's Tuesday. However, we're heading off to spend the weekend with my folks, as Dad's 60th birthday is on Monday, and we didn't want to miss that. Then it's off to Calgary. We don't get to move into our new place until September 1st, which means that internet access is going to be sporadic until a bit after that, so you probably won't see much of me until then.
Talk to you in September!
Technically, it's Tuesday. However, we're heading off to spend the weekend with my folks, as Dad's 60th birthday is on Monday, and we didn't want to miss that. Then it's off to Calgary. We don't get to move into our new place until September 1st, which means that internet access is going to be sporadic until a bit after that, so you probably won't see much of me until then.
Talk to you in September!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Wow! So I am having trouble keeping up to my blogging in the midst of all the chaos that is moving, wrapping up my job, etc. etc.
I managed to get one thing off my plate by hiring my replacement last week. And a brutal process it was, too. We got a lot of applications, which was fabulous; it seems that my redesigned job advertisement proved very effective, because we got just a pile of resumes. We narrowed it down to the top ten or so candidates, and began trying to schedule interviews- and then I got really sick. Some super nasty virus that just took me down for the count, and it was either reschedule 9 interviews with my boss and me, or suck it up and come in to work anyway- while amply supplied with kleenex and anti-bacterial sanitizer. So, I did the latter.
In the end, we conducted nine interviews and did settle on a candidate. She has less experience than me, but wage cost was a consideration, and my boss is willing to train. We'll see how it works out; I wasn't as blown away by her interview as my boss was, but I don't have to work with her on a permanent basis. For the next two weeks I'll be training her before I go, and we'll see what happens.
The structured interview that I set up worked rather well; the structure was set and the rubric was easy to use. Hopefully it works well for the future also.
I managed to get one thing off my plate by hiring my replacement last week. And a brutal process it was, too. We got a lot of applications, which was fabulous; it seems that my redesigned job advertisement proved very effective, because we got just a pile of resumes. We narrowed it down to the top ten or so candidates, and began trying to schedule interviews- and then I got really sick. Some super nasty virus that just took me down for the count, and it was either reschedule 9 interviews with my boss and me, or suck it up and come in to work anyway- while amply supplied with kleenex and anti-bacterial sanitizer. So, I did the latter.
In the end, we conducted nine interviews and did settle on a candidate. She has less experience than me, but wage cost was a consideration, and my boss is willing to train. We'll see how it works out; I wasn't as blown away by her interview as my boss was, but I don't have to work with her on a permanent basis. For the next two weeks I'll be training her before I go, and we'll see what happens.
The structured interview that I set up worked rather well; the structure was set and the rubric was easy to use. Hopefully it works well for the future also.
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