The Quest - Page 11

orthodoc · 10-17-2012, 05:21 PM

A credit check ... I know, how insulting. And if you live your life without depending on credit your score is lower.

Sounds like you did great, V. The wait is tough ... but sending good vibes, crossing fingers and toes for you!

BigV · 10-31-2013, 03:22 PM

I hate being out of work. I hate the (so far) endless rejection, it's wearing. I've recently been rejected again.

Quote:

October 31, 2013

Dear V,

Thank you for your interest in the Help Desk Technician (IT Specialist 3) position at the Dept. of Transportation. Unfortunately, the position has been filled and at this time we are no longer accepting applications.

We wish you the best in your job search and encourage you to visit careers.wa.gov for other employment opportunities that may be of interest to you.

Sincerely,

(name redacted)
Dept. of Transportation
Human Resources
206-555-1212
EmailName@wsdot.wa.gov

Fuck.

Pete Zicato · 10-31-2013, 08:18 PM

V - have you registered and posted a resume on dice.com? That's where I got most of my hits when I changed last year. You get a lot of head-hunters but I didn't mind that. Just don't promise to be exclusive.

orthodoc · 10-31-2013, 08:31 PM

Damn. Sorry to hear this, V.

BigV · 01-10-2014, 03:04 PM

Good morning friends.

Today I got an email from a local company telling me that she'd gotten my information from the employee referral program, and that she liked what she read. She asked me to send her some times and dates for when we could talk together to see how good a fit I'd be in their organization.

**swooooon**

She included a document for me to fill out as a prescreening tool, and asked me to send it back to her before we talk on the phone. I replied to her message saying let's meet up next week. I said I'd complete her document and send it to her separately. The acknowledgment has been sent, and now I'm completing the prescreen.

The bad news is that I'm not aces on all the things they ask me to rate my experience with. Several of them are zero and that kinda freaks me out. The freakout passes though when I realize I can just do my best.

Gah. STRESS.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-10-2014, 05:28 PM

Congrats, V, hope it pans out.

wolf · 01-10-2014, 07:42 PM

A coworker says her cousin is doing well with virtualvocations.com.

Elspode · 01-10-2014, 08:00 PM

Is this about a job, or some sort of dating thing?

xoxoxoBruce · 01-10-2014, 08:45 PM

Employment.

DanaC · 01-11-2014, 07:03 AM

Oooooh. Good luck V

Griff · 01-11-2014, 07:50 AM

Luck, V.

BigV · 01-23-2014, 03:43 PM

Thank you all for your good wishes. I am very happy to report that my success in the first interview has led to a second phone interview, this time with the head of the department (where I'll be working (hopefully)) and a member of the department (a peer (hopefully)). This second interview is scheduled to take place 45 minutes from now. I'm nervous and excited.

In the first interview (with the internal recruiter) things went very well, and she said she liked what she'd heard. She said the only red flag was my response to what I've been doing to keep myself current. In my field, IT, some skills are perishable. Not only does one get rusty with disuse, but the demand for some skills become less (my training in COBOL is of interest to only a handful of people on the planet these days, I reckon). More specifically, my experience with Windows products is somewhat dated. The work deals mostly with Microsoft Exchange 2010, some MS Exchange 2013 (only in beta now). Well, 2003 and 2007 are the editions that I last earned my scars from and some things have changed.

I should say that the job is for a front line help desk person specializing in messaging. Well, that's the kind of work I like, the kind of work I'm good at. I'm good in an emergency, I like helping people, fixing things, solving puzzles. And I'm a dab hand with technology. I'm articulate, friendly and observant. If you have a problem with your computer, I'm a good guy to call. But the specific editions of the technology *are* new to me, the tools for managing them are new to me. But not all the tools are new. Dividing a problem to conquer it is the same as it ever was. Network diagnostic tools like ping, tracert, nslookup and ipconfig are not new, network concepts like Active Directory and Global Catalog Servers are not new. I am familiar with these and they're still in wide use, score +1 for me.

....

I'm nervous. I started the post and said 45 mins to interview time. now it's 18 mins. I'm gonna sign off now, and try to center myself.

WISH ME GOOD LUCK!!!

Sheldonrs · 01-23-2014, 03:52 PM

Good Luck! :-)

Molasar · 01-23-2014, 03:58 PM

I've been there too often as well.
best luck buddy!

DanaC · 01-23-2014, 04:02 PM

Good luck, mate

10-17-2012, 05:21 PM	#151
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	A credit check ... I know, how insulting. And if you live your life without depending on credit your score is lower. Sounds like you did great, V. The wait is tough ... but sending good vibes, crossing fingers and toes for you! __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

10-31-2013, 08:18 PM	#153
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	V - have you registered and posted a resume on dice.com? That's where I got most of my hits when I changed last year. You get a lot of head-hunters but I didn't mind that. Just don't promise to be exclusive. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

10-31-2013, 08:31 PM	#154
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Damn. Sorry to hear this, V. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

01-10-2014, 03:04 PM	#155
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Good morning friends. Today I got an email from a local company telling me that she'd gotten my information from the employee referral program, and that she liked what she read. She asked me to send her some times and dates for when we could talk together to see how good a fit I'd be in their organization. swooooon She included a document for me to fill out as a prescreening tool, and asked me to send it back to her before we talk on the phone. I replied to her message saying let's meet up next week. I said I'd complete her document and send it to her separately. The acknowledgment has been sent, and now I'm completing the prescreen. The bad news is that I'm not aces on all the things they ask me to rate my experience with. Several of them are zero and that kinda freaks me out. The freakout passes though when I realize I can just do my best. Gah. STRESS. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

01-10-2014, 05:28 PM	#156
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Congrats, V, hope it pans out. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-10-2014, 07:42 PM	#157
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	A coworker says her cousin is doing well with virtualvocations.com. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-10-2014, 08:00 PM	#158
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Is this about a job, or some sort of dating thing? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-10-2014, 08:45 PM	#159
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Employment. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-11-2014, 07:50 AM	#161
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Luck, V. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-23-2014, 03:43 PM	#162
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Thank you all for your good wishes. I am very happy to report that my success in the first interview has led to a second phone interview, this time with the head of the department (where I'll be working (hopefully)) and a member of the department (a peer (hopefully)). This second interview is scheduled to take place 45 minutes from now. I'm nervous and excited. In the first interview (with the internal recruiter) things went very well, and she said she liked what she'd heard. She said the only red flag was my response to what I've been doing to keep myself current. In my field, IT, some skills are perishable. Not only does one get rusty with disuse, but the demand for some skills become less (my training in COBOL is of interest to only a handful of people on the planet these days, I reckon). More specifically, my experience with Windows products is somewhat dated. The work deals mostly with Microsoft Exchange 2010, some MS Exchange 2013 (only in beta now). Well, 2003 and 2007 are the editions that I last earned my scars from and some things have changed. I should say that the job is for a front line help desk person specializing in messaging. Well, that's the kind of work I like, the kind of work I'm good at. I'm good in an emergency, I like helping people, fixing things, solving puzzles. And I'm a dab hand with technology. I'm articulate, friendly and observant. If you have a problem with your computer, I'm a good guy to call. But the specific editions of the technology are new to me, the tools for managing them are new to me. But not all the tools are new. Dividing a problem to conquer it is the same as it ever was. Network diagnostic tools like ping, tracert, nslookup and ipconfig are not new, network concepts like Active Directory and Global Catalog Servers are not new. I am familiar with these and they're still in wide use, score +1 for me. .... I'm nervous. I started the post and said 45 mins to interview time. now it's 18 mins. I'm gonna sign off now, and try to center myself. WISH ME GOOD LUCK!!! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

01-23-2014, 03:52 PM	#163
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	Good Luck! :-) __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

01-23-2014, 03:58 PM	#164
Molasar Part-time superhero (off shift right now, leave a message) Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Her Majesty's United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Posts: 211	I've been there too often as well. best luck buddy! __________________ The only dumb question is the one you didn't ask.

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