It's August! Hopefully getting toward the end of vacation season so all those hiring managers and HR folks will be getting back into the office!
What do you have on tap for August?
For me, I finish my year-long (actually 18 month) leadership program this week. And I have my PMP boot camp later this month. I've been doing project management for awhile, now I just need to get the credential. I also have a lot of work drama that has been down, but I'm trying to get past it.
I have two applications that I should get out this week. I mentioned one last week, and came across the 2nd opportunity a few days ago.
The 2nd opportunity is actually a place I'd looked into applying to several years ago, but just didn't out of laziness. And over the years I always kicked myself for not even trying. So I won't make that mistake again!
Post by dreamcrisp1 on Aug 3, 2015 13:25:24 GMT -5
I have a job interview on Tuesday. The other job didn't pan out on both sides. I don't want to commute that far and he said I am an amazing project manager but he's decided he wants an account manager too. Let's hope tuesday pans out! It's not at all in my field but good way to get in this ministry.
I'll join this officially. We are hoping to move back to MD from GA. My H has a great opportunity there that we just cannot pass up.
I just got word today about an interview. They will fly me up there, and I'll need to present to the group on some analytic work that I have done. I have a presentation already put together that describes an interesting problem for a project I worked on in 2009. It's interesting and analytical. But not recent. Most of my recent work hasn't been that interesting analytically. Should I use this presentation on the older but interesting topic or pick something new? FWIW, the position I am interviewing for is not analytic in nature. It's more administrative.
I think I already posted this in last week's thread, but I have a marathon interview on Friday. Will be my first interview in 7 years and I will be meeting with 7 people back-to-back. I'm exhausted already! Hopefully I'm prepared
I have a phone interview in 42 minutes! I applied to this job on Friday morning... The recruiter emailed me to set up an interview before i had even gotten the automated response from the company's system, lol. Hopefully that's a good sign...
womet - I'd probably use the 2009 if it's one of the better representations of your work. I know most folks will say 6 years ago is forever, but in the fed world, old stuff still counts. Weird that they want analytic stuff for a administrative job (and I assume you mean policy admin, not admin admin)
I have a phone interview in 42 minutes! I applied to this job on Friday morning... The recruiter emailed me to set up an interview before i had even gotten the automated response from the company's system, lol. Hopefully that's a good sign...
I have a phone interview in 42 minutes! I applied to this job on Friday morning... The recruiter emailed me to set up an interview before i had even gotten the automated response from the company's system, lol. Hopefully that's a good sign...
So 42 mins have come and gone. Good news?
Sorry, had to go back to my current job, . I think it went well! Narrowing down from 20 candidates to 10, for follow up phone interviews weds and thurs. fingers crossed... ?
womet - I'd probably use the 2009 if it's one of the better representations of your work. I know most folks will say 6 years ago is forever, but in the fed world, old stuff still counts. Weird that they want analytic stuff for a administrative job (and I assume you mean policy admin, not admin admin)
Okay, I have a specific question about references. My current manager is changing roles in the organization and won't be my manager anymore, but will still be more senior to me. Is it bad to list him as a reference (I would warn him before anyone would contact him)? He is the only manager I have had at this company, and I have been here 5 years.
konapoppy: if he is willing to be a reference and would provide supportive details to a prospective employer definitely list him. For now he is your current manager. Once he transitions and is no longer your manager I'd still include him and explain something along the lines of "manager of 5 years."
I am going to a conference this weekend for three nights. I think it will be a good networking opportunity internally (big boss and CEO also going) and externally.
2 more lateral positions opened up at my company (let's call my position level 3). I'm really unsure about whether I should apply. They both listed both level 3 and 4 openings. The last time this happened, they ended up going with the level 4 because they wanted someone with more experience. Level 4 positions can be difficult to fill (my dept had one open for 6 months and only had a handful of applications; when it was downgraded to a level 3, apps started pouring in) so I see why they are keeping their options open. I just want to be cautious about how many openings I apply for because I don't want my current department to find out and make my environment even worse.
Other than that, here's what's stopping me... Both of these departments have a level 2 employee that is more than qualified for a level 3 or 4 position. If they wanted the level 2 to have it, they would have only opened the position internally and I wouldn't be seeing the listing. Dept 1's level 2 has been working in that department for 7 years (30 years total at the company). Dept 2's level 2 has her BS/MS/PhD in our field. Shouldn't it be a red flag that perfectly capable/qualified people are not being promoted? Why would they hire someone like me (3 yrs of experience) when they aren't promoting someone with 10x as much experience as me?
I just got a recruiter email about a job that pays 20% more plus bonus and has a better title. But it's 45 minutes away. I live 5 minutes away from work and have four weeks off PLUS one day every other week. How could I ever leave? I am going to speak with him to find out more.
Post by schitzengiggles on Aug 5, 2015 7:36:24 GMT -5
It has been a big week for me! After years of working decent but non long-term career (for me at least) jobs, I finished grad school on Monday AND started my first "Big girl job". I'm 33 so it's a relief to finally know where I'm headed once and for all. I'm really excited, as the position ties both my undergrad and grad degrees together even though they're pretty unrelated. Seems like the company is going to be a great fit for me. The 13k raise, easy commute, and great benefits don't hurt, either. Woohoo!
Update... By COB Monday (so roughly 1.5 hours after my interview) I had a 2nd interview scheduled for tomorrow morning. I looked up the people I'm interviewing with and found that one of them (who would be my boss) worked with a friend from law school at his last company. So, I talked to my friend this morning. She said he's great to work for, but that he's not that happy with the new company (she called him to out in a good word for me and to get some scoop on the job/company for me). Apparently the group I'd be in is "challenging" to work with. This is not dissuading me, necessarily, but I definitely don't want to move states to be miserable! I have some thoughts, but any tips on how to scope this out via the interview process would be appreciated.
I feel stupid quoting myself but any thoughts on next steps ?
Sure, go ahead and follow up. Can you maybe find the person on LinkedIn if you didn't get the full name? If not, you can ask the admin to pass on the note but that's obviously not ideal.
Also carrotsmakemefat if you have the name of the person and the admin email, you should be able to figure out what their email is based on the admin email.
I may start coming into these threads since I'm trying to move along a career path, either at my current employer or possibly on my own gig. Props to everyone who is trying to do bigger and/or better things; here's to things working out so we're all happy in our careers. :thumbup: