The Quest - Page 28

Griff · 02-25-2020, 03:35 PM

*BOOM!*

glatt · 02-25-2020, 06:51 PM

Right on!

BigV · 02-25-2020, 07:24 PM

Further update:

Remember that time when the lady who scheduled phone interview with me stood me up instead? No, not that time, the time after that. Yeah. Well, we exchanged emails again and she called me this afternoon (just twenty minutes late, but who's counting?).

Another excellent interview. She's a recruiter for a big consulting outfit and they're looking to add an engineer to a team that does work in my town, right down the road at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. She decided to forward my application to "the team" and they'll decide if they want to interview me. That second interview will likely be a phone interview since the team has members from San Diego to Puget Sound to Tokyo. If they like what they hear in that second interview, the recruiter said they'd be willing to make an offer based on the second phone interview.

Some of the details were ones I had to say no to, unfortunately. For example, the opening requirement is a Secret clearance, which I do not have. We talked about it and she said if "I'm the job" (gah--don't get me started on the level of biz-speak... level-set, SME, show you my cards, etc etc) meaning they really like me, that they'd give me work in the non classified areas while my clearance was being ... cleared? created? validated?

Anyhow, the money's right, the location's right, I'm stoked!

Two home runs in one day!

fargon · 02-25-2020, 07:54 PM

Yay BigV!!!

Clodfobble · 02-25-2020, 09:03 PM

Fingers crossed!

slang · 02-25-2020, 09:23 PM

Looking good BigV!

xoxoxoBruce · 02-25-2020, 11:16 PM

Not surprising, companies are looking for gems like you every day. In their defence it ain't easy winnowing out the chaff, and making a mistake can be very costly. So they are cautious which works in your favor at this point, in that if they hear an answer they don't really like they'll take the time to ask another one to be sure.
You're on your way.

BigV · 03-04-2020, 12:18 PM

First second interview has been scheduled for this Friday!

Again, nervous and excited. This will be an hour long conference call phone interview with the principals of the team with which I'll be working, should they offer and I accept.

Clodfobble · 03-04-2020, 12:25 PM

Yay!

Gravdigr · 03-04-2020, 01:53 PM

Good luck, V. Hope you and it are what you and they are looking for.

monster · 03-04-2020, 05:27 PM

oh great news! Good Luck!

Griff · 03-04-2020, 08:27 PM

Nice, good luck bro.

BigV · 03-06-2020, 01:14 PM

J.F.C.

You know how I've moaned here about how hard it is to produce these documents, how I agonize over them, wanting them to be *perfect*? I'm the king of overthinking and I've caused myself undue stress in the process. I've had other people proof my work. I've tried to lower my ~~neuroticism~~ standards and just get the stuff out the door. I might have overshot on this effort having just discovered a typographical error on my RESUME. No biggie.... just my phone number.

#facepalm

glatt · 03-06-2020, 01:26 PM

LOL. Oh, man..

That's brutal.

BigV · 03-06-2020, 01:57 PM

Yes.

I got what I got, though. Onward.

The error has been corrected, but for my local copies only. Now I have re-upload this resume, which has already been distributed to probably....forty applications? Nothing to be done about those. But I have to put the corrected copy on all the sites where I have a presence. Here's a quick list:

LIST OF SITES WHERE I HAVE LOGINS
AND RECEIVE JOB LEADS IN EMAIL
LOGIN NAME VARIES
LOGIN EMAIL VARIES
** ** ** ** ** **

https://www.indeed.com
https://www.linkedin.com
https://www.dice.com
https://lensa.com
https://seeker.worksourcewa.com
https://jobs.kitsapsun.com
https://www.kitsapgov.com
https://www.civicplus.com
https://www.bremertonwa.gov
https://www.careeronestop.org
metroseattlejobs.com (not secure)
https://www.resume-library.com
bah.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
https://careers.boozallen.com
https://www.glassdoor.com
http://www.careers.wa.gov
https://www.usajobs.gov
https://www.governmentjobs.com
schooljobs.com and governmentjobs.com (Equivalent domains)
https://www.ziprecruiter.com
https://www.onetonline.org
http://localjobbulletin.com
https://www.monster.com

02-25-2020, 03:35 PM	#406
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	BOOM! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-25-2020, 07:24 PM	#408
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Further update: Remember that time when the lady who scheduled phone interview with me stood me up instead? No, not that time, the time after that. Yeah. Well, we exchanged emails again and she called me this afternoon (just twenty minutes late, but who's counting?). Another excellent interview. She's a recruiter for a big consulting outfit and they're looking to add an engineer to a team that does work in my town, right down the road at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. She decided to forward my application to "the team" and they'll decide if they want to interview me. That second interview will likely be a phone interview since the team has members from San Diego to Puget Sound to Tokyo. If they like what they hear in that second interview, the recruiter said they'd be willing to make an offer based on the second phone interview. Some of the details were ones I had to say no to, unfortunately. For example, the opening requirement is a Secret clearance, which I do not have. We talked about it and she said if "I'm the job" (gah--don't get me started on the level of biz-speak... level-set, SME, show you my cards, etc etc) meaning they really like me, that they'd give me work in the non classified areas while my clearance was being ... cleared? created? validated? Anyhow, the money's right, the location's right, I'm stoked! Two home runs in one day! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

02-25-2020, 07:54 PM	#409
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	Yay BigV!!! __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

02-25-2020, 09:03 PM	#410
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Fingers crossed! __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

02-25-2020, 11:16 PM	#412
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Not surprising, companies are looking for gems like you every day. In their defence it ain't easy winnowing out the chaff, and making a mistake can be very costly. So they are cautious which works in your favor at this point, in that if they hear an answer they don't really like they'll take the time to ask another one to be sure. You're on your way. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-25-2020, 06:51 PM	#407
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Right on!

02-25-2020, 09:23 PM	#411
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Looking good BigV!

03-04-2020, 12:18 PM	#413
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	First second interview has been scheduled for this Friday! Again, nervous and excited. This will be an hour long conference call phone interview with the principals of the team with which I'll be working, should they offer and I accept. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

03-04-2020, 12:25 PM	#414
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Yay! __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

03-04-2020, 01:53 PM	#415
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Good luck, V. Hope you and it are what you and they are looking for. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-04-2020, 05:27 PM	#416
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	oh great news! Good Luck! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-04-2020, 08:27 PM	#417
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Nice, good luck bro. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-06-2020, 01:14 PM	#418
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	J.F.C. You know how I've moaned here about how hard it is to produce these documents, how I agonize over them, wanting them to be perfect? I'm the king of overthinking and I've caused myself undue stress in the process. I've had other people proof my work. I've tried to lower my ~~neuroticism~~ standards and just get the stuff out the door. I might have overshot on this effort having just discovered a typographical error on my RESUME. No biggie.... just my phone number. #facepalm __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

03-06-2020, 01:26 PM	#419
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	LOL. Oh, man.. That's brutal.

03-06-2020, 01:57 PM	#420
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Yes. I got what I got, though. Onward. The error has been corrected, but for my local copies only. Now I have re-upload this resume, which has already been distributed to probably....forty applications? Nothing to be done about those. But I have to put the corrected copy on all the sites where I have a presence. Here's a quick list: LIST OF SITES WHERE I HAVE LOGINS AND RECEIVE JOB LEADS IN EMAIL LOGIN NAME VARIES LOGIN EMAIL VARIES https://www.indeed.com https://www.linkedin.com https://www.dice.com https://lensa.com https://seeker.worksourcewa.com https://jobs.kitsapsun.com https://www.kitsapgov.com https://www.civicplus.com https://www.bremertonwa.gov https://www.careeronestop.org metroseattlejobs.com (not secure) https://www.resume-library.com bah.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com https://careers.boozallen.com https://www.glassdoor.com http://www.careers.wa.gov https://www.usajobs.gov https://www.governmentjobs.com schooljobs.com and governmentjobs.com (Equivalent domains) https://www.ziprecruiter.com https://www.onetonline.org http://localjobbulletin.com https://www.monster.com __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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