Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Class clown


April 10, 2013

Overnight ice and snow sent a thrill up and down my spine like a child pulling out the sled to clumber onto the hilltop and careen down with abandon. Of course I have not been struggling with the dirty slopes on the side of the road, incessant shoveling, treacherous driving in it and despite inevitable layers, constant shivering for the past six months. Lucky me!

Seems counter-intuitive to revel in the winter yet I feel comfortable and even lighthearted acceptance since my attention and devotion revolves around the job hunt, tax preparation, bill paying and commitment to Taelor and Tyrus.

Workforce class with other job huntsman makes for an interesting week. The scuttle-butt in the corporate world is NOT solely dependent upon the umpteen emails from Job Boards so I am thrilled to not have to sit on the laptop for hours on end and respond to the URGENT job postings they throw my way. Too many balls to juggle!

Bedraggled to professionally attired folks surround the rectangular tables with grim, turned down mouths to bright and cheery anticipatory attitudes make up the class. The stagnant energy, oblivious to all of the employment opportunities we are “missing out on” takes us backwards to assess core values, marketable skills and specific examples of making a difference. It is tedious, brutally extensive and inevitably helpful.

Have an informational interview so I am required to prepare a new and improved version of my Resume. Most of the participants have one version of the document and I stagger under my all-embracing pile of options.  

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