Well, not really a book report. I'm in Sacramento right now because as some of you know, I signed up to take a test to get a state job. More specifically, as an office assistant or office tech for one of the prisons. Not my ideal job, but it will be enough to get me started and money flowing in (finally).
I don't know the difference between an office tech as opposed to an office assistant, except that the OT pays more. I took the test for that today and got an 85%, which puts me in the second percentile (hopefully). Jobs are more available, aka people hiring for people, start looking in the top 3 percentiles.
Not much else happening. Conveniently, the testing center was located near the downtown mall which is located near Old Town Sacramento, so dad & I walked around there for a little bit. That's a cool place. One store we found was actually a "costume mansion." Think a Halloween store, upstairs, in a lot funner setting. We should be heading to Monterey tomorrow to hook up with a couple friends, then back home Saturday or Sunday.
"Book Report"-You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, the musical
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Have a Nice Day
So, I never figured at 21 I would be told I was too old for a job position.
Sunk in yet?
Anyway, I got a last minute interview at a company called Vector Marketing this past Tuesday. I called about quarter to two and was told to come in for an interview at 5:30, so I went in for an interview at that time. I got there early to fill out the application and spent more time waiting for the interview then I did with the application and the actual interview combined. However, my first clue that this job may not work out was that I was the oldest-looking applicant there. I'm not sure if I actually was the oldest, but that's what it looked like.
Well, I go in for the interview. The asst. manager was interviewing groups of 2 or 3 at a time. I went in with one other guy that had just finished his G.E.D. At that point in time, I didn't figure I was going to get the job. Forgetting to give the textbook answer to a question like "How good are you at interacting with people?" also threw my case down the drain. I've just been so out of the habit of giving those types of answers I forgot to resume it for an interview. Oh well. The lady gave me a brochure and astericked a couple sections that she said to specifically said to read. And in a very delicate voice with semi-delicate tone, said that the company was looking more for people just out of high school or just beginning college, so they would have something for their resume. And that generally most applicants don't have my experience.
So, what did my brain twist her words into? A-I was too old or B-I was overqualified. It's more amusing to think that I was too old at 21 to work at the position I applied for. As you may imagine, I calmly exited the building before grinning like a maniac back to my car. Or, excuse me, Ryuuki. According to the sites I was looking at, it translated to "bright, alert."
And I was also thinking about theme songs. I touched briefly on it in my last post, but I think everyone has one or two (a few?) songs they think are *theirs* or describe them. I can kinda fall into that thought process. Any other thoughts? Comments? Snide remarks with a dabble of sincerity?
"Have A Nice Day"-Bon Jovi
Sunk in yet?
Anyway, I got a last minute interview at a company called Vector Marketing this past Tuesday. I called about quarter to two and was told to come in for an interview at 5:30, so I went in for an interview at that time. I got there early to fill out the application and spent more time waiting for the interview then I did with the application and the actual interview combined. However, my first clue that this job may not work out was that I was the oldest-looking applicant there. I'm not sure if I actually was the oldest, but that's what it looked like.
Well, I go in for the interview. The asst. manager was interviewing groups of 2 or 3 at a time. I went in with one other guy that had just finished his G.E.D. At that point in time, I didn't figure I was going to get the job. Forgetting to give the textbook answer to a question like "How good are you at interacting with people?" also threw my case down the drain. I've just been so out of the habit of giving those types of answers I forgot to resume it for an interview. Oh well. The lady gave me a brochure and astericked a couple sections that she said to specifically said to read. And in a very delicate voice with semi-delicate tone, said that the company was looking more for people just out of high school or just beginning college, so they would have something for their resume. And that generally most applicants don't have my experience.
So, what did my brain twist her words into? A-I was too old or B-I was overqualified. It's more amusing to think that I was too old at 21 to work at the position I applied for. As you may imagine, I calmly exited the building before grinning like a maniac back to my car. Or, excuse me, Ryuuki. According to the sites I was looking at, it translated to "bright, alert."
And I was also thinking about theme songs. I touched briefly on it in my last post, but I think everyone has one or two (a few?) songs they think are *theirs* or describe them. I can kinda fall into that thought process. Any other thoughts? Comments? Snide remarks with a dabble of sincerity?
"Have A Nice Day"-Bon Jovi