Advice maybe needed......
or I might work out the answer by the time I get to the end myself. As you know I am looking for a job. When I first came out here I was all up for just gettting any old job. Its not about the money that's needed its about getting me out of the house and meeting people.
I typed up my resume, I was really impressed with it, printed on my nice cream thick paper and drafted out all pretty.
There is one store I really want to work for, just round the next block so very handy. It turns out that the manager wasn't available as he was on a conference call. They asked if I could call in this morning so I will go soon after typing this and after another coffee.
There was also a bookstore that I quite fancied, so as I was buying a book I asked if they were wanting staff. They informed me that they were and as I was about to hand over my nice CV they handed me an application form and a card with a website on. They want me to do an online survey/personality test. Let me get this straight, I take my work seriously (much to the disgust of one of the posters on BE). Everything I do I try to put in 110% BUT an online test for a bookstore, come on!
Last night I did feel like crying (I know, bloody hell here she goes again)! I got thinking, do I really want to work in a store, I was looking at my work experience on my CV and feel that my skills would be wasted.
I have two little voices in my head one is saying "Cassie, you emigrated with your husband. Your main priority is him. Don't get a job where you won't see that much of each other".
Now the other little chap is saying "Cassie, you are so much better than that, use your skills and get a job that you really want, your husband will except and understand your choice".
Going right back to the start of my blog entries I said I wanted to be a ski instructor, I think this is off the cards as the drive can be quite bad to Rabbit Hill at times and it is about 3/4 hour away.
Option two was to get back into Events Planning. I started my own buisness as a Wedding Planner about three years ago now. I quite enjoyed it, it changed my personality and made me more confident. Although I didn't get any customers as it was a very clicky industry the Wedding world I branched out and organised my own Weddng Fair at Blackpool Football Club, all by myself. The Marketing, planning and networking of businesses, It was quite sucessful we had around 100 couples attend and the companies were quite impressed with how it was planned. As I said the lack of customers or should I say no customers from the wedding planning side of things forced me to shut and living off just Wedding Fair income could not be done.
Now getting to the point I am trying to make. One of the hotels I noticed was advertising for an Events Co-ordinator. It was as if the sign was jumping out just for me. I really really want to go for it but of course the hours are going to be all over the place but it will be a job I love and want to do.
So now we have come to the end, I think I should just hand in my Resume and take it from there and let the hand of fate decide.
Update
I printed off my Resume and took it in for the Events job, I hope the Resume is alright I'm worried a little now. I checked the Wiki and did a search on the internet.
The lady at Human Resources was nice and asked me how long I'd been living in Edmonton because as soon as I open my gob out comes the British Accent. She asked if I have a work permit etc etc.
Fingers crossed, I'm going to leave it a few days then go back and follow it up if I haven't heard anything. If I have made a mess of the Resume I might be able to save myself. When I want something I am always so determined to get it, I don't give up too easy.
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