PJ & B

Good morning all

We have our own news to share. We have had an e-mail from our CO this morning asking to do telephone interview.AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRHHHH!!!
Any help or advice from those who have done their interviews would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

PJ & B

foxychic

Great news. Nathan says, it's not too bad at all, he just looked over the business plan again and had in front of him things like the assets we would be transferring, points of why we wanted to go and why they should let us in! Obvious things, but helps you feel calmer if the are in front of you.

He said it was quite informal and he didn't feel under pressure.

When is the interview? Good luck for it.

FC

Rogue Trader

Wooo-Hooo
Good going PJ & B..!!
Have they requested your meds as well (did you already do them yet..?)

I posted the following links for Foxychic when their interview was requested:

The Thorpes: http://britishexpats.com/forum/showp...&postcount=359
Bengyboo: http://britishexpats.com/forum/showp...&postcount=374
Bloofox: http://britishexpats.com/forum/showp...&postcount=549
Rogue: http://britishexpats.com/forum/showp...&postcount=961
And here is Foxy's: http://britishexpats.com/forum/showp...postcount=1545

As I mentioned to you on Sunday, our interview was just an informal chat: remember that the people at DIMIA are people... they are NOT just looking for an excuse to fail you... you meet all the qualifying criteria, so there's no reason why you won't be posting your very own "Got It" within a couple of weeks..!! (we were told we could have a decision within the week, but we had problems with our meds so it took two weeks).

All the best,
Craig.

deleted the last post because the links didn't work... let's see it this one works...

Rogue Trader

Oh well..... sorry J&N.....
I guess I'm gonna have to hang up my crystal balls.....

I guess there's nothing left, other than to kick it down a gear and grab hold of 'plan B'...

Rogue

Rogue Trader

Welcome back Sheila and Paul
Hope you had a great time..!!

What a way to celebrate getting your visa: spend some time in the sun... it really does seem rather appropriate somehow..!!

Rogue.

Rogue Trader

I must say... I feel that Midlife and Pasha have been very selfish in not having interviews...
How are you going to pass on your experiences to help others if you shirk your responsibilities...???
Never mind telling us that your CO didn't request one: the least you could have done was to insist on an interview for the benefit of the rest of the 163'ers..!!

Yours,
Rogue

wildmark

Great news, your almost there!!!

OldFolk

Hi Rogue

We're still here in the background known as limbo waiting for buyers.

Sponsorship is valid for 6 months so that gives us till Feb 06 to lodge our visa application. We have decided to wait till Xmas, if business still not sold we will apply anyway. Only problem is all you guys will have left and there won't be anyone to answer our stupid questions about staples and numbering from the bottom up. We'd better start finalising it now before you all disappear.

We've had plenty of interest in the business over the last year but nothing definite. We changed estate agents and they booked 3 viewings but only 1 bothered to turn up. I hope your right about September cos it is so frustrating. If it doesn't start happening soon I'll be too old and demented to go.

Anyway I have read all the news, glad the meet went well.

Congrats to Pasha you must be so excited.

Well done to Mark negotiating such a good deal on the business and so sad about your mate dying. It really makes you think.

Good luck to PJ&B for the phone interview - Im sure you'll pass with flying colours.

J - your sponsorship will be with you very soon. I reckon day 32.

Welcome back to those of you who've been on holiday.

Sorry to hear about Bengyboos son's brokern arm, happened to my daughter a few years ago. She screamed the place down when they cut the plaster off cos she thought her arm would fall off!

Hi to Kev and anyone else I've forgotten - you have to forgive me cos I'm very old and forgetful.


Mrs Oldfolk

julesandco

Well done, you guys!! Fantastic news. When's it booked for and have you applied for those meds yet? Remember what we said - go for Hitchin!!

Have a great weekend - lots of celebrating to be done!!!

Jules

Pasha

Thanks PJ & B!!! Yes - we had a perfect day yesterday!!! It's just carrying right on over into today - as we most certainly are still walking on air!!! I barely slept two winks last night - as my mind races endlessly when I'm excited!!!

So - although feeling tired, the adrenaline will get me through the day!!!


YIPPEEEEE!!!! Another milestone.......that's PROGRESS!!!! How exciting for you guys!!! I can relate to the "Aaaaarrrrhhhhh" feelings about the telephone interview - as we, too, were feeling nervous about that part of it!!!!

Judging from what everyone else has suggested - it most certainly does NOT seem to be as big a deal as we all seem to think it will be!!!

But...............


............Who am I to talk????? Somehow we most certainly managed to get lucky - and 'selfishly' squeak by without having to do one!!!!!

Alright......I admit it.......we paid DIMIA off!!!! Noooo..........!!!!

Well.....although this is one area we don't have experience in.....you, RT, more than make up for any experience the rest of us lack!!!!

As usual - you always manage to take the time to post valuable links and information in response to everyones' questions and concerns. In so doing, you most certainly have a way of calming nerves!!!!

As such, I'm sure PJ & B have received plenty of valuable input with regard to the telephone interview - and will just sail through it with flying colours!!!!

Best of luck PJ & B!!! You'll do GREAT!!!!

Regards.

jaselee

Thanks Mrs O

I actually have a really funny feeling (in my waters you know) that tomorrow morning around 7.15am I will be firing up the PC and then dragging Ness out of bed to show her the good news.

Wish me luck

" Cover me I'm going in"

J

OldFolk

Good luck, but its probably just an infection!

Bengyboo

No problem at all with the interview, remember my usual interview advice..............."They want your expertise, your money, your time, and they send you back if it doesn't work out."

......Come to think about it we should be interviewing them!!!

By the way I am sitting in Kuala Lumpur airport waiting for my connection home....to Perth!! Home!!!!!!!!!

That sounds strange.

Flight with Malaysia brilliant as normal, we try not to fly with anyone else now.

Wildmark did you fly to Langkawi with them? Will you use them to Oz??

12 1/2 hrs flew by (no pun intended), as they have new films and TV "on-demand" no waiting for next one to start so I watched 5!!!!

Also got a great seat with no one next to me and no one in front, (handy having a girlfriend who works on check-in, thanks Mrs Bengyboo.)

Sent her a text message from plane to say thanks, brilliant!!!!!!

Write again soon.

BB

PJ & B

Thanks for all your support, interview booked for 8 am this monday (4 pm Perth time i hope), i've beeen instructed by the g'vner that under no terms am i to have any grog on Sunday.
but..but..
NO BUTS..
Doohh..

All the Best
PJ

wildmark

Yes we flew with Malaysia Airlines when we flew to Langkawi, it was a direct flight there but we had to fly back via Kuala Lumpur, the place reminded me of Gatwick, not Asia!

Good luck

Mark