Today I set out to follow my project plan to find a job. I was really on a roll having completed my professional objective and exit statement. The next task was for me was to create example stories of my accomplishments that could be used in interviews. There is a formula called SOAR which stands for Situation Obstacle Action and Result. I knew this exercise would take several days to complete. I had a lot of scenarios to prepare for as I am applying for various positions with different configurations of important skills sets. And you know me ... a jack of all trades (I won't finish the statement)
I am not sure what was going on but the phone was ringing off the hook. Everyone wanted me today. I felt like Taylor Swift in 2009. Positions were pouring out of the woodwork … even ones that I thought were dead and gone. The only major problem, is that all these businesses seem to be looking for the labor relations roles. This is a discipline that I have not done in years. Of course, I told the recruiters that I am absolutely the most qualified for these positions. I guess I have some reading to freshen up my skills. It is interesting how trends go, for years there was virtually no interest in unions and now it is having a revival. Time for me to do some tap dancing and juggling.
KNOWING YOUR BUSINESS
I also applied for several jobs today and continue to wonder if I actually was successful in my submissions. Employers are using the strangest websites. It is hard to know if these sites are legitimate. I am half wondering if I inadvertently forgot to un-check a small box on these obscure websites that some strange package is going to show up in the mail. The box probably reads: Yes, please send me a years worth of exotic fruit C.O.D. I am amazed with the shtick and gimmicks out there to pray on the helpless unemployed.
Moving on, there was an interesting role that I applied for even though I had never heard of the company. It had a weird name like the generic roadrunner business "ACME Supplies." I figured the job search is a numbers game (what I learned through my outplacement)so what the heck. I went on this organization's website and am completely at a loss to what they do or make. They used a lot of acronyms like HID software and screens. I hope people who are interested in HID know this company is out there and ready to take their order.
REALIZATION
Planning a scheduled day of tasks inevitably gets screwed up with actual interest from employers. Realization #2 – I better become a labor relations expert in the next week or I will be in an embarrassing position where I will have to perform like a circus monkey... yikes
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