Life on the bench: in my dressing gown

[rsingh]

... people had said "There's no point looking for work in Xmas week, ha, ha!"

Other people were wrong.

One of those applications paid off.

I have an interview on Thursday up in the North West. My first face-to-face in 3 months. And its a PM role in my niche area paying a higher rate than any I've had since 2001.

And how many people are they interviewing?

One! Me! Having niche skills does pay off.

(But I wish the cough would go away. 39 days I have had it now.)

Good luck - hope you get it

[MrMark]

Good one, Mr RC. Just don't let the pressure get to you on the day!

[NeverBeenNorthOfTheM25]

It was on 18th December my head cold started.

On 23rd December we went away for Xmas. In the morning of the 23rd I was tired and coughing and sneezing and streaming. I felt awful and there was packing to do and a 4 hour drive to be done. But I still applied for some gigs that morning. Other people had said "There's no point looking for work in Xmas week, ha, ha!"

Other people were wrong.

One of those applications paid off.

I have an interview on Thursday up in the North West. My first face-to-face in 3 months. And its a PM role in my niche area paying a higher rate than any I've had since 2001.

And how many people are they interviewing?

One! Me! Having niche skills does pay off.

(But I wish the cough would go away. 39 days I have had it now.)

Get in ..... I hope you get it, if only to reward us for an interesting thread over these past few months.

[OwlHoot]

.. But I wish the cough would go away. 39 days I have had it now. ..

For the cough:

* If anyone in your household smokes, or you have regular fry ups, be sure to leave windows open all over the place, even if it is -10 outside.

* Buy and drink a vat of fresh orange juice.

For the interview:

* Have a long nap on wednesday afternoon, in case you can't sleep that night (although many people find an afternoon nap prevents them sleeping).

* Do a crossword or sudoku, or some taxing puzzle, on wednesday evening, to get the brain cells firing on all cylinders the next day.

HTH (seriously)

[cojak]

Being out of work is depressing enough ......... you want to take Jeremy Kyle away from them as well???

[cojak]

It was on 18th December my head cold started.

On 23rd December we went away for Xmas. In the morning of the 23rd I was tired and coughing and sneezing and streaming. I felt awful and there was packing to do and a 4 hour drive to be done. But I still applied for some gigs that morning. Other people had said "There's no point looking for work in Xmas week, ha, ha!"

Other people were wrong.

One of those applications paid off.

I have an interview on Thursday up in the North West. My first face-to-face in 3 months. And its a PM role in my niche area paying a higher rate than any I've had since 2001.

And how many people are they interviewing?

One! Me! Having niche skills does pay off.

(But I wish the cough would go away. 39 days I have had it now.)

Hurrah!

[EternalOptimist]

For the cough:

* If anyone in your household smokes, or you have regular fry ups, be sure to leave windows open all over the place, even if it is -10 outside.

* Buy and drink a vat of fresh orange juice.

For the interview:

* Have a long nap on wednesday afternoon, in case you can't sleep that night (although many people find an afternoon nap prevents them sleeping).

* Do a crossword or sudoku, or some taxing puzzle, on wednesday evening, to get the brain cells firing on all cylinders the next day.

HTH (seriously)

Yep. and have a tug, like that bloke from 'something about Mary', just in case the interviewer is a she, and she's packing

good luck and all the best

[suityou01]

Good one, Mr RC. Just don't let the pressure get to you on the day!

Have a pot noodle on the way in. Firm handshake as well.

Well done.

[voodooflux]

I have an interview on Thursday up in the North West. My first face-to-face in 3 months. And its a PM role in my niche area paying a higher rate than any I've had since 2001.

Go get 'em.

[NeverBeenNorthOfTheM25]

Yep. and have a tug, like that bloke from 'something about Mary', just in case the interviewer is a she, and she's packing

Sage advice my friend ................ I made this mistake on a date once. Never again ......