Thursday, August 02, 2007

Wish Me Luck!

It's about time! I've been talking to 2 recruiters and passing all types of 'technical' interviews and I'm waiting for them to submit me to the client. In the meantime, I get phone calls from 2 OTHER recruiters in order to schedule interviews. So on Friday, I have one interview at 10am, and ANOTHER one with a different company at 1pm. Yea me! These are actually with 2 different departments with the State Government (contract to perm), so the benefits will be good. I know, that's not the only reason to take a job, but at this point, it's a big plus. In the meantime, I'm still waiting to hear from the other private sector companies. When it Rains, It Pours.

Class
As I've mentioned before, I finally bit the bullet and enrolled in the 'Intro to Business Analysis' class. My ego refused to go this route as I know this stuff, I've done BA work for many years, so why do I need to spend lots of money? It's just that I need to move up into the 21st century and start using the buzz words. No longer does one have a 'user meeting', now it's called 'facilitating a stakeholder meeting to gather business requirements.' OK then. Same thing, just different buzz words.

So I'm off next week to take this class. My sister took this class and has assured me that the job you will get from having taken this class more than makes up the investment. I guess she's right, I've just enrolled in the class and I'm getting interviews!

Kitties
I've said this before, and I'll say it again, ad nauseum. I don't know how I got along before I found Miss Katrina. She helps me do Everything! She sits in my inbox on my desk while I'm working on finding a job, and she sits on the desk when I'm making my jewelry. She helps me clean the litter boxes, do the vacuuming, make the bed, and do the dishes! Sometimes I look down and there's a little fuzz ball (Remy aka PunkinHead) laying on her back at my feet. She wants a tummy rub! April will come in and sit, but she wants affection on her terms. And she's an elderly kitty, and really can't be bothered by the 'young' whipper-snappers.

I've got to start brushing up on my skills, I'll be reading UML manuals all day today, I'll probably die from excitement. Wish me luck!

More to come...
As things happen, I'll be posting. Thanks for taking the time to read. You're opinions are welcome but if you have to start calling me names, don't bother, I won't read them. As my Dad says 'Opinions are like a**holes, everyone has one.'

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