25-02-2005 02:33									#1
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I'm going to blow up!!!

I don't have anyone to talk to right now so i'm going to use you guys to vent a bit.

I just had a job interview and they basically said that i got the job. It's in my field, it's more money, it's exactly what i want at this point of my career.

I'm trying to stay calm, not to jump the gun - after all, she didn't say that i had it yet. What she said was that she still had to go through the interviewing process with the other candidates (7 of us AFAIK) but she also said " I am very confident that i will be contacting you again sometime next week. It is very diffcult to find people with your level of technical knowledge in this field."





The only possible snag: the company that i currently work for has a stake in the one i have applied for. They have some rules regarding transfer of employees and employees who apply for jobs at the other company. I don't think it will affect me... but you never know.

Anyway:

Gotta get rid of all that adrenalin.

	25-02-2005 03:00									#2
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Congrats

	25-02-2005 03:16									#3
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good luck, hope you get it.

	25-02-2005 03:19									#4
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I just sent off my resume for a web design job with the Everglades National Park. I'm pretty sure I'd be on the top of the list if it weren't for the strange rules the Fed's have about hiring. I really want this job. Good pay, great bennies, and working for my favorite nat'l park.

	25-02-2005 03:35									#5
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Yeah, I am currently in the process of transferring from being an agency contractor to permanent...means a lot more perks and a bit more money too

	25-02-2005 03:42									#6
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I applied to 10 different jobs today... I still haven't heard anything! Those bastards!!

Though the "donotreply" bots sure are nice to let me know my resume has been received.

	25-02-2005 03:47									#7
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Oh yeah, that and I am currently sorting out a move to a much nicer area...got a 2 bed house lined up

	25-02-2005 04:12									#8
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Go on, tell us more about the job!

and of course, congrats

	25-02-2005 04:23									#9
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Rich is an expert in his field

	25-02-2005 04:38									#10
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quote: Originally posted by chegitz guevara I just sent off my resume for a web design job with the Everglades National Park. I'm pretty sure I'd be on the top of the list if it weren't for the strange rules the Fed's have about hiring. I really want this job. Good pay, great bennies, and working for my favorite nat'l park.

Maybe you should have fired your gun at that FBI job you once had a chance to get a shot at

Edit : Totally forgot : ´

Richelieu - good luck.

	25-02-2005 05:18									#11
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Since this has turned from a "Richelieu's good news thread" into a "Who cares - let's talk about ME!" thread...


I finally got ahold of a potter's wheel today. It hasn't been used in years and it's a bit of a rust bucket, though. The insulation on the power cord has split and broken apart a bit... I don't know if it would be enough to just patch it up with electrical tape, and my chances of finding a replacement cord are about nill (it's got a special socket on the end that plugs into the peddal). The guy was also saying that it probably needs some lubcrication in the gearbox... but I know nothing about mechanics, and haven't a clue what I should get for that. (any recomendations?)

But, really, with a bit of work and some paint, I'm sure it'll be as good as new....

	25-02-2005 05:42									#12
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Yeah, a cornfield

	25-02-2005 06:14									#13
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Thanks for the nice comments.

As for describing the job itself, well, i'm going to be an SAP security consultant. SAP is the major player in the Enterprise Resource Planning business. I guess you could compare SAP to MS Office, except that intead of Word, Excel, Access etc... you have Human Resources, Material Management, Project Systems etc... basically anything that a business does, bundled in a software that can be customized to respond to their specific need.

It can be as boring as it sounds but it can also be very challenging if you like what you do.

	25-02-2005 06:18									#14
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quote: Originally posted by chegitz guevara I just sent off my resume for a web design job with the Everglades National Park. I'm pretty sure I'd be on the top of the list if it weren't for the strange rules the Fed's have about hiring. I really want this job. Good pay, great bennies, and working for my favorite nat'l park.

I hope for you that you get it.

In my case, it really helped that a girl that worked with me in the job i have now got a contract with the one i'm applying for.
When the person conducting your hiring interview knows your nickname and even jokes about it, it does boost your confidence...

	25-02-2005 06:18									#15
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Oh, so we are second choice? I'm hurt .

	25-02-2005 06:20									#16
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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison Yeah, I am currently in the process of transferring from being an agency contractor to permanent...means a lot more perks and a bit more money too

Nice to see that your luck has turned. I seem to remember you were having a tough time with work 18/24 months back.

	25-02-2005 06:21									#17
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quote: Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui Oh, so we are second choice? I'm hurt .

You'll get over it: baseball season is right around the corner!

	25-02-2005 06:24									#18
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Le mot de Cambronne!

	25-02-2005 06:46									#19
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quote: Originally posted by Japher Rich is an expert in his field

Not yet. I'm good, but not an expert. It's just that there aren't that many people doing this.

	25-02-2005 06:47									#20
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quote: Originally posted by nostromo Le mot de Cambronne!

Merci! Si ça marche, je retourne au grand prix cet été!

	25-02-2005 07:53									#21
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Richlieu,

Congrats, I know exactly what your position is all about and I am hoping there is alot of $$$ associated with it?

One of my best friends works SAP security and I work with her alot.

	25-02-2005 08:11									#22
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quote: Originally posted by Ted Striker Richlieu, Congrats, I know exactly what your position is all about and I am hoping there is alot of $$$ associated with it? One of my best friends works SAP security and I work with her alot.

Thanks Ted!

I'm not in the major leagues yet as far as $$$, but i am now in a position to say that it's only a matter of time. And the fact that i will be doing something way more interesting than what i'm stuck with right now is a major +.


[Do not tempt the Gods] That's "IF" i'm getting the position, of course... [/Do not tempt the Gods]

	25-02-2005 08:12									#23
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Oh sorry, didn't realize that you don't know if you got it or not yet.


[Does not tempt the Gods either]

Good luck!

	25-02-2005 17:52									#24
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SAP security consultant? Nice... Moving up in the world I see... You're pretty much set in there, the next boost up and you'll be buying coke and prossies like it was candy.

	25-02-2005 18:12									#25
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quote: Originally posted by Pekka SAP security consultant? Nice... Moving up in the world I see... You're pretty much set in there, the next boost up and you'll be buying coke and prossies like it was candy.

Well, now that you mention it...

	25-02-2005 18:56									#26
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I've just recently started working at a new school with older students with better english, bosses who aren't the earthly incarnations of satan and really really nice pay.

	25-02-2005 20:51									#27
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ERP is such a fuzzy word that nobody knows what it means, but it sounds good because it's one of the buzzwords in vogue. You know, just like dotcom a few years back

Oh, congrats Richelieu I should caution you not to hold your breath though. Anybody who makes it to an interview meets all the requirements in skills. The main thing about an interview is to find out if the applicant can fit in with the rest of the company.

	25-02-2005 20:57									#28
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger ERP is such a fuzzy word that nobody knows what it means, but it sounds good because it's one of the buzzwords in vogue. You know, just like dotcom a few years back Oh, congrats Richelieu I should caution you not to hold your breath though. Anybody who makes it to an interview meets all the requirements in skills. The main thing about an interview is to find out if the applicant can fit in with the rest of the company.

Don't worry UR: i've been through this many times before.
I do have an inside track on this job though, which is why i am fairly confident

	26-02-2005 07:05									#29
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quote: Originally posted by Richelieu I do have an inside track on this job though, which is why i am fairly confident

Um, is she cute?

	13-03-2005 19:33									#30
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I got the job.

Starting on the 29th. Better pay, better advantages, better job.