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The job hunting situation

December 10th, 2009

Just a short update on the job front.
I have found a temporary contracting job.
It is in a huge international creative agency in London and I am doing project management work for projects for big international brands. It is very busy and there is a lot of work which is a good thing. I have [...]

New York – the plan

November 17th, 2009

New York – the plan

Plans are there to go and do something completely different – but this is the basic idea I have.
As you can see, Sunday is still open for suggestions. I might need a quiet day there, but any suggestions on what to do there are appreciated. I might take the free [...]

The law of sod: Phone calls

November 13th, 2009

Here is what I have learned the last two weeks.
When you are looking for a job and desperate for recruiters or job people to call you:

The phone will ring just when left your room for a minute making a cup of tea.
Would you however take your phone with you at all times (I admit having [...]

Up and down in London town

November 11th, 2009

It is not going that well with the job hunting, and I had a bit of bugger of a day today, so instead of words – here are a couple of photos I took yesterday night and today.

Soutbank Christmas lights

I don’t really like Christmas but the blue and white lights currently installed in the [...]

To all of us who need some …

November 10th, 2009

(If you like the above Sondre Lerche – Good Luck song, download it free and legal in MP3 format here)
Latest news from the find-a-job-rollercoaster-ride:
I have not heard back from the recruiter I visited yesterday, so either the jobs were already gone or she didn’t like me. I will send her an email tomorrow to check [...]

Here are experiences from the last couple of days:

I have spent the last couple of days fine tuning my CV. I did not think it would take me that long but it did, mostly because it is so important to put the right wording in it. And to mention exactly the experience they (future [...]

Ready for battle

Hello world.
I have returned to London after a nice weekend in Devon. The weekend was great in good company of my best friend, two dogs, and lovely weather. But being back in London feels as nice as a cold shower in the morning. Not good.
I will have to try to [...]

The Dark side

October 30th, 2009

It looks a bit cloudy at the moment

Thanks a lot for all the encouraging comments on my previous post, it really makes me feel less alone with this.
I had the talk with my boss this morning. He basically confirmed it all, I will get paid until the end of January after that I am on [...]

I lost my job today

October 30th, 2009

This definitely wasn’t the post I was planning on writing today.
There is nothing quite like a phone call from your boss just when you are about to enter the theatre to see a play you have looked forward to.
The fact that he called to tell me that I was fired kind of took the fun [...]

Job hunting

January 16th, 2006

In between chatting with some really nice people yesterday, I also managed to send off about 20 job applications. This sounds like a lot of work, and it is, but it is not as hard as I thought. It’s like job shopping. You add jobs to your shopping cart, and then you can apply for [...]

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