6/12/09

Today was NOT a good day. I started out early with the best of intentions trying to be as prepared as I could be for the interview at 7 am this morning. I was immediately able to relate to Rick, the HR guy that I met with. It seems that he may have been in transition himself, and understood the road that I have been traveling. I later met with Darrell and Les , two procurement executives with the company. The first question or two, I handled well. I don't get it that I was asked to (in chronological order) detail each position that I held in the past 10 years. It would seem to me that the answer to this type of question would take more than 2 minutes, and suddenly, after I began providing the questioner with the information that he was seeking, he felt an urgency to go to a meeting. In my mind, I found this as poor interview etiquette as it is essential to plan enough time to have a professional interchange with the candidate. Where did they leave this? They said that the position is an immediate need and they are interviewing more people. They said that the HR guy would contact me about their decision to pursue or not pursue.

I scheduled myself to attend a few more webinars, in an effort to stay relevant in my field and to maintain my certification. I also filed a few more applications and answered some e-mails. I hope to get together with my friend Barry who's in HR. He's a "heavy hitter" who usually has some great insight on business problems.

I read that some people who are unemployed, especially for a year or more get discouraged and eventually just give up. Many simply just file for disability. I truly hope that is not my path.

Please pray for me and all others like me who are seeking gainful and dignified employment.

Till next time, God Bless,

Bill Mokrzycki