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Redoing it ALL

Jan 15

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Clearing it out to the bare walls…Yes sir, come down here make an offer it all has to go…

Sorta, going though my ‘persona’ and figuring out what needs to be remade.  That means for one thing, new resume.  Then maybe a new blog with a little more professional sound to it than this place.  And lastly…new clothes.

Resume is getting a massive makeover.  Going back down to a one page layout.  Looking around at various friends resume’s and found one I really like and sadly, taking a lot of cues from it.  My layout has been the same for nearly 8 years I think its time for a change.  I hate the ‘ms office’ layouts that I see out there, so I never used one.  This new layout is very fresh for sure, and a little…omg buzz word…web2.0.  I like it a lot.  And I thnk really will shine compared to a lot of other SysAdmins out there.

New blog?  I hear you say “but you dont keep this one up.”  And you’d be right.  But now I have time, and the ability to think of what to say, I think I should but more of a professional foot out there.  not that this place is very…unflattering.  I just think the aim is different.  This is for family and friends, going to say my other domain…mindless-innovation, could be more professional.  So really thinking about that.

New clothes.  Gota look the part.  Or not look the part.  The daily dress has been a polo and jeans for a long time.  I have put on too much weight to fit in my old interview clothes.  So time to go buy some.  Cause I dont think jeans and a polo would pass.  Maybe a black turtle neck…but only if I were interviewing at Apple.  Sadly khakis, long sleve shirt, and a tie is probably needed.  I hate that cause as as SysAdmin, I know our expected dress is at most, khakis and a polo.  But as they say, dress at least one level above what you are interviewing for.

So…time for a change

Laid off 2009

Jan 14

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Well I’m now unemployeed yet again.  This is the first time in 3 years but this time had no warning and no pre-prep for it.

Story

Came in Monday morning saw the HR lady, knew something was up.  Buzz around the office was loud, couple of the tier 2 ladies said their boss was there and they were already packing up their things.  So I went about my regular duties.  Around 10:30 I went out for a restroom break and out comes my boss from the conference room to the restroom himeslf.  So at that point, yup something is up…  Tell Brett and we start wondering.  Few mins later I get called aside…Yup its me.

So the 4 of us, one is in NYC where contract demands someone stay so he’s safe.  One out in Cali, hes the only Sharepoint portal admin, and it was deemed an internal website is mission critical , so hes safe.  That comes down to the two of us in Nashville.  I guess between the two, Id even keep Brett, he is definatly more of an admin than I am so a little more important.  The difference is, he is defiantly a development admin, and Im more of a general admin and manager.  He trumpts me in scripting for sure, but thats why we complemented each other very well.  He was the developer, I was the talker and quick response.

Yea, now in the market again.  Its a rough market for sure.  Job now is, make sure I post my resume somewhere 3-5 times a day if possible, shooting for like 10-15 resume’s given out a week however that is spreadout it doesn’t matter.  Putting my name out everywhere possible is the point.  Have to go buy some interview clothes again, nothing fits, sometime soon.  Have to do lot of little things….and try to figure out how to live as cheap as possible.

Need a Linux SysAdmin with around 9 years experience in it?  Or just an all around tech guy?  Need computer work done?

Interview with Charter

Dec 8

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Well that went so so I guess. Was hard to get a read off this one. I think that partialy has to do with the fact he isnt looking to fill the position until the first of the year. So its not like the last one where he needed someone ASAP. It sounded like a fun job and the ability to learn more of Windows Admining. Im not turning down anything thats for sure. If someone wants me to learn Windows Server I will do it if they will let me learn it. Its windows for crying out loud, couldnt be too hard to learn.

Then I got a call for an interview with….*cough*….WebMD. Oh well Ill see what it has to offer. I have heard mixed reviews of working there from a few people. Expected to hear from Mt Pleasant by now, but who knows. I know he has to be back in Nashville IL by tomorrow and he was forced to make his decsion by then. So heres to crossing my fingers on that one.

Heading up to Dad’s this weekend to fix his PC. I have applied to a few places up there also. Dont know if Ill do much up there related to jobs tho. I may drive around to get some ideas of whats up there now, pick up a new yellow pages, and that sorta thing. Dad would love me back up there I know that. I could live cheap…but sometimes its like…meh I dont want to go back up there sometimes I do. Who knows. Ill see what comes along from all my postings.

Day two

Dec 7

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Well I woke up this morning to a phone call. That company I had a phone interview with yesterday wanted a face to face. That is good I made it past the prelims. He interviewed like 4 people today he was saying. So I figure I’ve got good odds considering min of 25% then I know I have a ton of experience they want. They called at 8:45am for an interview, considering its in Mt Pleasant which is an hour away…I said sure for a 10am interview. Wow that was a dumb thing. I took a shower as quick as I could and made it down there only like 15mins late. They said they didnt mind since lot of them were running late anyway. I hope that doesnt hurt me too much cause I do have a lot to offer. Think they were impressed a bit with me or so the vibe was like that. He says they should have a decision made by tomorrow he thinks.

After that had a 3pm interview with a head hunter group. They didnt have anything to offer right now but oh well will keep going on that. Ok thats a long message for today I guess. I am still sending out resume’s thats for sure. Even if that other job isnt as good as Id hope Ill probably take it since its a 2nd shift job so I can still interview with other places. Ok back to posting resumes since I didnt do that at all today.

Idea

Dec 6

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Ok from now on, Im going to try to update this daily on my job hunting experience. I am now unemployeed for one day and have put out probably 50 resume’s online. Im also hitting everyone I know to have them circulate my resume as much as possible.

As for people saying I should apply for unemployment… Rights that are explained by Tennesseeanytime.org , “Even if the wage requirements are met, benefits could be denied if you quit your job without good cause or if you were discharged for misconduct in connection with work.” So with the “we ask for your resignation” puts me into that area of I quit. So no unemployment for me. If they fired me sure, but nope I quit techincaly. Yet another way Centerstone backs you into a corner. So I just have to get a job of some sort.

I had one call today for a local head hunter group, CPI,. I will be going to their office for a meet and great tomorrow at 3pm. They found Newman a job or three so that could be a decent thing. Yesterday had a phone interview with a place in Mt. Pleasant which sounded really promising. He said he should have something better decided by next week on who to interview face to face. I have to say my resume and experience is part of the kicker its nice. So hopefully that will get me something.

Had to go to Office Depot and buy some paper. I ran out of paper trying to print the state application two nights ago. So now I have a big pack of paper and then some nice resume 100% cotton paper that I can use. I lost my last pack of resume paper somewhere in some move. So hopefully I can keep this 1 call a day going, that would be great. Ive spent probably 5-6 hours today going though online postings. Next week will be hit more IT placement firms and head hunters if nothing else. Then maybe something like a 3rd shift job at Walmart or such to get some cash flow going….I hate being unemployed