It's hard to believe that Skyler is on vacation already and Courtney will be once she finishes up school tomorrow. When I was let go back in October, I never imagined myself still being unemployed come Summer Vacation. But here we are and here I am. All in all, I'm kind of excited about it, though. It will be fun to spend a lot of time with the girls being home all day. I'm sure there will be days when I don't feel that way, but I think it will be fun overall.
This is shaping up to be a very interesting and potentially big-changes kind of Summer. I'm currently in the process of working on three job leads. One feels dead though since my last interview was the end of March, even thought they have told me they haven't filled the position. One is just getting restarted thanks to a request for a lower pay rate. The other, most promising, opportunity is being delayed by people taking vacations. This opportunity would relocate us pretty far away, but I have at least two more rounds of interviews, so it's far from a sure thing. They have told me they are in the process of coordinating schedules for the second interview, but with some people being out of town, that really slows things up. I'll know next week though. I won't give any more details on it because there is such a ways to go in the process. However, if I get flown out for an interview, that will sound like a very strong possibility and will probably give more insight then. For now, we wait.
Our family has our first fun Summer activity planned for next week. We have our first visit to the Getty Museum planned for next week. I'm not a big museum guy, but this should be worth it. It will make for a good day trip. It happens to be on the 17th anniversary of my high school graduation, which is pretty scary to think about.
I'm also doing something kind of crazy. I am on a kickball team. Yes, a game that I hadn't played since elementary school until our practice this past Monday. I am still recovering physically from that, but it was a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to playing, currently as a sub, and seeing how that all goes. The first game is Thursday next week and we'll have to see if I'm able to get out of bed on Friday. Hopefully I will...me and Traci's 12th anniversary is that Sunday, the 26th.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Another Interview
Had an interview for a position with BP today. It's a local position based out of Carson. I think it went pretty well and should know something by the end of this week, according to the guy who interviewed me. It is only a 6-month contract position, but it would be living off of unemployment and savings. Although it seemed to go well, it would only be a good short-term solution, not long-term, which is a concern for me. If I were to accept this position, if it is offered to me, I would not stop looking for other jobs or take myself out of the interview process for Hawaiian Airlines, which is a full-time, employee position, with benefits and everything. (BP would just be pay, no benefits, paid time off, etc.)
The concerns about the long-term picture with BP has more than one component. One is that it is pretty certain to be just a 6-month position, meaning I would be without a job come the beginning of 2012. While they are currently looking to fill the position with a contracted worker, they would still be searching and interviewing to fill it with a "permanent" full-time employee, meaning I may or may not be in the running. Secondly, the refinery I would be working at is in the process of being sold. When the sale happens, who knows what that could mean for me as an employee there. I could be kept around by the new owner or I could be let go if they decide they have someone else in mind that they would like to bring in. Of course they could offer me the position and everything could work out, but it seems like that has as much of a chance of happening as the concerns I just pointed out. It will be interesting to see what happens.
Meanwhile, I'm waiting to hear on when my second interview with Hawaiian Airlines will be. The guy who interviewed me the first time (Sr. Director of Strategic Procurement) is now on vacation the rest of this week. I haven't gotten a call back from the (external) recruiter for this position, who is traveling today, either. I'm assuming I will know when the next interview is sometime next week, which could be a problem depending on whether or not BP makes an offer. It's a lot to think about, but I'm really just running possible scenarios through my head at this point since nothing has happened. With my active mind, stuff like this constantly runs through my head and I try to think of what I would do in the different possible situations, but who knows. There could be something else out there that I don't know about yet.
The concerns about the long-term picture with BP has more than one component. One is that it is pretty certain to be just a 6-month position, meaning I would be without a job come the beginning of 2012. While they are currently looking to fill the position with a contracted worker, they would still be searching and interviewing to fill it with a "permanent" full-time employee, meaning I may or may not be in the running. Secondly, the refinery I would be working at is in the process of being sold. When the sale happens, who knows what that could mean for me as an employee there. I could be kept around by the new owner or I could be let go if they decide they have someone else in mind that they would like to bring in. Of course they could offer me the position and everything could work out, but it seems like that has as much of a chance of happening as the concerns I just pointed out. It will be interesting to see what happens.
Meanwhile, I'm waiting to hear on when my second interview with Hawaiian Airlines will be. The guy who interviewed me the first time (Sr. Director of Strategic Procurement) is now on vacation the rest of this week. I haven't gotten a call back from the (external) recruiter for this position, who is traveling today, either. I'm assuming I will know when the next interview is sometime next week, which could be a problem depending on whether or not BP makes an offer. It's a lot to think about, but I'm really just running possible scenarios through my head at this point since nothing has happened. With my active mind, stuff like this constantly runs through my head and I try to think of what I would do in the different possible situations, but who knows. There could be something else out there that I don't know about yet.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
8 Months
It's hard to believe that I've been unemployed for 8 months now. However, with the recent activity in the job search, it seems like that may come to an end soon, possibly before the 9 month mark. Last week, I had interviews with an employment agency and Hawaiian Airlines. The agency then called me back later last week with a possibility, but I requested not to be considered for it because of the 25% pay decrease and my current search activity. Hawaiian Airlines is currently in the process of arranging a second interview (phone) and I should hear back from them once they have found a time that all 5 of their employees can talk. Then earlier this morning, I received confirmation of my interview with BP next Tuesday. It's nice to have all this activity right now. I'm just really hoping I can land one of these.
School's almost out for the kids. Skyler finishes up preschool next week and Courtney finishes school the week after. When I was let go last October, I never imagined I would still be unemployed when Summer vacation rolled around, let alone still have some money.
Plans for Summer vacation are forming pretty well. We have our annual camping trip in early August scheduled, which comes right after my (alone) trip to St. Louis to be in my friend's wedding at the end of July. The girls will have swimming lessons like usual and there is a reading program at the library again, which they did last Summer. We also have our first trip to the Getty Museum planned for later this month. Depending on how the next interview goes with Hawaiian Airlines, Traci and I may be making a brief trip to Honolulu for final interviews, but I need to get past the next one first.
School's almost out for the kids. Skyler finishes up preschool next week and Courtney finishes school the week after. When I was let go last October, I never imagined I would still be unemployed when Summer vacation rolled around, let alone still have some money.
Plans for Summer vacation are forming pretty well. We have our annual camping trip in early August scheduled, which comes right after my (alone) trip to St. Louis to be in my friend's wedding at the end of July. The girls will have swimming lessons like usual and there is a reading program at the library again, which they did last Summer. We also have our first trip to the Getty Museum planned for later this month. Depending on how the next interview goes with Hawaiian Airlines, Traci and I may be making a brief trip to Honolulu for final interviews, but I need to get past the next one first.
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