I have a deadline of tomorrow afternoon to finish the last chapter of my thesis. I had a few ideas percolating around at one point last week, but they've sunk back down into the depths, so I have to wait until they come out again.
In other news, the most interesting thing happened to me last week.
Having heard *some* of my friends complaining about how it was almost impossible to get a job in this city, I decided to start my applications early and so on Monday last week, when I was taking a break from my house arrest, I updated my resume, and then produced an extremely cocky (but entirely accurate) cover letter. Tuesday afternoon I mailed them out to nine different retail businesses in my area. They were picked up Wednesday, and, I'm assuming, delivered Thursday or Friday morning.
Friday morning I get an email from the owner of Bark & Fitz, an upscale pet store in Westboro, and then Friday afternoon I get a call from the manager at Stay Organized on Merivale. Both are interested.
As B&F looks really cool, but doesn't look as if it will pan out, schedule-wise, I send a frank email back to her and accept an interview time at Stay Organized for 3:30 this afternoon.
Throughout the weekend I have been emailing back and forth with the owner of B&F. Turns out that my schedule is the least of their worries, and they're interested in training me for a management position. Seeing as she and I are now trying to plan my camping schedule around her family wedding schedule (it's a family business, so they all have to go to these things every once in a while, and the store gets shortstaffed), I'm pretty sure I can safely assume that I've got the job, even though I haven't yet met her. She says that she now prefers email interviews, because then she's not so rushed. I'm going to go in and see her when I get back from Portland.
With that in mind, I've cancelled my interview for this afternoon (with thanks for considering me), and now I'm just waiting for inspiration to smack me in the head!
Posted by Ally at February 26, 2007 10:54 AM