A New Adventure!
Another short post! I have begun looking for a new job. Nothing against my current employer, I just need a change after almost 10 years. My search is UK, US, Australia and New Zealand.
My CV is up to date and neat and tidy and my hair is combed. Not really wanting to quit my job without a safety net really. Now I just need someone to offer me an interview……
Anyway, wish me luck.
hari
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Good luck! :)
I’ve recently become employed full-time myself.
haris last blog post..Musings on legality/illegality versus crime
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Friday, 13 June 2008, 16:34 CDTRay
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Good for you Hari - what are you doing and for whom?
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Friday, 13 June 2008, 16:55 CDTdrew
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One piece of advice Ray, if you want to work in the U.S., wait until after the November elections. You might not consider the U.S. a good place to live and work if McCain gets into office. ;)
As for you Hari, congrats.
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Friday, 13 June 2008, 17:23 CDTRay
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True, but aside from hope and change and not being in favour of the war in Iraq, I’m not entirely sure what Obama is going to do. That said, I hope a change is as good as a rest - for both me and the US! :)
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Friday, 13 June 2008, 18:02 CDTdrew
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Well, I always say when it comes to politics and voting, you’re voting for the best of the worst. At least Obama is trying to shake things up, doesn’t support lobbyist who actually run this country and supports withdrawing from our bogus war. Plus his IQ is probably a good 100 points over McCain and he doesn’t seem to say stupid things like McCain does. McCain = 3rd Bush Term.
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Friday, 13 June 2008, 19:14 CDTRay
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Well yes, the Democrats do seem to favour people who have an IQ above that of a glass of water….
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Friday, 13 June 2008, 21:30 CDThari
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Ray, I’ve started working for a mobile applications software development company (PDA apps). The workplace is very close to my house. I can walk to and from work in around 10 minutes. The only disadvantage from my point of view is that they use Microsoft .NET platform and Java which I’m not totally familiar with having been steeped in Linux for around 7-8 years now…
haris last blog post..Linux games I want to try out
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Saturday, 14 June 2008, 16:29 CDTRay
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Ah, but you have your foot in the door and you can program. ESR reckons that a fluency in one language is translatable to others. Congrats again.
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Saturday, 14 June 2008, 17:40 CDTJustin from Airsoft Rifles
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Full time jobs are great. You get things like salaries, benefits, and paid vacations. That’s the good life.
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Saturday, 14 June 2008, 19:21 CDTRay
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Don’t forget the pension!
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Saturday, 14 June 2008, 21:25 CDTdrew
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Pension? That seems to be sort of obsolete here in the States nowadays. I don’t think any of my jobs provided some type of pension.
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Sunday, 15 June 2008, 05:31 CDTRay
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Most of ours do - the joys of a partly socialist country :)
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Sunday, 15 June 2008, 12:06 CDTRT from Untwisted Vortex
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Hmm… I don’t even know what country you’re in now and I’m supposed to wish you luck? Hehe… good luck.
RT@Untwisted Vortexs last blog post..It’s Father’s Day! Where’s my cake?
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Sunday, 15 June 2008, 12:44 CDTRay
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I am posting from god’s own country - the UK :)
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Sunday, 15 June 2008, 14:26 CDTdrew
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Hari,
Cool about job and walking distance. I wish my employer was walking distance. But don’t fall into becoming a Java developer unless you want to end up being hated by all the sysadmin’s of the world. Do it at your job but please continue to program other things outside of Java when you’re away from work. ;)
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Monday, 16 June 2008, 16:01 CDTjason from money merge account
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being familiar with that kind of work should make it easy for you find a new job in a timley manner. those types of skills are always in high demand.
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Monday, 16 June 2008, 18:23 CDThari
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Drew,
I’m not into programming so far. I don’t know whether my job will involve programming full-time at all, as of now and I’m hopeful that it won’t be.
haris last blog post..Linux games I want to try out
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008, 04:32 CDTChris from Tiger Claws
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Mt new adventure had me walking into amy boss and handing in a resignation to become a full time work at home guy, so far Im loving not answering to morons each day
Chris@Tiger Clawss last blog post..How To Treat Dog Ear Infections
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Wednesday, 18 June 2008, 15:38 CDTRay
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That sounds like the ideal job to me!
Rays last blog post..Schrödinger’s Pants
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Wednesday, 18 June 2008, 16:13 CDTSimon from Free Vector Clip Art
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New Zealand is a great place to live lifestyle-wise. I’ve just bought a house there, after spending a year in the UK. Job-wise the money isn’t great down here though.
Simon@Free Vector Clip Arts last blog post..Free Pulp Fiction Cartoon Vector Image
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Thursday, 19 June 2008, 07:11 CDTRay
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Well, NZ wins out by not being the UK though :)
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Thursday, 19 June 2008, 17:12 CDTMichael
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I love New Zealand! it is a perfect place to live and I can’t wait to be there.
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Monday, 23 June 2008, 16:22 CDTDigital Tech Reviews
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Always wanted to live or visit New Zealand and Austrailia
Digital Tech Reviewss last blog post..John McCain Would Propose 300 Million Dollar Award For Private Enterprise
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Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 05:24 CDTRay
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Me too, me too
Rays last blog post..Slackware vs Kubuntu: A Subjective Review
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Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 10:01 CDTNorth Central Florida
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New Zealand is such a great place. I wish I could be there this summer.
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Thursday, 26 June 2008, 15:18 CDTPhil Dufault
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Best of luck in your job search, what kind of job are you looking for?
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Saturday, 28 June 2008, 07:28 CDTRay
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At the moment I’m just looking at Service Delivery roles, may expand the search at some point in the future. I understand the role of Master of the Universe is vacant right now…..
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Saturday, 28 June 2008, 12:29 CDTPhil Dufault
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Perhaps the position has been filled, and they are so good at their job, you don’t even know it’s there.
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Saturday, 28 June 2008, 17:07 CDTRay
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This is the sort of thing I was thinking of.
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Saturday, 28 June 2008, 19:12 CDTOlivia from Rhode Island Truck Driving Schools
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UK, US, Australia or New Zealand!? What fabulous places! Good look job hunting! Please let us know how it goes!
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Monday, 30 June 2008, 21:54 CDTMendham New Jersey Realty
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New Zealand is the most fabulous place. I’ve been there before.
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Tuesday, 8 July 2008, 22:18 CDTIllinois Fence
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I’ve only seen New Zealand in the picture. No Idea how pretty it is.
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Friday, 11 July 2008, 17:50 CDTChild Safety
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It is very pretty! feels like you are in the Paradise.
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Monday, 21 July 2008, 19:26 CDTprogram indir
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hehe pretty funny:D
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Monday, 28 July 2008, 09:47 CDTSasha from U First
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It’s almost been two months.. How did the job hunt go? Update please! :)
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Friday, 1 August 2008, 19:42 CDTray from place of stuff
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So it has! Pretty poorly at the moment - I’m still catching up at work and my energy levels are dropping….
ray@place of stuffs last blog post..Sapphire and Steel - UK TV Series
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Friday, 1 August 2008, 20:04 CDTTae Page
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Good luck on your ventures.
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Wednesday, 6 August 2008, 19:03 CDTBonnie from Data Entry
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Hope your job search is going well. It’s kind of a bad market - at least here in the states.
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Tuesday, 12 August 2008, 14:35 CDTStanley
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I hope you found something you like. I’m looking for a new job too!
Stanley’s last blog post..Kim Kardashian is Dancing with the Stars
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Monday, 22 September 2008, 12:57 CDT