Downsizing...Upsurging....DOUBLE UPDATE

[Richard Bruvofetc]

Well, the first of my interviews takes place this afternoon at 3.00pm in Luton. It should prove interesting to see how I perform as this will be my first interview in over 8 years. :teeth:

[Minniespal]

Sending lots of :wizard: Richard that things go well for you today :thumbsup2

[carolfoy]

Best of Luck Rich, the thoughts of the Dis board are behind you (see? you're bound to get an offer now!) :wizard:

[mandymouse]

:wizard: :wizard: Good luck with your interview Richard, I hope it goes well :wizard: :wizard:

[saratogagirl]

good luck richard, fingers crossed for you

[Funniebunny]

:wizard: Good luck

[Booknut]

Hope you'll do great Richard! Good luck!

[Richard Bruvofetc]

Well, the agency just rang. They've had a major power failure at the offices and all staff have been sent home. So the interview will now be re-arranged for next week!

....and I've just ironed my shirt as well!! :lmao:

[saratogagirl]

oh Richard isn't that just typical !! If you are like me you hate waiting !

[Minniespal]

So the interview will now be re-arranged for next week!

What a disappointment ~ Another few days waiting.

[Lizzy Lemon]

Oh no, you'll have to iron the shirt again next week!

[fizz13]

So unfair, now you have to do all the nerves twice :confused3 Ah well, more DISing for you this afternoon then,

[Spook]

Sending you the best of luck and pixiedust: for next week - (I wont be around the early part of next week) and keeping my fingers crossed.

Jan

[pokemon_master]

So sorry that they re-arranged it, but still good luck for next week!! :wizard:

[Cyrano]

....and I've just ironed my shirt as well!! :lmao:
hopefully the creases will last to next week ;)

[Lisash]

Typical you get all prepared then something like that happens. What a pain! Good luck for next week Richard :wizard:

[Richard Bruvofetc]

Well, I heard this morning that they have re-arranged my aborted interview for this Thursday a 12.00 noon. :thumbsup2

I'm off to Birmingham tonight for an "all day" interview tomorrow(starting 8.30am through to 5.00pm). It's one of those role playing/aptitude test/multi-choice test affairs. So I should imagine I'll be "canine-privates-shattered" at the end of it. They then decide whether to call you back for the final interview. It'll be harder than doing an honest day's work I bet. :lmao:

[saratogagirl]

good luck for tomorrow Richard, fingers crossed for you

[Minniespal]

Good Luck Richard ~ Hope it goes well :wizard:

[motheroftink]

OMG the thought of doing something like that, for a whole day, makes me feel so stressed out. Rather you than me.

Best of British though, hope something good comes of it. :thumbsup2

[jen_uk]

Good luck Richard! :wizard:

[carolfoy]

:wizard: good luck Richard - hope its not one of those hippy-dippy-happy-clappy interviews where you have to all pretend to be trees :wizard:

[Lizzy Lemon]

OMG I would hate to be in your shoes, just because I would be no good in a role playing situation with strangers doesn't mean I would be no good at the job. Its a weird way of doing things these days, I think I'll have to stop a hospital domestic for the rest of my days, at least it was a straight forward interview. Good luck.

[mandymouse]

:wizard: :wizard: Good Luck Richard, I hope it goes well :wizard: :wizard:

[Richard Bruvofetc]

Just got back from sunny Bournville. I feel like alien has extracted my brain. Having a large wine at the moment.

[pokemon_master]

Just got back from sunny Bournville. I feel like alien has extracted my brain. Having a large wine at the moment.

At least it's over now! :goodvibes

[Cyrano]

It's one of those role playing/aptitude test/multi-choice test affairs. So I should imagine I'll be "canine-privates-shattered" at the end of it. They then decide whether to call you back for the final interview. It'll be harder than doing an honest day's work I bet. :lmao:
I don't enjoy them either, especially if it ends in a dinner with the opposition, I mean other candidates and you see who networks, performs the best :goodvibes

Best of luck in your interviews :thumbsup2

[Minniespal]

I feel like alien has extracted my brain

Nothing worse ~ Hope it went well :)

[jjpenguin]

Hope it went well, and also that you still feel you want the job ;)

[Richard Bruvofetc]

Well, I had my interview with another company last Thursday. A more junior role (and £12.5K a year less that what I was on) - but it keeps me off the streets. This was a very simple interview and I flew through the process with ease. Apart from the salary they are a very good company to work for. Unfortunately, I'm not expecting a positive result. The Head of Department and his assistant who were doing the interview had less experience than me and I could read the assistant's bodily language easily...."I'm the assistant manager of the department, you've got more experience than me, you may challenge for my position, therefore I'd prefer not to have you on board".

We'll just have to see what the outcome is. It's all good practice though.

[Minniespal]

Will keep my fingers crossed for you Richard :)

[Spook]

Hope you've mis-read the body language. Fingers crossed here too

Jan

[Richard Bruvofetc]

Unfortunately, my Bournville trip proved fruitless. Never mind, it's all good practice.

[Lizzy Lemon]

What a shame, glad you are staying positive. Good luck with any more lined up.

[Spook]

Sorry to hear that Richard - keep positive

Jan

[Minniespal]

What a shame ~ Good Luck :)

[Richard Bruvofetc]

The Head of Department and his assistant who were doing the interview had less experience than me and I could read the assistant's bodily language easily...."I'm the assistant manager of the department, you've got more experience than me, you may challenge for my position, therefore I'd prefer not to have you on board".



Oh Well, the agency just rang. It was felt that I had far too much experience for the role they were offering. Looks like I'll have to work on the "dumbing down" a little.

[Minniespal]

Hope something turns up soon Richard:)

[SammieG]

hope for a positive result soon Richard...

:)

[wils]

Sorry to hear you're just too brilliant ;)

Hope something turns up soon

[Spook]

Sorry to hear you're just too brilliant ;) ::yes:: ::yes:: ::yes::


Jan

[Lizzybear]

Oh Well, the agency just rang. It was felt that I had far too much experience for the role they were offering. Looks like I'll have to work on the "dumbing down" a little.

Bf had/has a similar problem. He basically got told by RBS (not these exact words but it was the gist) that if he hadn't mentioned his degree on his CV then he probably would have got the job. His degree is in Computer Aided Design and pretty much irrelevant to the jobs he's going for now (same old story of starting a uni course *** he felt he had to and realising he hated it..) but I think they just didn't want people who are 'overqualified'

Best of luck to you, onwards and upwards as they say :thumbsup2

[Richard Bruvofetc]

Oh Well, the agency just rang. It was felt that I had far too much experience for the role they were offering. Looks like I'll have to work on the "dumbing down" a little.

Well, this company has just rang me and invited me for an interview for a more senior role on January 19th.:thumbsup2 Maybe, I'd better not dumb down just yet.

I also had a preliminary "telephone" interview with another company today. This role is a pretty senior one which would be one hell of a challenge. We'll see if they call me in for a second interview.

Another also, I have an interview tomorrow as well. This is a more junior role, so I'll have to ensure I give the appropriate responses.

So, new year, new interviews and they're all local (within a 15 mile radius).:goodvibes

[Minniespal]

Fingers and toes crossed for you Richard:grouphug:

[saratogagirl]

everything crossed for you Richard

[Merylj]

Well it all looks very positive to me - good luck!

[BingsingsWaltDisney]

Good luck hope you get what you want:thumbsup2

[Strommie]

Good luck Richard :thumbsup2

[natalielongstaff]

fingers crossed richard:thumbsup2

[Richard Bruvofetc]

Well, this company has just rang me and invited me for an interview for a more senior role on January 19th.:thumbsup2 Maybe, I'd better not dumb down just yet.

I also had a preliminary "telephone" interview with another company today. This role is a pretty senior one which would be one hell of a challenge. We'll see if they call me in for a second interview.

Another also, I have an interview tomorrow as well. This is a more junior role, so I'll have to ensure I give the appropriate responses.

So, new year, new interviews and they're all local (within a 15 mile radius).:goodvibes

Result...... I had a phone call today from the agency that arranged my interview last Thursday. They've made me an offer. I have to admit, it was more a case of "who you know" as opposed to "what you know". I used to work at the company many years ago and one of the directors, who I'd worked closely with, interviewed me this time. It was a case of "I know what you can do and what you're capable of, tell me what you've been doing for the last 10 years". The role is more junior to what I've been doing and £10K a year less, but it's local (9 minutes on a good day, 11 minutes on a bad) and I can do it with my eyes closed (so very little stress as well).

I still have an interview tomorrow (the company that called me in for a more senior role) and also one on Monday - this was the one for the very senior role (Global Programme Office Manager) that I had the preliminary telephone interview for...so I must have said something right in that one. This one carries a salary of £25K MORE than what I was previously on, but I think they will want their pound of flesh from me.

Anyway, however it goes, I'll soon be back in the world of employee,:thumbsup2 and start planning what to do with the severance pay I got from my previous employer - may they rot in hell.:mad: (I'm sure Tron will back me up on that one ;) )

Many thanks to all those that have wished me luck over the past few months.

[Lizzybear]

Excellent news and well deserved :thumbsup2

[Cyrano]

Great news and agree more than deserved :cool1:

[BingsingsWaltDisney]

great news well deserved and good luck for the future:cool1:

[Minniespal]

Excellent news Richard:thumbsup2

[natalielongstaff]

thats fantastic news richard:thumbsup2 and thoroughly well deserved

[Sunny Soph]

That's great news

[wideeyes]

well done:)

[saratogagirl]

Brilliant News Richard, I am so pleased for you, it is much deserved - well done to you

[Andy B]

Richard you have my congratulations and understanding. In1998 I was made redundant following a takeover where they retained their own less experienced staff and made us more experienced higher paid staff redundant. I was eventually out of work for 16 months which used up my severance pay. and despite a number of interviews for both senior related jobs and more junior fresh start jobs nothing came. (Interestingly I too has a response on the lines of too good for this job). I ended up rejoining my first company in a different role from one I was in before at a much lower salary and package. It took me from 2000 to last year to make it back up the the level I was on (no perks though)

Well Done!

[higgy66]

Fantastic news Richard - like you say - what ever happens you'll have some employment.

Even if it doesn't work out - it's a known fact it's easier to find work when you're in work so you can always keep your eyes out.

Good Luck with everything!

[fizz13]

Fantastic news Richard:goodvibes

[CustardTart]

That is such good news, Richard - you must be delighted! :thumbsup2

[Mrs Dazzle]

Excellent news - been there, done that so to speak and am very very happy in my less stressed (but less pay) locally based role (was a PR manager for LTSB, now school Admin Officer, working 5 mins down the road, part time and all school hols off - no journalists chasing me around 24/7, no Annie Robinson and Watchdog to hide from - just 262 children and assorted teachers.

It's all about Work/Life balance for me now. I am very lucky.

Good luck in whatever you choose to do, make it the right choice.

:cool1:

[wils]

:cool1: :cool1: Great News - well done! :cool1: :cool1:

Obviously jobs are like buses!

[ely3857]

Brilliant news Richard, Well done :thumbsup2

:yay:

Jodie

[motheroftink]

That's great news, about time too. Welcome back to the rat race.:cool1:

[arieljasmine]

Congratulations, Richard, that's great news. :goodvibes

ArielJasmine princess:

[Hilary]

Great news! Congratulations :)

[Funniebunny]

That's excellent news :thumbsup2
Good luck with your other interviews, please keep us updated

[Lisash]

That's excellent news Richard :thumbsup2

[SammieG]

well done Richard.. thats excellent news!

Sammie x