Jul. 31: I'm
nervous about my job interviews, so I'll do something productive to calm my nerves. I will read job
articles.
Business psychology: Alissa Alvarez sent me
this article "The Essential Psychology Books for Business Students." It
has all these good books listed. Here are a few. I like the positive
thinking/
attitude books:
The Winner's Brain: 8 Strategies Great Minds Use to Achieve Success by Jeff Brown, Liz Neporent, and Mark Fenske: "Your
brain is more than just another organ in your body, as it controls
everything that you do from breathing to complex mathematical
calculations. Yet your brain can also hold you back, as these authors
demonstrate that a large part of success is really all in your head."
The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work by Shawn Anchor.
Here are a couple of books by 2 people I have seen TED talks from:
Predictable Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely.
Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay Shirky.
Public speaking: Larry Dignan sent me this article "25 Online Tools to Teach Yourself Public Speaking." I
don't really do public speaking at my job, but this could help me prepare me for job interviews.
I
like the "inspiration" section with American Rhetoric, TED talks, Rate
Speeches where you can listen to good speeches that can inspire you to
make a good speech.
http://www.onlinecollegecourses.com/2012/07/15/25-online-tools-to-teach-yourself-public-speaking/
Aug.
3: I did a mild job search today. I went to the downtown Staples to
recycle batteries, highlighters, and pens that don't work. I went to
Art Works and saw a Help Wanted sign.
Me: Is it for part-time and nights?
Sales woman: It's for full-time and days.
It
wasn't a fit for my schedule. I see that the store Flurries closed
down. It sold bags and boots. I saw one at Kingsway last month when I
was
there.
Keys to success: Here's something inspirational "Billionare's 20 Keys to Success." I saw this on 20/20 months before and wrote about it on my blog. But here's the list.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/20-2020-billionaires-20-keys-success/story?id=14821206#.UBxCA6A_LTo
Aug. 7 Consulting:
This consulting research has an effect on me. I saw the promo for the
new reality TV show Hotel Hell, where Gordon Ramsay goes to a hotel and
observes on how to improve it. I then thought that he was a
consultant. Well he is, and he's making a TV show out of it.
Job search:
There was a job ad for a dental clinic. It didn't say where, but I
applied anyway. He called and said it was in Fort Saskatchewan, so I
turned it
down.
College Pro Painters: I went through my blog, and
it turns out I haven't wrote about it. I picked up their brochure from a
U of A career fair. There is also Window Cleaning. I did a little
research on it there's an article: "Is College Pro a Scam?"
Here's an excerpt that explains it well: “'If a job is 30 hours and two painters are working on the job, they’re
both paid for 15 hours of work. If they finish the job in 24 hours,
they’re still paid for 15 even though they only worked 12,' Gibson says.
On the flip side, if they work more, they’re still only paid for 15
hours each and that’s where conflicts can crop up. But at no time can a
painter be paid less than minimum wage for their hours worked."
It's
a franchise, and how it's not a right fit for everybody. The brochure
and article talked about how it does give real life business experience
like recruit customers and painters, money management and scheduling.
http://talentegg.ca/incubator/2010/11/30/busting-the-college-pro-painters-is-a-scam-myths-a-former-franchise-manager-shares-his-experience/
Friends:
Here's a way to get myself more on track with my job search. I have a
friend who's also looking for an office job, but she has a car and is
more mobile than I am. She's willing to work out of town like Nisku, so
I send her those job ads when I come across
it.
Retail: Today I finally set up an account at a store
online, and applied for a job through there. I was hesitant because
it's like I'm giving up on my office job search. If I have 2 jobs, then
I won't really have as much time to devote to my office job search. I
signed up for a part-time retail job.
I can scale down my hours
at my restaurant job if I feel it's too much. It could be 20hrs at each
job, then it would be 40hrs in total. It's like a have 1 full-time
job. I'm good with time management and still do my job search.
Flashback: I
guess my other fear is that, I have worked at this store before a few
years back. I was dismissed after a few weeks. It's the saying "Last
one hired, gets fired." Three people were to be dismissed. My manager
told me that two were dismissed because they each only work one day a
week, which is too little. I was
one of three new people who were to be dismissed. I had a one in three
chance, and I was dismissed.
That's fine. I wasn't really
attached to the job, and I did get some warning that there were
dismissals in the air so I wasn't surprised. It was the person above my
manager that made the decision. After that, it did lead me to the Soup
place where I have worked there for 2 yrs.
Momentum:
After setting up one account and applying to one job, it then helped
build momentum to set up an account at another store. I found this
business card I got a few years ago.
I applied to a big retail
store at West Ed mall. I have applied and done interviews at American
Eagle Outfitters back in 2006. At the interview, the guy said it takes
2hrs to close the store. The store closes at 9pm, and to clean up and
put everything back, it will be done by
11pm. That's too late for me to work. However, if I get an interview
at this other store, it may be different.
Aug. 8 Stores: I
got a call back from both of those stores I applied. I called one and
told them about my availability. I'm kind of interested in working
there. Then I am more interested in the store that I had worked at
before. One energy company called me. I was looking for the ad when I
typed the phone number in, but it wasn't there.
Aug. 9 Non-profit: There are some non-profit positions
that pay well. I found one for E4C and it's a position that needs
someone with 2 or 3 yrs experience. It pays $16/hr and it has
benefits. The one I read was temporary.
Callback: I got a call from that school. They didn't hire me, but they'll keep my resume. |
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