Sept. 4 Psychologist:
I Google "How to be a psychoanalyst?" Then I Google "How to be a
psychologist?" I
went to Athabasca University site and it said to be one in Alberta, you
need to have a master's degree in psychology as the min. requirement.
I'm not going to go to school for years to become one.
http://lss.athabascau.ca/counselling/psychologist.php
I
do like this article that asks questions: Are you interested in
psychology? Do you want to help people? Are you emotionally stable?
Are you a great communicator
with an open mind?
http://www.psychology-canada.ca/why-become-a-psychologist/
ehow: They
know how to break it down into easy steps. Go take psychology and get a
degree in it. Then get into graduate school. Here's their tip:
"Becoming a clinical psychologist takes longer than other types of
psychology (at least nine years if you can attend full time), so make
sure you are fully committed to the profession before you begin."
http://www.ehow.com/how_4874594_become-clinical-psychologist.html
Sept.
9: I was going through the classifieds and I saw the same ad again for
the medical clinic I did a job interview for a couple months back.
Either their new hire didn't work out, or someone else quit.
Sept. 11 Door-to- door:
Last night I had a totally new experience. I tried door-to-door sales
and met some new people. I found this job ad on the internet to sell
newspaper subscriptions. I did a little door-to-door, but it was for
doing surveys and wasn't selling anything.
I was supposed to
meet him in downtown. I go there and it's 10min. before I'm supposed to
meet him. I go up to this guy and ask if it's
him. He says no, and asks if I'm here for the job too. I said yes.
His name is Jesse and it's his first day. He is studying to be a cop in
school.
Me: Why do you want to be a cop?
Jesse: Because I want to help people. I also like to move around and not stay in one location. I like to solve problems.
Me: Do you watch Cops?
Jesse: No.
We
then meet the two managers and there were 4 other young guys working.
One worker is Asian, and another one black. I was the only woman
there. Later we drove and met with a woman who was a manager too.
After
4hrs working there, I didn't like it. I signed a contract where I had
to do 10 days training so I can receive payment. I'm not going to do 9
more days of this.
Cons:
1. It's cold outside. It's a yr long job. If it gets -15 degrees, you can do indoor selling.
2.
There are
no washrooms. We had to go to 2 stores to ask if we can use the
washroom. When I did surveys, it was in my neighborhood so I can walk
back to my house to use the washroom.
3. After that one shift, I
was tired, hungry, and thirsty. I had worked 8am-3pm that day. I took a
nap on the bus and ate a lot prior to it. I guess I should have bought
bottled water.
In conclusion, I learned that I prefer working
indoors, and also if I'm going to sell stuff, work in retail or
telemarketing. I had written down this place to be a telemarketer so I
applied on the internet.
Job interviews: I did 2 job
interviews last week. One was a medical clinic and it was a small
business. That means no benefits. She was very informative of what the
clinic does. It was outside of downtown, but it was easy to get to.
The
other one was a medical clinic in downtown. It was
similar in duties like booking and billing. The hours are good as in
daytime and weekdays. I was being interviewed by the boss, but then she
then passed me over to my potential co-workers. They interviewed me
because I'm going to be working with them. It's also an independent job
where you are going to be working by yourself a lot.
Work: Another co-worker quit from the other department. He did give notice. I'll give him points that he worked here for a yr.
Part-time.ca:
I saw that my brother was using this site. I went to it and looked for
jobs in AB. I got some in Calgary and Fort McMurray. There are 3 jobs
in Edmonton and they're driving
jobs.
Morning routines: Carol Brown sent me this article
called "Why your Morning Routine can Make or Break your Career." It
starts off with this quote: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence,
then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle
The article
mentions some things I already know like how #1: the morning is the best
time to get things done when it's the beginning of the day and you have
more willpower. "#3 It affects the rest of your day's performance."
It's like that with my days off. Even if I sleep in a bit, I would
still be on the computer at 7am to look for a job.
I didn't know that mornings can make you more creative like #7 said: "... in scientific journal Thinking and Reasoning showed that in the
time after rising when you’re half-awake and unfocused, you often make
connections between things that you probably would not make when you’re
fully awake."
I'm more creative at night when I'm lying in bed, getting ready to go to sleep. I'm more calm and then my mind wanders.
http://www.onlinecollege.org/2012/07/23/why-your-morning-routine-can-make-break-your-career/
Finances: I'm
very meticulous with my finances. I write down all the money I spend
and what on. I write down how much money I make a day. It adds up the
hour wages and the tips. On another piece of paper I write down all the
tips I make in a month and then I write it down on another sheet of
paper. The sheet has the total of months tips and
paychecks.
Or you could use spreadsheets.
Sept. 12 Contracts: I
was thinking about that door-to-door sales job. I signed a contract
where I would have to work 10 shifts (40hrs in total) before I would get
paid for all my subscriptions that I sold. I'm not going to endure 36
more hours of this if I don't have to.
When I worked at Call
Centre #5, I signed a contract where I had to work 4 days so I could get
paid. After an 8hr shift, I was like: "I want to get part-time hrs so I
only have to do this for 15 more hrs." The good thing is that they
dismissed me in the 2nd day and I still got paid.
Sept. 13 Job advice: A co-worker of mine is looking for a 2nd job. She went to Job Bank and the Edmonton Journal.
I told her to widen her net. As in instead of just restaurants, apply
to other places. She did. She just needs to hear back from them.
Edmonton Job Shop:
Today is my day off so I'm looking for a job at other sites I don't
usually go to. I haven't been to Edmonton Job Shop in a long time. I
did apply to one place. I saw my account and I used to be there a lot
in 2010, and a bit in 2011. It's a good job
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