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whoozqueen at 01:42pm on 18/05/2004
whoozqueen at 01:42pm on 18/05/2004Interviews are over. I think that I have an excellent chance of getting the job.
Reasons why....
a) I used to work with a respected Multicultural Officer/jazz performer that they know.
b) I can help them on a choral project that they need to put together and were impressed by the advice that I gave them in the interview.
c) I can help them on another project, promoting WA jazz musicians online.
d) My performance and multicultural experiences impressed them.
e) My admin abilities and experience with a wide range of computer packages impressed them.
f) They apologised profusely about the pay ($28k per annum) and mentioned that they were pushing to get it up to $30k.
g) Everyone in the office is my age and older, and I wore *exactly* the right outfit for the place.
They seemed pretty enthusiastic about the extraneous skills that I could offer. We basically skimmed over the admin stuff.
The low pay is a disappointing feature of this job. Most govt jobs here of a similar nature start around the $30-32k mark, with an average of $35k. It would mean returning to the pay level that I was at in 1998.
Ah well, a job is a job, and the good thing about this office is that there are two events organising positions within it that I could move into at a later date. Another interesting point - apparently everyone in this small office has only been there for the past four months or less. So, if money was a problem for one of the others, I could move up the ranks into their position.
I'll find out by the end of the week if I got the job. Im quite positive about it - the only thing to prevent that would be someone who had more of a book-keeping/MYOB background. From the resumes that I briefly glimpsed, there are five of us up for the role.
Pete said that his interview seemed to go well. The company apparently has 80 software engineers in these huge teams, working on projects, and the team that Pete would join would be about 12 members. They're hiring a few people at a time, initially on a contract basis, that have the potential to become permanent roles.
*crossing fingers*
Reasons why....
a) I used to work with a respected Multicultural Officer/jazz performer that they know.
b) I can help them on a choral project that they need to put together and were impressed by the advice that I gave them in the interview.
c) I can help them on another project, promoting WA jazz musicians online.
d) My performance and multicultural experiences impressed them.
e) My admin abilities and experience with a wide range of computer packages impressed them.
f) They apologised profusely about the pay ($28k per annum) and mentioned that they were pushing to get it up to $30k.
g) Everyone in the office is my age and older, and I wore *exactly* the right outfit for the place.
They seemed pretty enthusiastic about the extraneous skills that I could offer. We basically skimmed over the admin stuff.
The low pay is a disappointing feature of this job. Most govt jobs here of a similar nature start around the $30-32k mark, with an average of $35k. It would mean returning to the pay level that I was at in 1998.
Ah well, a job is a job, and the good thing about this office is that there are two events organising positions within it that I could move into at a later date. Another interesting point - apparently everyone in this small office has only been there for the past four months or less. So, if money was a problem for one of the others, I could move up the ranks into their position.
I'll find out by the end of the week if I got the job. Im quite positive about it - the only thing to prevent that would be someone who had more of a book-keeping/MYOB background. From the resumes that I briefly glimpsed, there are five of us up for the role.
Pete said that his interview seemed to go well. The company apparently has 80 software engineers in these huge teams, working on projects, and the team that Pete would join would be about 12 members. They're hiring a few people at a time, initially on a contract basis, that have the potential to become permanent roles.
*crossing fingers*
hopeful
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WoOt!
Yeah! *does small dance*
That sounds excellent. Those additional projects you could assist them with may well prove your foot in the door to other, better paid roles.
I hope you get it. *crosses everything that can be crossed* *uncrosses some things in order to be able to sit comfortably*
The low pay does suck, but hell. It's a job, and it sounds like you'd be a good fit. What did you wear, out of interest?
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