A promise to no one...

but you, Imaginary Reader.

If/when I get a job, I'll let you know. Until then, I think I'm done talking about it.
There are other things I'd rather talk about, and I will get to that in the weeks ahead.

Digging up bones.

Just for fun I decided to see how long it took to get a response the first time I interviewed with the county [a little over two weeks] so that's what I'm looking at.

Also ended up reading a lot of old posts from last year. Kind of depressing---the general pattern is "Oh, wow, a job interview, maybe this is finally the end of my joblessness!" "Just waiting to hear..." "Nope, they turned me down." And then a spot of despair that lasts until the next interview. About the only fun thing is when I wrote about books.

Only real change in my posts is that I'm on the final tier of unemployment benefits, so unless there's a miracle that would fly in the face of everything that has happened up until now [that is, the creation of a new level of extended unemployment benefits], I'm done with benefits in a few months. That's good and bad. It's tiring to have to fill out the paperwork, having to reject part time opportunities and temping opportunities because the requirement is to seek full-time work. The wages here are lower so I have had to bypass jobs that might have been okay but just didn't pay as much as unemployment. If I'm still jobless by then, I'll hit the temp agencies and hope to get enough to at least pay for most of my expenses. I still have faith that something will work out in time. I think if I hadn't been getting interviews this entire time, I'd feel less optimistic.

The post-game report.

The interview wasn't bad today---there were two positions, and yep, one was with the exact same interviewer with whom I've met twice previously. Some of the questions were the same, and my answers varied. One of the biggest problems I have is that my primary accounting experience up to this point was at a job where I was not successful, so I don't have anything to talk about as far as achievements at work, ways I've improved things, etc. It was still a major improvement over the previous interviews with the county.

The bright spot is that there were two positions, and I seemed to have a decent rapport with the other two interviewers who were representing the other department, and I did well when answering one of their technical questions. So I guess there is a chance. I've let it up to God---if it works out, it works out. I still had anxiety dreams about the interview all last night, and was still nervous, but in the end, if this doesn't work out, something else will, or if nothing else does we can start working toward getting the heck out of here.

Reading a book about Bobby Fischer and his rise and fall. I love the front and back cover---the front shows young Bobby Fischer at his peak, and the back cover shows a photo of him looking like a lunatic street person.

Full Circle pt. 2

Have yet another county interview next week, same department that I interviewed at twice last year. I'm hoping to show that I've covered a lot of the most relevant subject matter through my continuing education.

Also applied to the same damned casino that gave me the runaround last year. Nothing changes.

I've pretty much resigned myself that my "career" in public accounting is over. When you look at my age, the business situation with the firms here where I live, and the bad circumstances of my last job, the writing is pretty much on the wall.

We are finally in a position to be able to leave "Detroit of the West" within the next year or two, so our luck being what it is I will probably get a job now that we're able to finally get ready to move elsewhere.

Full circle.

This blog is just over a year old. Very little has changed. I had the second highest score on the county accounting exam, so I am guaranteed at least a couple of interviews as a result. Maybe if one of them is with a different group of interviewers I might have a chance.

The situation I've referred to over the last couple of posts is mostly over. Other than the aftermath. I don't wish to write about it. Years ago I probably would have written all the details, but these days I generally don't share much online, even anonymously.

Going to focus on books from now on, I think.