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Post by Robynn on May 20, 2010 6:54:57 GMT
It depends. My best bet may to be to go to school and get a security guard card. SHOULD take a weekend, but they have entire curriculum on it, so could take a year and a half. I don't want to go that route, but it's the only way I can get financial help, so I may not have a choice. We'll see.
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Post by stratlady on May 20, 2010 18:46:35 GMT
What's a security guard card?
And yeah, you have all my sympathy if you need to go back to school. If you do, then hopefully, it'll be something useful that will actually give a chance to have a job. If not, that is totally useless and very unmotivating.
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Post by Robynn on May 20, 2010 23:17:28 GMT
To be a security guard in California, you have to prove you've had some training, and receive a Guard Card, verifying that you've had the state mandated training. Christianne got hers at Job Corps. The training costs about $700 to get ALL of the training (gun, tazer, baton, laws....) and about $300 for just the basic (laws). I don't really have the $300 right now.
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Post by stratlady on May 21, 2010 23:06:58 GMT
Ah so that's what it is. And you would do the same job as your daughter.
Sheesh, I hope that if you were to put down that much money, you would be sure to find a job with this afterward.
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Post by Robynn on May 22, 2010 0:05:23 GMT
I would pray that I would.
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Post by stratlady on Jun 14, 2010 2:12:46 GMT
So Robyn, how are the job propects? Anything new under the sun?
I think I must have send about 13 CVs. I have a few interviews lined up, but so far, it's nothing really great. For some of them I'll need a car (and I don't have one, and I won't buy one if I live in Montreal) so these jobs are out of question. But hey, maybe I'll get something in long term care. Not my first choice, but I gotta start somewhere anyway.
I am looking forward being in 5 years from now, with job experience and fluent in Finnish. Oh now that'll be fun. ;D ;D
ETA: ooh, and maybe by then I'll have my certificate in translation too. I sooo want to do that too.
(aha, I've got too many dreams)
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Post by Robynn on Jun 15, 2010 21:11:02 GMT
Boys & Girls Club called and asked for me to fill out an application after reading my CV. They'll call me tomorrow if they want to interview me. That's it so far.
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Post by stratlady on Jun 16, 2010 15:07:10 GMT
Hopefully they'll you back.
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Post by Robynn on Jun 17, 2010 4:02:43 GMT
They didn't.
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Post by stratlady on Jun 19, 2010 18:12:52 GMT
Maybe they are just adding applications to their CV banks....Sorry to hear though. *sigh* I can't believe how shitty it is to find a job. Hell, I will have a diploma that is remotely needed, and I swear, so far the jobs I could get are not so great. It's super far away and the condition are not so great. Placements are much more fun.
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Post by Robynn on Jun 19, 2010 19:43:44 GMT
Took them longer to call than they said it would. I've got an interview on Monday morning. Won't get me off unemployment, but will get me out of the house 3 hours a day, connecting with real people, and not just with computer peeps.
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Post by snowwhite on Jun 20, 2010 12:08:02 GMT
At least that's something, and hopefully a bit more of a footing into paid employment! I'm still hoping that something good happens for you.
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Post by Robynn on Jun 20, 2010 20:01:07 GMT
And it will. I look forward to getting out of the house. Funny, I'll be making $25 a day...hahahahaha.
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Post by stratlady on Jul 8, 2010 4:24:14 GMT
I had a job interview today and I am a bit bummed because I didn't do that good. Them: What factors influence your choice of a job? Me: First, geographical issues. Then, support. BAD ANSWER. But seriously, the "sparks" were not there. The lady, although nice, was trying to pry out of me what other places had given me an offer and the guy was being very/too informal to me. Treating me like a student, but expecting me to give full grown experienced OT answers. They didn't even tell me when they would call me back!! And I forgot to ask because after a good hour of intense thinking over dubious questions, my brain was a bit mooshy. Or that particular question wasn't noted on my reminder sheet. I do get a nice kick out of watching body language though: small nod = good answer jerky or hesitant nod = bad answer. /no non-sense ranting.
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Post by Robynn on Jul 8, 2010 20:47:48 GMT
Ouch, Mary. But I've had those interviews too. They suck. I obsess over what I could have, should have, done better.
I have an interview tomorrow morning, for a training center for developmentally delayed adults.It's a Lead Teacher position, which is what I was doing at the school, when the class didn't have a teacher. I'd be in charge of the staff in the room, as well as the "consumers." I'm hoping I get it. It starts at $13 an hour, which is what I was making in Sacramento, and it's a LOT closer to me, so I'll bring home more money that way, as well as have raises.
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