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I find out by Friday I hope. Keep your fingers crossed for me! (Moonit - do you still work in the Ernst & Young building?) |
All of you also have to cross your fingers that I'll get this house...I"m supposed to hear by wednesday! |
I have another interview on Thursday at the University, plus I applied for a position at the Dept for Courts. Their application was like a school assignment - a whole big self assessment form, including such questions as "how do you apply the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi to your work?" WTF - I mostly deal with asians who can't speak english, not Maori who feel oppressed by receiving computer help from a white chick (not that they know that I'm white - we don't have video phones!). Anyway, my friend who teaches at kindy helped me with specifics I could use to complete that bit (they are so PC in the public sector, it's like a different world). Still. PC has advantages, in terms of not exploiting employees and providing stuff like on site childcare and good parental leave. Did you get the house Isolde? |
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And yuppers I still do - 4th floor in the left hand corner! Is that where you went? What kind of work are you looking for and I'll keep an eye out <work promo mode> have you checked our website: www.nzjobs.co.nz </end work promo mode> |
I think I will ring them if I haven't heard by tomorrow. The consultants said not to call they they are mega busy, but I need to know if they have made a decision or not. I don't mind being second choice, I just hate being strung along. Currently I work on a computer helpdesk, but they don't pay enough for the amount of oncall work they expect us to do. I wouldn't mind anything in computer support, training, etc. I have my performance review next week, so we'll see what happens there. |
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Bastards didn't return my call on Wednesday. I had a great interview at the University yesterday. That would be a cool place to work - very relaxed, they pay for 12 points of study per year (like 2 minor courses or one major). It would be like being a student again, but not poor! I had to drive there through the storm, avoiding all the fallen down trees and praying I didn't get blown off the road. The application I did for the Dept of Courts was very helpful - the Uni people asked some of the same questions, so I had answers already sorted. They will decide middle of next week. Wish me luck! |
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*thinking happy thoughts* |
I have to remember some of Psyc101 to get through that I think. Anyway, I guess that means they liked the crap i wrote on my application. Also I heard the Pyne's haven't decided yet, and may want to interview again. If I get offered all three, which should I take? |
PGG and DOC both seem like better places to work. I imagine the courts may be more exciting than PGG. |
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S.E. Smith Box 82 Caspar, CA 95420 If you want to take your chances and need me to get it right now, instead of when I'm onn holiday, try: S.E. Smith Bennington Station Bennington, VT 05201 As I say, it may or may not get to me via that address, since I still don't know if I'm moving and don't want to deal with ANOTHER forwarding order. My dad's been sending me stuff to Bennington Station and it gets there 2/3 of the time. But it would be better sent to CA. |
I might need that damn tape after all. Plus I've got some new tunes. |
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They sound furry? |
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I went for Cognitive Testing at the DOC last Thursday. Two tests, to check logic and problem solving ability. They had 5 of us in there in two sessions, so i saw half the people I'm up against. I think I was better than the others - more outgoing, less intimidated by the whole process. The first test was really hard - they warned us that no one ever finishes it. I got more than 3/4 through, but was annoyed at myself because, although I'm no genius, I have great confidence in my ability. The questions ranged from verbal comprehension through to arithmetic, and got progrssively harder. An example - If a skirt takes 2 1/4 yards of fabric to make, how many skirts can you make from 45 yards of fabric. No calculators! time pressure - answer as many questions as you can in 12 minutes! I got that one wrong, but skipped on to answer a few more - it was about 2/3 through the test. The second one was dead easy - logic problems. They had paragraphs of information and I had to decide whether the statements following were true, false, or couldn't say based on the information given. We had 30 minutes - I think I completed it in 20. I was easily the first one finished. I'll call tomorrow for feedback on that. Today I took up their invitation to come in for a casual chat to find out more about the position and where I would be working. I found out more about the formal interview - it includes a role play, where they give me a scenario, and have 4 people playing different roles to see how I interact with different types of people. I also learned you have to call the judges Sir or Ma'am. I better study my tikanga Maori - they are bound to want to see some of that. They other two have not contacted me again. |
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wants people to know maori. i mean i can understand it and all - the culture reasons etc but maori is not a first language anymore. Isolde, none of my friends are able to converse in maori. we know words tho, and I used to tease Darcy about his puku. or if he was hungry he'd say 'lets go get some kai' but thats about it. You learn basic maori in school - how to count, the greetings, marae culture, games, flax weaving and if you want to take it on in high school you can - although not many people do. |
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I have an interview next Friday - 2pm-4:30pm. Do you think they allowed enough time??? In corporate NZ I've never had to use any Maori at all, and if I tried to open a meeting with a Karakia (prayer) at my current employment they would think I've gone mad. I don't know much beyond a few words and greetings, but I have a friend who teaches at kindergarten, and she gave me a couple of karakia and waiata (songs) in case I need them. I think if they question me about it, I'll explain that I have the material, but never had the opportunity to use it. I think as long as I am open to it, they should be cool. The interview guff they sent me explained the process if you take a whanau/support person. They certainly take it very seriously! Plus they sent me a form giving them permission to check my non-existant police record. I asked them to send me a copy of anything they have on me too. (I didn't get the Uni job - probably just as well ay Moonie) |