Three lacrosse games, work and trying to catch up with one home from college before he has to go back. It is going to be a busy week for everyone in our house. Oh, and let us not forget the hubbs interviewing for a new job. He is still with the old company but I have said many times his industry is very volatile and they do not value employees. These upper management people tell their employees, "make your numbers or you will be sorry," which is management speak for you will lose your job. The hubbs and I are older and we were raised very similarly, we were taught a pretty strict work ethic and that has stuck with us. I just hope our kids will follow in our way of thinking when it comes to work. My hubby is very smart and the clients he calls on love him and see him as a valuable resource when it comes to his product. When he was laid off a couple years ago, one of his clients offered to call his company and complain. My hubby being the kind of person he is, insisted that he not call that it would not do any good. My hubbs manager, knows he is a valuable employee but the top guys at the company have no clue. It is funny how CEO's and VP's today do not understand that companies do not run on the backs of CEO's but on the backs and blood of the employees. I would wager a guess that, with regard to my hubby's company, if you put one of their upper management people in the field to call on the offices that they would fall on their face. Their product sales would dry up and blow off into the wind if these upper management types had to sell and be responsible in the field, half of them have never been in the field before and have no clue what the average sales representative does or has to do on a daily basis. I really wish employers would take a step back and see the value in their employees.
I am excited for my hubby and his new job possibilities, he has had one interview and has another one planned and even another one with a different company soon.
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Monday, March 11, 2019
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Youth Is Not All It's Cracked Up to Be. . .
Exhausted after my interview yesterday. I have not interviewed for a job in twenty some years so I was very nervous. I must have been extremely tense too, my neck and shoulders ached last night. I have always held my stress in my neck and shoulders.
I thought I had a good interview but then at the end as I was leaving, I was not that sure at all. It felt weird and I cannot explain it. I am my own worst critic so, I am always questioning should I have said something different. I have gone over my interview a thousand times and I am just not sure anymore how well it went. I will not know anything for a few weeks because they are interviewing other candidates. I liked the manager and I liked the facility, I think I would fit in there but who knows how they perceived me. I am older than most of the other employees there, at least the ones that I met, and that may not go over well. They may see me as a liability, who knows.
Staying focused and trying to stay positive in this uphill battle to find our path once more. My dear hubby is beginning to show signs of wear and tear from this battle. I am very worried about him, he thinks he is letting our family down because he does not have a job. As a wife and friend I am trying to keep his spirits up and to encourage him but I know that this is weighing heavily on his heart. He is blaming himself and I can assure you just based on his work ethic alone he is not responsible.
It would be nice if employers still valued loyalty in their employees and actually appreciated those that had stuck with the same company for a number of years. These days employers see their employees as mere expendable commodities and to me that is sad. I think if employers would show just a modicum of appreciation for service and loyalty they would get so much more productivity from their employees. My husband felt loyalty to his employer unfortunately for him they did not feel the same.
Stay tuned, the hubbs has more interviews to come and of course the kids are knee deep in their sports.
I thought I had a good interview but then at the end as I was leaving, I was not that sure at all. It felt weird and I cannot explain it. I am my own worst critic so, I am always questioning should I have said something different. I have gone over my interview a thousand times and I am just not sure anymore how well it went. I will not know anything for a few weeks because they are interviewing other candidates. I liked the manager and I liked the facility, I think I would fit in there but who knows how they perceived me. I am older than most of the other employees there, at least the ones that I met, and that may not go over well. They may see me as a liability, who knows.
Staying focused and trying to stay positive in this uphill battle to find our path once more. My dear hubby is beginning to show signs of wear and tear from this battle. I am very worried about him, he thinks he is letting our family down because he does not have a job. As a wife and friend I am trying to keep his spirits up and to encourage him but I know that this is weighing heavily on his heart. He is blaming himself and I can assure you just based on his work ethic alone he is not responsible.
It would be nice if employers still valued loyalty in their employees and actually appreciated those that had stuck with the same company for a number of years. These days employers see their employees as mere expendable commodities and to me that is sad. I think if employers would show just a modicum of appreciation for service and loyalty they would get so much more productivity from their employees. My husband felt loyalty to his employer unfortunately for him they did not feel the same.
Stay tuned, the hubbs has more interviews to come and of course the kids are knee deep in their sports.
Friday, August 19, 2016
Friday Full of Prospects. . .
Feeling a little nervous today, I have a telephone interview this morning. I have not interviewed for a job in many, many years. I dare not tell how many because then I would be giving away my age. The hubbs had a phone interview yesterday and we are hopeful one of us will find something soon. We have lots of folks that have been praying for us and I am very thankful for those prayers.
We still have not told very many people that my dear hubby was displaced and I am not sure why. I tell myself I do not want anyone to pity us but there may be some pride issues in there too. Several people have found out about our job situation at our Church and I do appreciate the love and prayers that they have shared with us and the very kind words. It is very nice to know that our Church family loves us so very much.
To prepare for my phone interview I went to Google and searched for help. There are many sites for this type of thing. I have found through my dear hubby searching and interviewing for jobs that the phone interview is the first stage and sometimes the last too. It is a way to weed out people before they actually start bringing candidates in for the face to face interview. I know that in our technology driven world that this is the wave of the future but I am not sure how helpful it is. I am sure it is helpful to the employer but I believe it is detrimental to some of the prospective employees. There is not a whole lot you can garner from a phone interview other than the persons voice quality and general biographic information. This is just my opinion of course and we all know what folks say about opinions.
On another note: my oldest has his first varsity football game tonight. Asking for prayers for all.
We still have not told very many people that my dear hubby was displaced and I am not sure why. I tell myself I do not want anyone to pity us but there may be some pride issues in there too. Several people have found out about our job situation at our Church and I do appreciate the love and prayers that they have shared with us and the very kind words. It is very nice to know that our Church family loves us so very much.
To prepare for my phone interview I went to Google and searched for help. There are many sites for this type of thing. I have found through my dear hubby searching and interviewing for jobs that the phone interview is the first stage and sometimes the last too. It is a way to weed out people before they actually start bringing candidates in for the face to face interview. I know that in our technology driven world that this is the wave of the future but I am not sure how helpful it is. I am sure it is helpful to the employer but I believe it is detrimental to some of the prospective employees. There is not a whole lot you can garner from a phone interview other than the persons voice quality and general biographic information. This is just my opinion of course and we all know what folks say about opinions.
On another note: my oldest has his first varsity football game tonight. Asking for prayers for all.
Monday, August 8, 2016
New Week, Trying to be Positive. . .
Hard week last week, the hubbs did not get the job that we thought he would get and we go back to the drawing board this week. I know that God has a plan for us and that he is moving us in the path that he wants us to follow. It is just very hard to watch the person that you love go through such a difficult time. I pray every day for peace for him and I have asked my family to pray also, for some reason we have only told a few friends and I do not know why. It is so frustrating to know how truly talented and passionate someone is and nobody else sees their value. I guess this week is going to be hard too.
Why is it that employers see that someone has been with the same company for almost twenty-four years and they assume they are old and all used up? My husband was loyal to his company, and for what? He did not take any vacation after he had fallen and hurt his knee and had to be out for so long on disability. He said he felt guilty for even asking to take vacation after all of that. His company has not felt any guilt when they told him he did not have a job anymore. These employers need to wise up and realize that this age group are the very ones that have an intense work ethic. These are the people that can teach the younger generation about hard work. So many people today are trying to do as little as they can and still get paid. Not many have the work ethic of my hubby's generation.
Why is it that employers see that someone has been with the same company for almost twenty-four years and they assume they are old and all used up? My husband was loyal to his company, and for what? He did not take any vacation after he had fallen and hurt his knee and had to be out for so long on disability. He said he felt guilty for even asking to take vacation after all of that. His company has not felt any guilt when they told him he did not have a job anymore. These employers need to wise up and realize that this age group are the very ones that have an intense work ethic. These are the people that can teach the younger generation about hard work. So many people today are trying to do as little as they can and still get paid. Not many have the work ethic of my hubby's generation.
Our sermon at Church yesterday was fabulous. It was about God calling Moses to be his messenger. Moses did not think he was the right person to be God's messenger. God does not call the qualified, he qualifies the called. Those are not my words but I am not sure who actually said them. Most Sunday's I feel like our preacher is speaking directly to my heart. Yesterday was no different.
I am feeling very scattered today so please forgive the random babble.
I am feeling very scattered today so please forgive the random babble.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Digital Footprint continued. . .
I posted last week about our digital footprint and I would like to talk some more today about it. I was reading an excerpt from an article for my online class this weekend about this very thing. I will have to share their statistics on how many employers actually look at social media sites of prospective employees. These statistics are very interesting. The employers surveyed for this article used Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter to investigate potential employees. When looking at these sites employers are looking for potential behavior or attitude problems. This article reports that 91% of employers it surveyed used social media to scope out prospective employees and 69% reported they had rejected prospects based on their social media sites. There were a few employers that had requested Facebook log in and password information for prospects. Just remember that is only the ones we know of, I am sure there are many more. If you really think about it I would bet if the company really wanted to see your private Facebook information they could find a hacker to get it for a nominal fee. I hate to say all of this but, it is our reality of a technology crazed world.
Here are my tips for surviving a job search or even a college entry in our techno savvy society.
1. Do not post questionable content (lewd pictures, pictures of you drunk or passed out etc.)
2. Do not criticize past employers or colleagues
3. Do not use foul language in your posts.
4. If you think something is questionable ask someone 20 years older than you, if you are embarrassed to do that do not post it.
5. Use strong passwords for your accounts and do not use the same password for multiple accounts.
6. If you have posted something that may be questionable go in and delete it and clean up that profile.
According to this article these employers said they had hired employees for something they had posted and they had also rejected someone for something they had posted on their social media sites.
Parents, please be proactive with your kids accounts. As a parent you should have all of their passwords and log in information for each account they have. It is our job as parents to make sure they do not ruin their reputation before they are old enough to even have a reputation. Stay vigilant.
Here are my tips for surviving a job search or even a college entry in our techno savvy society.
1. Do not post questionable content (lewd pictures, pictures of you drunk or passed out etc.)
2. Do not criticize past employers or colleagues
3. Do not use foul language in your posts.
4. If you think something is questionable ask someone 20 years older than you, if you are embarrassed to do that do not post it.
5. Use strong passwords for your accounts and do not use the same password for multiple accounts.
6. If you have posted something that may be questionable go in and delete it and clean up that profile.
According to this article these employers said they had hired employees for something they had posted and they had also rejected someone for something they had posted on their social media sites.
Parents, please be proactive with your kids accounts. As a parent you should have all of their passwords and log in information for each account they have. It is our job as parents to make sure they do not ruin their reputation before they are old enough to even have a reputation. Stay vigilant.
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