A much better day today, however, you job board people are for the birds. Like everything else you have sold the world a bill of goods...well, except for the one response I received from some headhunter firm in NJ. They sent me a URL where I have to go and complete a logic test to make sure I am "qualified." I call this laziness. If someone can't READ a resume and decipher that someone is or is not qualified for a technical position, then that person should not be in business. I saw one of these once...in 1982 when I took a logic test for the USAF.
Three friends have sent me leads and all three have paid off with phone interviews. Again, I am so blessed by their kindness and support.
I was talking to another co-worker in the radio biz...I'm a part-time country dj (sorry, Elb, I know you can't stomach c&w) today and he said something profound...as he usually does. I made the comment that netowrking and "it's not what you know it's who you know" are really the key in todays world. He corrected me and stated "no. It's who YOU are." The "YOU" being non-personal and anyone. And he is right. He is one of the best human beings I know and I am humbled by his friendship and counsel.
Look, I am by no means perfect and mistakes are plenty in my life but in dealing with people, I have always understood that the relationship matters above all else. And that is how he 'splained it to me. If I (or anyone) were not the person I was, then the "...who you know" portion of that equation would NEVR materialize. Let's face it, If we're all @ssholes then no one would give us the time of day. Instead we make a conscious effort to treat everyone with dignity and respect and the return investment in that is 100-fold. It's karma to a certain extent; surround yourself with solid human beings and good things will more times than not happen. he even had a commercial from Liberty Mutual that he showed me to get his point across. Check it out...it will make you feel good abotu humanity again. :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMwoexR1evo
Day 3 awaits...
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