Job Searching and other stuff

I got made redundant at the beginning of February and since then have shared my time between searching for a new job and working part-time for at one of my previous companies.

I have to say I am very grateful to them for the work as it totally beats being on job seekers or some other benefit. The people are great and the work is varied, though still sales, and keeps me going why I'm looking for that all new start.

A mention must go to Facebook here as I posted a note at the beginning of February, totally forgetting my old boss was one of my friends there, he saw it and the next day I had a call offering me some work for a month or two.

Thanks all.

It's been tough deciding what I want to do, there is a great wish to get out of sales but for the positions I have applied for, no response, and when I look at the 0dd sales role and send my CV I find I don't have to apply to many to get offered an interview.

I turned down one interview before going, not sure media sales is my bag really, and I hate - genuinely hate - group interviews. I seem to lose a little confidence when it comes to them, but give me a 1-on-1 or a telephone and I'm your man.

In other matters, once I have a role, it might just be that me and some others are going to form a new originals band. I have said though that without a full time job I can't afford to commit time nor money to it as getting a new role is a priority. Seems fair.

My brothers purchased Guitar Hero (Rock Band) and we all had a go on it the other night. Great fun and with so much going on - someone on drums, bass, guitar and even vocals, you have to really concentrate to get the songs right - I'm hoping to arrange an afternoon with them soon, maybe this weekend or Easter weekend where we can all spend a few hours just playing. It does take your mind of things that's for sure.

There are some great songs on there this time round too, with the Foo's appearing alongside 30 Seconds. Brilliant.

Not sure what to think about Alan Shearer going back to Newcastle, when it was announced it was happening yesterday and because it was April 1st and before 1200 I felt it was an April fools but it turns out it isn't. Well good luck to him.

The G20 summit is a chance to sort out the World's financial problems. Yeah, sure, we'll see. Obama wants something done; think everyone does but they never just do something do they? They'll come up with a plan that solves the problems within twenty years and by the time it needs to be actioned all the leaders will have passed the reigns to someone else who then has to clean up the mess. I hope it's not like that but it's likely it will be.

Laters.