Hope at last

I have been getting increasingly worried about my lack of employment. So much so that I've been reviewing my idea of what I'm going to do while I'm here. I had planned to do contract work, such that I'd work for a bit, then travel for a bit, then work some more, and so on. However, nothing at all has come of my applications for contract work, and recruitment agents are a pain in the butt to deal with.

In my desparation for work, I have even registered with Office Angels, in the hope that office temping work would be easier to come by than engineering work. I had to do a typing test (38 w.p.m.). I came close to getting work via that avenue today. This morning I was "sitting in" (i.e. waiting in their office in case some company needs someone immediately). Nothing came up for today, but I was told they had a job for all of next week. Well who, but a couple of days ago, made plans to go to Dublin on Thursday next week? So, I couldn't take the assignment. D'oh.

Also, in reviewing my plans for this trip, I've started considering trying to get a permanent position. This would, of course, limit my ability to go travelling. However, I sent my CV off to several companies.

Anyway, getting to the subject of the post, this afternoon I had an email waiting for me from a company I emailed only yesterday. It asked me to let them know dates that would be convenient for me to attend an interview. I replied, they replied, I replied, they replied, and I have an interview on Wednesday next week. Hooray!! It's also a good sign that they responded so quickly. I like that.

Fingers crossed!!

P.S. It's for an ASIC design engineer position. More of the same!