Hi Ho, Hi Ho

Gone and got myself one of them job things, much to the relief of Lesley (who was fed up of having me around the house when she came home) and my own if I'm honest. Obviously I'll not be going into any details of new job other than it's relatively local (good) and the pay is very reasonable (nice) and I know the company from a previous life.

As I hinted in the original redundancy post I needed a break before actively looking for a new job. To that end I never really seriously started the hunt until after Christmas. My CV was well received by recruitment companies a couple of weeks before crimbo but obviously the vacancies were tailing off for the holidays.

With the New Year I was expecting to be beating off offers with a sh*tty stick but that just didn't happen (very puzzling for a genius such as myself). I'd sort of got it into my head that Aberdeen and the Oil & Gas industry is where my future lay.

I became more and more frustrated with recruitment agencies handling the job search and adverts for all the big boys. What a complete shower, a disgrace. These guys really shouldn't be allowed. All they do is get a checklist from an employer and check it against the CVs they've got on file. If your CV misses something on the list they won't forward your CV for consideration. Cowboys. I had one argument with a weggie twat who tried to tell me I didn't have any "Precision Engineering" experience and therefore he wouldn't put my CV forward for a job which was perfect for me. Precision Engineering? I piss Precision Engineering... tosser.

Word of advice, particularly for Oil & Gas ('cause they're crying out for skilled Engineers), compile a list of companies you'd like to work for and send a CV with covering letter direct to them, cutting out the useless recruitment agencies.

Anyway, rant over. Next up is a haircut, a couple of pairs of new trousers, half a dozen shirts and a couple of new ties (my last place was strictly jeans, actually that was my rule ;-) so at least I'll look the part. Not looking forward to early starts again.

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• Redundancy
• Work