Unemployment continues

I ended up getting a phone call from the Port Moody HR department. They wanted to address my concerns about being passed over for an interview as a library shelver. Interesting note - they never received my emails and only knew about my displeasure because of  my blog. I'd like to know how they knew my name from my blog since it isn't on here. Anyway, I guess when I can't pay my rent or my student loans (that I accumulated through 6 years of University) I can say "It's not my fault really, I can't get just any old job because I'm over-qualified" Sounds like an explanation a landlord or a bank would accept, right?

In other job news, I have seven irons in the fire, so to speak. Two application in Whitehorse, three in BC, and I am just about to apply to two jobs with the Lethbridge Public Library. I really hope those pan out because I really like the job descriptions of both positions and Myles could get his MFA at the University of Lethbridge. Overall, I think it would be the best move (aside from staying right here and not having to move at all!)

I'll update you all on the employment saga. Word to the wise...don't go to library school! Visit this site if you don't believe me.

Dream Job?

I've been applying to library jobs in various types of libraries for over a year now. Nothing has happened. I've been trying to focus on getting a job in Vancouver for obvious reasons but I've come to the conclusion (with some inside info) that I will not get a job in the Vancouver area.

I keep an eye on all the library job boards across the country and I've been applying to jobs all over the place. Last week I saw a posting for a Head Librarian at the Banff Public Library! I couldn't believe my eyes! Not only am I perfectly qualified, it is the most beautiful place in Canada (in my humble opinion). Today I applied and I hope they call...I don't usually get my hopes up about jobs but this is probably a very unique opportunity that comes up once every twenty years. Here's hoping. Fingers crossed.

Into the Unknown

2010 is upon us and I've never been one to make resolutions because I usually just like to see where the year takes me. This past year has been a bit of whirlwind (well the last few months anyway). Four years ago on this day Myles and I had been back from South Korea for only a couple months. We had just decided to move to Toronto because I had been offered a job at a Vet there and we moved into our place on New Year's Eve. Since then we moved from Toronto to London, ON, then we spent two years in Yellowknife and are now in Vancouver...perhaps not for long.

Three provinces/territories and four cities later I'm in Vancouver and loving it, except for that pesky detail called employment. It appears that in a place with at least eight public library systems and countless college and university libraries there isn't a library job to be found. Couple that with the apparent regional bias (being that libraries tend to hire UBC grads) and I'm sitting here after two and a half months with no prospects in Metro Vancouver. I've applied to a job in Lethbridge and one in Kelowna. They both close mid-January so we'll see what direction we go from here. I'm not opposed to being a nomad, it's just that it gets expensive not to mention lonely. Just as we make friends somewhere, we move. Anyway, since two and a half months have gotten away from me with not much to show for it, I'm going to try to make some goals (not resolutions!) for myself in 2010.

Goals:
1. Continue the novel I started in November 2009 (16,000 words so far!)
2. Get my Etsy shop up and running (which means I need to knit more!)
3. Stop spending so much time on FB playing stupid farm and pet games
4. Read more (a lifelong goal)
5. Find a job that I really like (this seems to be an unachievable paradox)
6. Blog more (not stupid micro-blogging on FB)

We'll see how that goes. I'm off to find something else useful to do.

Later.