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Atlantic Northeast

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Sophia la Vespa

I phone interviewed with the hiring manager of the coffee company in New England this afternoon.  Why is it the Pacific Northwest but not the Atlantic Northeast?  Discuss! As usual, it went well and he wants one of his direct … Continue reading →

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And off we go again

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Sophia la Vespa

Mondays.  Tell me again why I don’t like them!?  Oh yeah, back to the grind! I started off this morning with my hiring manager phone screen for the apparel company in San Francisco.  It sounds like a very cool job … Continue reading →

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My current line up

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Sophia la Vespa

Apparel on Monday, drugs on Tuesday, coffee the following Friday.  That’s how my next line-up of interviews currently stacks up.  All companies are on the West Coast. I am excited yet oddly nauseous about my on-site with the coffee company … Continue reading →

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A taste of change?

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Sophia la Vespa

OMG, it was so cold, rainy, and windy today after having nothing but ‘early summer’ temperatures for months! I put on a double-layer of long sleeve t-shirts and before I left the house added a light scarf and hoped that … Continue reading →

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Over-caffeinated

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Sophia la Vespa

Once again, I think my interviews are over for the week; however, every time I think I can  rest a little from researching, prepping, and being ‘on’ all the time, I usually get blind-sided with something else!  I am not … Continue reading →

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NYC

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Sophia la Vespa

I received a call from the ‘212’ area code this afternoon and let it go to v-mail.  I assumed it was from the fashion-house cosmetics company and I must admit I don’t know how I feel about that job any … Continue reading →

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Job search recap

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Sophia la Vespa

My job recap below.  To date, I have had 20 phone interviews.  Eight jobs are ‘officially’ still open but a few are certainly very questionable now due to time lapse since last contact and will soon need to be declared … Continue reading →

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Hang 10

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Sophia la Vespa

I had my phone interview with the hiring manager for the company in L.A. today.  It was an interesting conversation.  This guy comes from a very traditional / classic consumer products background and I think is a bit challenged by … Continue reading →

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Tally-ho!

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Sophia la Vespa

Including the three phone interviews I have lined up for this week, my interview tally will be 19 phone interviews for 13 different jobs so far! Seven of the jobs are still in some open/active role.  The other six jobs … Continue reading →

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3:20pm

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Sophia la Vespa

That’s when I was finally contacted for my 2:00pm phone interview! The HR director was nice enough and the conversation went well, but I am getting a bit of an odd feeling about the whole thing due partly to the … Continue reading →

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