elysium's shout trail with Island - Help.com

I saw that you took me off your friend list - you have your reasons and thats cool.

Just so you know, I hope you are really well and wish you many good thoughts for moving on with a new job and all that waits you in life.

Take good care of yourself, it was a pleasure to meet you.
Cx

Thanks :) I’ll let you know.

The waiting game is a horrible one.

I hope you find out soon.

Good luck for wednesday - let me know how you get on.

Cx

The interview went really well, which actually surprised me. At first, the interviewer came across as a little aggressive, but his attitude changed as we progressed further. Still waiting for a reply at the moment, but they did say that they’ve got a lot of applicants, so it might be a week before they respond.

Thanks for the advice :) It is very much appreciated :) I’ve got another one next Wednesday. It’s not as good as the one I’ve already applied for, but it is still really good.

Sorry I haven’t got back to you for a while. V stressful week and will continue for some days to come.

Have you had the interview for the software development job? If so, I hope it went well.

Keep your chin up on the interview front, it can take a while but not because you aren’t good at what you do, can be a bit of a lottery. See each rejection as an opportunity to look over your cv, your covering letter and most importantly how you are in an interview. Fine tune how you talk about your experiences and pick out relevant history to turn everything you have done to your advantage, if that makes sense. Look keen and don’t be afraid to show it!

Good luck, although I’m sure you don’t need it. I really do think you will achieve what you are after.

I very well, thanks.

I’ve got an interview for a software development job next Friday. I’m really hoping that it goes well because I read a bit more on the training scheme and future opportunities and they seem really good. Part of me is really looking forward to it, but part of me is really dreading it.

I received a rejection letter from one of the places. I contacted them afterwards, mainly to thank them, and they said it due to my lack of experience. Oh well. :/

How are you?

How is your job search going?

I’m alright, thanks for asking, appreciate it :)

Haven’t seen you for a while. I hope you’re feeling well :)

I’m still a beginner at cooking, but I do like experimenting. However, I’ve never tried anything with fish, but I would really like to. I’ve seen a few recipes, but haven’t had the nerve to try them yet.

She was really appreciative. I’m just glad she could take a night off and not have to cook for herself. Also glad my food came up to scratch!

If you like fish and simple zinging fresh flavours let me know; have a couple of good things you may like. Not hard to put together. I do like cooking and Love to cook for my friends.

Have a good weekend :)x

Glad you achieved everything that you wanted :) That’s a really nice thing that you did for your friend. If she’s had a busy week and is scheduled for a busy weekend, I could imagine that she must have been really happy with it. I’m glad it went well for you :)

You too have a great weekend and speak to you soon :)x

Thanks :)

It was a very productive day and achieved everything I wanted to do, including delivering a surprise evening meal to a friend who has been V busy of late and has a v busy weekend ahead of her. She’s a fab friend and worth going the extra mile for.

Hope you have a lovely weekend and you take good of yourself too :)X

I hope your busy day is a productive one. Take good care yourself :)X

I’m fine, thanks for asking :)

Just interested to hear how your job search goes - I remember the post Uni feel well…..

And you don’t need to thank me for anything, it’s a pleasure if anything that I’ve said is useful.

Going to bed, have a very busy day tomorrow. Hope yours is a good one and speak soon :)X

If I ever get rejected, I usually send a letter saying thank you and asking why they didn’t accept me. However, I’ve never tried phoning them after the interview/application. I might try that. Thanks :)

I’ve lost track of how long I’ve spent adjusting and readjusting my CV to fit the spec. I know it’s a serious task, but it gets a bit annoying after a while.

Thank you for your encouragement and support. It’s greatly appreciated. I hope all is well with you at the moment :)x

It’s a good thing to adjust your cv - each job is different and you’ll want to highlight different things according to the job spec.

Good luck with all of this, although I’m sure you don’t need it. Let me know how things go for you.

Besides the job search, have fun and enjoy the time you have right now :)x

Responses can take a while….don’t see it as a negative. A lot of info for employers to sift through.

Sometimes, if you feel ok doing this, it’s not a bad idea to follow up an interview or application with a polite phone call.

Aside from that, still searching for possibilities. Found a couple that look rather good. Just adjusting my CV and checking my cover letter and then I’ll be applying.

Still waiting for responses at the moment. However, the deadline for the applications for each of the jobs was this week, so there’s still a chance that they may respond.

How’s the job hunting going??

I have been working really hard on my covering letter. At uni, they seemed to treat the covering letter as something that just ‘comes with the CV’, but I thought that it must be more valuable than that. I’ve lost count on the number of times I written, checked and rewritten each covering letter. It’s starting to drive me crazy.

Thanks for your advice and confirmation that the covering letter is important. I feel a lot better now :)

Glad you feel more confident than you did.

Don’t worry too much about a CV; it’s a basic fact finding mission for any potential employer….
I can’t emphasise enough how valuable it is to get your accompanying covering letter right though (i.e highlight succinctly in your letter all the qualities the employer is looking for; look at their remit and then lay out on paper the skills you have that fit it and demonstrate it with examples of what you have done). Covering letter is most important - it’s your foot in the door, before they even look at your CV. A lot of people think it’s a way of introducing your CV, It’s not-It’s the opportunity to sell your skills to them.

Also sets the pace for any interview to follow.
I really, really do wish you well :)

Thank you :) I always feel more confident once the company has accepted my CV. I haven’t got control over what CVs they accept (or read), but I feel like I’ve got a bit of control during the interview. Well, usually. I had one interviewer who was such a belligerent, arrogant… person. I never got the job and, to be frank, I’m glad I didn’t. I would’ve ended up strangling the guy.

I do feel fairly confident, though. Much more than I did when I was applying for the job for my industrial placement.

Just go and be confident in your interviews; forget others’ experience and think about what You can can bring to the job. Practice your interview skills, it will really will stand you in good stead.

I’m sure you will do well; you’ve worked hard, have a v good work ethic and it will all be noticed if you show them that at interview.

Good luck with it and let me know how you get on :)x

I’m not totally sure when my results are due. I know my graduation is sometime during the beginning of July. I’m guessing the results should be due late June or early July.

I’ve got three so far. Two for a software development position, one of which offers a really good training scheme, and one for a trainee systems analyst position. I think that’s the one that I would really like to get, but I doubt I’ll get it. There are many people with more experience than me who are also applying.

Glad to hear you feel it went well :)

Results come out in July sometime don’t they??

What sort of interviews are you going for?

Thank you :)

It went fairly well. The only problem was that it was such a boring exam. The actual module was really good - the exam wasn’t. It’s over now, though and I think I’ve done well. I usually do well at exams anyway.

Good luck in your final exam today!!

Hope all goes well. Let me know how you got on :)

After recently looking at what has happened, I think it was essential for Labour to get a new leader. Even if he could do a good job, it’s likely he would have his bad rep holding him back. I think it’s been a difficult election for many people. Mind you, based on what I read regarding what the Lib Dems and Tories are planning to do, it seems like there are going to be a lot of improvements. I don’t really want to build my hopes up at the moment, though. We’ll just have to see if they can keep to their ‘promises’.

I’m fine, thank you. Haven’t really done much over the past few weeks except revise for my exams. I’ve got my final exam tomorrow, which I’m feeling confident about. I don’t really know what I’m going to be doing over the next few weeks, aside from a few job interviews. I’m not used to having so much free time.

I’m fine :))
Thanks for asking.
Sorry I haven’t replied sooner.

I didn’t vote labour - I did tactiful voting I’m afraid. A better leader in the labour party would have kept me as a labour voter…but ….oh I don’t know, it was a hard call this time..

All ok with you? What are you doing with all the spare time you have on your hands now??

I had a good day. Completed a demonstration for uni, which is a relief. I don’t know why I was dreading it, though. My Martial Arts lesson wasn’t brilliant. Few people turned up today, which demotivated me a bit. I pulled through, though.

I voted for Labour. I still have faith in the party and I think they will make a positive difference.

How are you?

Had a good day? Did you vote??

I was so undecided until the final mo….

Thanks. I hope all is well with you too :)

Hope all good with you - happy voting tomorrow, who knows what way it will go….

I will and I do :)x

Okay, just take care of yourself :)

I know you are happy to listen and I thank you for that x

I’m fine, don’t worry!

Have a great time taking it easy and having some fun. Don’t think about it too much, just do what you feel like doing :))x

I haven’t even thought about what I’ll be doing over the next few weeks. One friend of mine is going on a holiday around Europe with his girlfriend, which sounds awesome. Really need to think of something.

Sorry to hear that things are not going well for you. You know I’ll listen if you want to rant. I just hope that things are not too bad and that everything gets resolved :)

I can remember that feeling v well - when you have finished something that has been a Big part of your life you feel relieved and then you feel at a loss for something to do because it has occupied your time so much.

Take the opportunity to just Chill and have Fun - when Work starts, you won’t have that much time to just be you and do what you like whenever you like.

Make it a fun and great summer with your friends :)))

Everything isn’t that fine here, but it’s ok. Not rebuffing you, it’s just that I can handle it and no need to off load. You are a good friend and I want you to enjoy this fab time that you have to chill out, relax and enjoy the freedom of having just finished something :))

*what to do

It feels very weird. When I got yesterday home I was just lost and couldn’t think to do.

Glad to hear that everything is fine.

Well done on finishing your assignment, you must be really relieved. It must also feel strange now that it is over, but exciting too - on to a new era :)

I’m fine thanks.

Thanks. It’s quite funny really, because everyone I’ve spoken to has said that they don’t care about how well they’ve done; they’re just happy that they’ve finished. I think that’s probably just the relief of knowing that it is over.

How are you, though? Everything okay?

Glad to hear you are well and that you had a good time at your party, that’s great :))))

Hi!

I am absolutely fantastic! Finally completed my big assignment for uni. I am so relieved. Almost the entire year decided to celebrate by having a giant party at the uni, which was really good.

Most importantly though, how are you? Is your injury healing?

How are you?

Thanks for previous advice X

I know you don’t want to talk about it, but I just hope that you’re okay and that your injury isn’t too severe.

I’m sorry it’s happened to you x

Thanks x