Bonjour mes amis, aujourd'hui was a day of merriment, frustration and the day I asked the question 'ou est mon belle âme?' There are two answers to this. The first is that she is in Vietnam, thinking of me as she has done today and seeing another set of awesome miles go by as she heads further south.
The second however is slightly different. Mon âme was phsyically sucked right through my suit and out through the soles of my shoes. Why you ask and how careless of you. Well let me explain to those of you who werent subjected to the torture of searching for talent. Oh and talking of talent the girl I refered to from X factor has been out'd as 'Cocaine Chloe', of course I should have known! Oops back to the plot.
I was in the joys of a well planned, well prepared and running like clockwork recruitment event today. The only issue, which really was of minor proportions, is who turned up to go through it. We had 'random & old school' who would have been great if the roles did not involve stringing a coherent sentence together and talking to people. Oh yes and the fact the professional body referred to no less than 8 times during one particular activity is ok but not worth the airtime given to it. Oh and add to that the fact that their opening gambit was to share with others that they had extensive survival school experience just made the fact that every answer was wrong even more hilarious. Ray Mears huh!
Then there was bless! Not their name but that is what I thought when they spoke. Personally engaging and nice hair. Umm am I being a little bit bitchy here? well I tell you what, give me back mon âme and I will stop. No, ok to continue....
We also saw 'text book and this is what you want to hear, oops my new patent black heels dont quite go with very lovely suit' (needed another inch on the heels) Ow that hurt I hear you say. well tough I am still searching for mon âme. Another one to follow - o m g - parts of Pitsea, you know the county, and those fellas that come round to tarmac your drive would have been proud. Challenged in the intelligence department but on paper should have been running a multi-billion organisation. Earrings that parrots had probably been in before leaving home. Yowsers Mr M what has got into to you tonight..well if I cant find mon âme soon there will be no end to this.
However there was one who shone like a beacon of hope through the pea souper of indifference. I so hope they say yes and the day will have been worth it. I do know someone who did say yes today and that makes my decision of Monday the best I could have made. Pastures new await me.
All I wanted to see, feel and experience is a little bit of get up and go. Instead I experienced 'had got up a while ago and gone' Dear candidate, did you really need to yawn in an interview? At one point my pen went down and my head nearly followed as the paper I was writing on looked so like a pillow welcoming me into a slumber. Oh and yes for those of you reading this who were in the room, the reason I pulled my chair back and had to put my head between my knees is because all of blood from my head and brain had gone south, for all the wrong reasons as my brain thought it did not need to function any longer, and I needed to rejuvenate myself in order to live through the experience. Believe me I could be so much harsher but I wont because that would not be fair. Fairness would be the return of mon âme and soon.
On another note I was discussing a city t'up north today with 'stalker' only to find out that the last time they had been on a particular street they were being chased by the equivalent of the peelers due to over indulgence of gin! tee hee
I would like to offer some advice if you are looking for a new role today or in the future.
1. be enthusiastic or at least have some red bull before attending a recruitment event
2. be aware of your audience, if they looked like they could stick pins in their eyes, they probably need a change of pace, tone or peace
3. get dressed with the light on
4. sleep the night before or at least do number 1
5. smile, breathe and rehearse and then repeat at least 3 times
Oh and lastly, if you get home and find mon âme would you please return it.
I love being in the present. I love my partner with an intensity that is becoming familiar. I love my friends who are reading this and have given me and continue to give me so much support. I love my family for putting up with 39 years of stuff. I love the fact that I am building so many new relationships as a direct result of being in the present. Most of all I just love being me!
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