Busy is good

The mantra of people who know what it's like to be not busy - but not from their choosing.

Monday was a UK bank holiday (I was taught that it should be "an" before a vowel but then again, I was also taught that electrons orbit the nucleus - not totally true).

It was a good Monday in some respects. I'd been contacted, on spec, by a few agencies in the last week. All automated emails, I'm sure. Nevertheless I sent them back my c.v. In a semi-automated style.

I also applied for a job in Duesseldorf. A job for which I originally applied two years ago.

My c.v. is a bit similar to the one submitted before but I've ironed out the recently discovered errors. (No-one spots them but me, I'm sure, and I spot them later than I'd like.)

That's right, I found another error at the weekend. One which had slipped through despite many proof readings by myself and others.

From now on, I read out my c.v.s aloud. It's the only way to spot the errors.

I also corrected a friend's c.v. But it was very good to start with.

In less than a month's time I will be out of a job (my interim assignment finishes at the end of May). My rental of the flat in London ends mid-June.

So, now is the time.

It's depressing to go back to hunting. I can't do it day-in, day-out. Most of the day is interrupted by work. I also need to get out: I spent two years partially disfigured and a little bit isolated after an accident falling on top of redundancy. Now that has cleared I feel I need to get out a bit.

I also need to develop the business (see other blog for details - but to save you the trouble, don't look now as it's not been updated). At the weekend I did a cracking update to the financial model which would make accountants swoon with jealousy. The gits.

The other problem emerged whilst looking at Monster today. I don't have time to look at Jobserve as well. The UK IT rates seem low and I don't feel like applying for them, considering my current salary is much higher than what's being offered. Like, I'm going to earn in seven months what some jobs were offering in a year.

I also noticed that Germany is picking up with more job offers. These were mainly advertised in German. Well I can read German to a high level, and can order beer (by the litre) in Bavarian. Somehow, I don't think that's enough.