Mixed day

On one hand

This morning I spoke to the agency I emailed on Friday about a job in Finland. We had a good chat and he sounded interested.

It was funny, he said couldn't tell me the name of the ultimate client but then mentioned their name, a few times, in our discussion. It didn't matter too much as I'd guessed it anyway.

He asked me to send some further information. Namely a summary of relevant trans-national experiences. On a two-column sheet (name of project in left-hand column, corresponding experience in the right-hand column). They were looking for experiences such as working across different time zones, working under high pressure, flexibility, multi-cultural experience (for which surely working in London is enough) etc.

Well, I really did try to keep it to one sheet but that was impossible.

I emailed it to him and he has sent it to his client.

I also received a call from an agency I contacted last week. I had applied about a specific job (but couldn't recall the details when he called) he, however, simply wanted a chat about my availability for contract work. I'm going to count that as a bite.

So, that's two bites today.


On the other hand

I was contacted by the agency who handled my second interview last Wednesday. The company is currently "sitting" on my application.

Not too sure what that means. It's not a rejection and it's not a request for a final interview with them. The agent wondered if there was a medical concern (another client was rejected because of this).

On my c.v. I mention that I recovered from a very serious accident three years ago. But I don't go into details and recruiters have no indication of any on-going problems (I've actually been given the all clear, ages ago, my specialists, including those at professor level).

In any case, the company doesn't do anything that would require enhanced levels of medical fitness. It's a consultancy after all.

Think the recruitment agent was suppositioning aloud. Oh well, we'll see.

And, I couldn't see any jobs worth applying to.