Entries from March 2009

March 29, 2009

on the job

J:
So you will have heard about the miraculous circumstances in which I found work here in St Catharines. I have now completed one week on th job and here is an update.
My job title is Financial Analyst, which in the UK would be pretty grand – here it just means Accountant. So I [...]

March 17, 2009

I should charge a Finder’s Fee

R:
So Jason has been registered with the expert Recruitment Agents (about 10 of them – with the exception of Carrie Anne they have been pretty useless) since his arrival here at the beginning of December, but it turns out that this is how you find a job in THIS crazy place…..
As you know, I have [...]

March 3, 2009

a new month

R: Really not much to report, I’m afraid, but we are alive, if not kicking.
Jason still working hard on job hunt – no joy yet. (** J EDIT: an agent I spoke to today was impressed that I had generated several solid leads in only two months – some useful perspective i guess **)
I [...]