Comments on: I’m Going on a Job Hunt… http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/08/09/im-going-on-a-job-hunt/ A conquest for an expanded World View, and the Ultimate Free Lunch Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:06:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: SST http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/08/09/im-going-on-a-job-hunt/#comment-300 SST Fri, 18 Aug 2006 13:46:51 +0000 http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/08/09/im-going-on-a-job-hunt/#comment-300 Dude. I never EVER want to hear from you, "yes, it is that time of the month again..." Kapisch? ;) ~SST Dude. I never EVER want to hear from you, “yes, it is that time of the month again…”

Kapisch? ;)

~SST

]]> By: Kai McCubbing http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/08/09/im-going-on-a-job-hunt/#comment-299 Kai McCubbing Thu, 17 Aug 2006 01:18:52 +0000 http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/08/09/im-going-on-a-job-hunt/#comment-299 Yes, it is that time of the month again for me too. i am sitting in the eng labs doing the job hunt right this minute! although the corps that i am interested in working with are qutie different as would be expected. This is the first time i have bothered to find your site and i think it is quite cool! go go USA! i had a tui the other day with a kiwi mate - it just isnt the same coming out of a bottle! Yes, it is that time of the month again for me too. i am sitting in the eng labs doing the job hunt right this minute! although the corps that i am interested in working with are qutie different as would be expected.

This is the first time i have bothered to find your site and i think it is quite cool! go go USA! i had a tui the other day with a kiwi mate - it just isnt the same coming out of a bottle!

]]> By: Sach http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/08/09/im-going-on-a-job-hunt/#comment-296 Sach Tue, 15 Aug 2006 02:04:48 +0000 http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/08/09/im-going-on-a-job-hunt/#comment-296 Hmm... I'll snoop around for the next couple weeks and see what I can find. I know a bunch of architects that know a bunch of engineers. What exactly would you be looking for? I'm not sure about the entire Canadian visa situation, seeing as how I have never had the need to be informed... but I assume that it is probably similar to what I had to get to come to Australia. Or mabe not... I didn't need a visa to go to your fair country and that may be a recirocal agreement. however I wasn't working there, merely drinking all of your wine and jumping off tall things with an elastic strapped to my feet. Anyway, if it is the same as my Australian one, it should be a quick and painless online application with a small fee. Easiest visa I've ever obtained, and trust me... I've had to get a few of them. American Student Work visas are the worst... WAY too many forms to fill and meetings with strangers and the flaming hoop? Well, jumping through that was a bit too much. Hmm… I’ll snoop around for the next couple weeks and see what I can find. I know a bunch of architects that know a bunch of engineers. What exactly would you be looking for?

I’m not sure about the entire Canadian visa situation, seeing as how I have never had the need to be informed… but I assume that it is probably similar to what I had to get to come to Australia. Or mabe not… I didn’t need a visa to go to your fair country and that may be a recirocal agreement. however I wasn’t working there, merely drinking all of your wine and jumping off tall things with an elastic strapped to my feet.

Anyway, if it is the same as my Australian one, it should be a quick and painless online application with a small fee. Easiest visa I’ve ever obtained, and trust me… I’ve had to get a few of them. American Student Work visas are the worst… WAY too many forms to fill and meetings with strangers and the flaming hoop? Well, jumping through that was a bit too much.

]]> By: Will http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/08/09/im-going-on-a-job-hunt/#comment-295 Will Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:33:03 +0000 http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/08/09/im-going-on-a-job-hunt/#comment-295 Yeah, that would be wicked!! You know any people who need engineers to schlep for them for 6 weeks? Only problem is that I would probably need a visa to work in Canada, which I don't currently have, or is there a reciprocal agreement between Canada and Australia/NZ? I have also committed to being home for Christmas, so that also may make it tricky, but I'll work on it... Yeah, that would be wicked!! You know any people who need engineers to schlep for them for 6 weeks? Only problem is that I would probably need a visa to work in Canada, which I don’t currently have, or is there a reciprocal agreement between Canada and Australia/NZ?
I have also committed to being home for Christmas, so that also may make it tricky, but I’ll work on it…

]]> By: Sach http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/08/09/im-going-on-a-job-hunt/#comment-292 Sach Fri, 11 Aug 2006 01:44:31 +0000 http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/08/09/im-going-on-a-job-hunt/#comment-292 Oh hey, here's a question. Can you get a placement in Canada? I will apparently be there as of January and we could get some serious partying underway. I will also volunteer to teach you how to snowboard for free (assuming that you can't, in fact, snowboard already). Anyway, while my on my Mexican holiday at daddy's hacienda, the law was laid down, "come home or you will be stricken from the will!" Not the exact words mind you, but use your imagination because its something along those lines... this all went down AFTER I asked for him to sponsor my Roman escapades this autumn. It wasn't pretty. Anyway, consider it because though it MAY be a tad chilly, winter is when Canada really shines. Oh hey, here’s a question. Can you get a placement in Canada? I will apparently be there as of January and we could get some serious partying underway. I will also volunteer to teach you how to snowboard for free (assuming that you can’t, in fact, snowboard already). Anyway, while my on my Mexican holiday at daddy’s hacienda, the law was laid down, “come home or you will be stricken from the will!” Not the exact words mind you, but use your imagination because its something along those lines… this all went down AFTER I asked for him to sponsor my Roman escapades this autumn. It wasn’t pretty.

Anyway, consider it because though it MAY be a tad chilly, winter is when Canada really shines.

]]> By: Dave http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/08/09/im-going-on-a-job-hunt/#comment-289 Dave Thu, 10 Aug 2006 01:18:30 +0000 http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/08/09/im-going-on-a-job-hunt/#comment-289 do they have those famous "cognitive ability tests" that test if you can pick the difference between boxes that look very similar to dice. most of the time however, it's not what you know but who you (cliche, stop givin' me the evils) hence, if you can actually talk about someone else other than yourself, or at least look interested as someone else talks about themselves, hmm, sounds a lot like talking to women, you can normally pick up a job from industry nights. and then again you can actually stop doing the cliched engineering thing and go with a lesser known company, or for that fact, a company you never really thought of. like working the gas production control plants with systems co-ordinators for origin energy. after all, BP has shut down because they're just the little engine that couldn't atm, Ford came out with an AU, and Holden are about to find out what gambling is all about with their "billion dollar baby!" (no not a hotter version of that chick boxer) do they have those famous “cognitive ability tests” that test if you can pick the difference between boxes that look very similar to dice.
most of the time however, it’s not what you know but who you (cliche, stop givin’ me the evils) hence, if you can actually talk about someone else other than yourself, or at least look interested as someone else talks about themselves, hmm, sounds a lot like talking to women, you can normally pick up a job from industry nights.
and then again you can actually stop doing the cliched engineering thing and go with a lesser known company, or for that fact, a company you never really thought of. like working the gas production control plants with systems co-ordinators for origin energy.
after all, BP has shut down because they’re just the little engine that couldn’t atm, Ford came out with an AU, and Holden are about to find out what gambling is all about with their “billion dollar baby!” (no not a hotter version of that chick boxer)

]]> By: SST http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/08/09/im-going-on-a-job-hunt/#comment-287 SST Wed, 09 Aug 2006 20:15:34 +0000 http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/08/09/im-going-on-a-job-hunt/#comment-287 Yeah, I looked at the Shell page last night, it was 11.45, and thought "no way, not now." And while we're on web pages that disappoint, a word from the Ford Careers page... "Unfortunetly Ford will not be offering any vacation positions over the 2006/2007 Summer. Please check our website again in October to confirm that no other Vacation positions have become available. Please consider our 12-month Cooperative Program if you are interested in gaining paid work experience as we have over 90 positions commencing in January 2007." Thanks, ~SST Yeah, I looked at the Shell page last night, it was 11.45, and thought “no way, not now.”

And while we’re on web pages that disappoint, a word from the Ford Careers page…

“Unfortunetly Ford will not be offering any vacation positions over the 2006/2007 Summer. Please check our website again in October to confirm that no other Vacation positions have become available. Please consider our 12-month Cooperative Program if you are interested in gaining paid work experience as we have over 90 positions commencing in January 2007.”

Thanks,

~SST

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