Yes, I was interviewed based on my "tweets." I gather than not all folks on Twitter use the media to unload their daily frustrations like I have. I signed up several months ago (not really knowing much about the site) and gave myself a "handle" rather than using my full name (Bandit 91 - what else?). The evolution of my use became my daily entries related to the job hunting and the rejections. I figured there were no secrets there and used the company names in my tweets. A local TV station reporter picked me up and decided to interview me. Last night I was the lead story on the 10 PM news. Very amusing.
This week also provided me with my first visit to the Home of Superman - Metropolis, Illinois (the only city with that name found in the postal zip code registry). I had an interview for a Safety Manager position at a plant owned and operated by Honeywell. The history of the site is too much for this entry, but suffice to say the challenges there are enough to keep a new person satisfied and busy for the foreseeable future (like until the cows come home and then some). The plant is the only one of its type in the world and one of a handful that make their product (which is used in nuclear power plants and weapons). The interview day was fun and I am waiting to see if they liked me as much as I liked them.
Today it was back to the job hunting (yesterday was slim with only two resumes sent to "unknown" companies). Again, two resumes were sent out. Then late in the day I received two phone calls - one to set up a site interview in two weeks (October 12 to be precise) and one for a phone screen on Monday (at 8:30 AM). Must be either Mercury is now behaving or there is something new in the Fall air. Then again, the recession has ended according to the news reports this week.
"Ability is of little account without opportunity." ~ Napoleon
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