Tag Archives: search for work

In which I get reflective and restorative …

Posted on February 9, 2011 by redundantpublicservant

‘They also serve who only stand and wait.’ I somehow missed Milton at school. Perhaps I was off that day. So I’ve struggled with him over the years lacking the easy familiarity that long afternoons in chalky classrooms has given … Continue reading →

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In which we all hold our breath …

Posted on February 1, 2011 by redundantpublicservant

There’s a moment before any action when you take that deep breath to calm your nerves and fuel your muscles. The pause before whatever has to come next. I’ve felt a similar sense of tingling expectancy out in the woods … Continue reading →

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In which I become a small business …

Posted on January 29, 2011 by redundantpublicservant

Some peculiar things have happened to me over the last year. There have been strange meetings with exotic folk in outlandish spots. Furtive telephone calls. Outrageous claims – that’s the cv – and counter-claims – the rejection letters. But none … Continue reading →

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In which I hold it together …

Posted on January 26, 2011 by redundantpublicservant

Once again I managed to survive an interview process. I’ll hear next week. So it’s a waiting game now. Time to ponder. It was an assessment process that will be familiar to lots of us in the public sector. A … Continue reading →

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In which the times get testing …

Posted on January 20, 2011 by redundantpublicservant

There comes a moment in many recruitment processes when you are asked to expose your inner self through personality or similar testing. Now I’m not a psychologist, although I once shared student digs with a houseful of psychologists, so I can … Continue reading →

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In which I get out and about …

Posted on January 18, 2011 by redundantpublicservant

As my notice period has worn on and work dried up there’s been fewer reasons to leave home each day. Of course most of us are pretty fully focused on trying to sort out what happens next so having time … Continue reading →

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In which there are six weeks to go …

Posted on January 17, 2011 by redundantpublicservant

Well it’s very much the final run in here at RPS Towers. A strange calm has settled over us. I suppose in classic grief cycle terms we’re at acceptance or more accurately resignation. No amount of hooting or hollering will … Continue reading →

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In which I take a call or two or three …

Posted on January 11, 2011 by redundantpublicservant

While getting my head together for my first interview outing I took a call from the local Business Link. It took me a confused moment or two to remember that I had requested a call back from them as part … Continue reading →

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In which there are seven weeks to go …

Posted on January 10, 2011 by redundantpublicservant

Seven is a number imbued with special significance. The Seven Samurai, The Magnificent Seven, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, the Seven Sisters are just a few of my favourite sevens. Oh … there’s rugby sevens too. But the seven I’ve … Continue reading →

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In which I get back into the swing of things …

Posted on January 6, 2011 by redundantpublicservant

All around me everyone at RPS towers is getting ready for work or school. Hustle and bustle. I didn’t know we had so many hair driers. It’s like being under a flight path at an airport. Still, all the activity … Continue reading →

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