Craigslist Interview

I answered an ad on Craigslist for a personal assistant. It was somewhat vague - said it was for the CEO of a small company, would run errands, schedule appointments, etc. I replied by email. He told me to call. When I called at 8:30AM, he told me I woke him up. So sorry. Didn't call back for about a week - then called at 7:30PM on a Saturday night. Odd. Wanted me to come in at 3PM on Tuesday for an interview - and I needed 3 copies of my resume. I looked up the address on Google Earth and it was a real office building. Several friends said I was crazy for going unarmed, but I knew I could stab someone with my keys if I had to.
Dressed up and drove to the interview. There was a real building. Office was small - maybe 4 people working there. The CEO was single and had to be younger than 25. He invited me into a room with two other guys - also younger than 25. All three were dressed in nice suits - kindof entourage-like. It was funny. They turned on a video camera, passed out my 3 copies and asked qeustions. 1. Do I like animals? I do, except for snakes. [they didn't laugh] Because he has a dog and I might need to play with it and clip toenails. [it wasn't a joke]. Sure, I like dogs. 2. Can I stay in hotels and be away from town? Sure, why not. 3. Can I drive long distances? I am from Texas. 4. Have I ever driven a Mercedes? No. Really? No. 5. Could I drive to Vegas and back in a day? 6. Could I drink alcohol? Maybe a glass I said.

The list of possible assignments includes: cleaning house, laundry, walking dog, taking notes constantly...for $8 an hour?

It was everything I could do not to laugh throughout the interview. They haven't called.

Oh yeah, I had to fill out an E-harmony inventory to see if my personality matches the CEO's. I think maybe it is a cover for finding him a wife. I've decided to say no if they do call...

Job openings

I have been job searching. You go to craigslist first, right? All kinds of scary things on there. Like "get paid $100 an hour - women only" or "movie extras for $25 a day" etc. I have been nervous about sending any kind of full resume to places on craigslist. Just too little info in the postings for me to send so much about myself. So then you go to monster.com. They are just overwhelming. Way too many options. I have looked for just plain and simple admin jobs - but with higher pay. Most go through temp agencies so you know it is pointless to apply to those. Then monster tries to send recommended jobs - like openings for welders, assembly line workers and truck drivers. Not sure how that goes with admin. Looked at LA Times jobs, all the local colleges for adjunct positions, Claremont openings. Just applied all around. I did apply to Univ of Phoenix to teach online.

I actually interviewed there today - by phone. It feels like it was a strong interview, but you never know. I won't actually get paid for a while if I do make it, but it will be a great system to be a part of. Lots of good teaching experience. And on my walk this morning - I remembered about the summer reading institute I applied for way back when. Called and they are still interviewing for my area! Very exciting. Interview tomorrow. Then we got a CGU email about CSU Northridge having adjunct openings in religion. Lots of the classes would be good matches for me. Rosemary Ruether agreed to write a recommendation letter for me! So, it was a good day job searching. Finally.

Isn't it interesting that the open doors are actually things I want to do? Not just a "job". I know and trust that God is good, but sometimes I forget how good.