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puddingcat1. Get a merit grade at postgrad level in a subject I've never studied before (see 2004).
2. Be reminded of one's marketability.
A recruitment firm (the same one that got me the interview for my current job)just called me to see what I was up to. They hassle me every six months or so, and I've always been honest that I've been off work long-term.
Tonight I got to say that I was back, a week away from being back at my previous grade & responsibility levels, and Yes Please, I was interested in coming in for a chat about where I wanted to go & how I'd need to get there. I reminded them about my prolonged brain fart, and the bloke replied "Oh don't worry about that; we'll think of something to say."
The Good Thing about this is that I'm a scarce resource. I'd forgotten the lengths recruitment agencies & potential employers will go to to get someone like me. I should easily get a *nice* lunch or early dinner out of this - and that's *without* having gone to an interview. Once a job offer's on the table, there'll be another couple of lunches to persuade me into taking the position :)
I should remember that being a first time ACA passer who's trained with and has since worked for the Big Four (five / six) puts me in the same league as Harvard MBAs. I'm good.
2. Be reminded of one's marketability.
A recruitment firm (the same one that got me the interview for my current job)just called me to see what I was up to. They hassle me every six months or so, and I've always been honest that I've been off work long-term.
Tonight I got to say that I was back, a week away from being back at my previous grade & responsibility levels, and Yes Please, I was interested in coming in for a chat about where I wanted to go & how I'd need to get there. I reminded them about my prolonged brain fart, and the bloke replied "Oh don't worry about that; we'll think of something to say."
The Good Thing about this is that I'm a scarce resource. I'd forgotten the lengths recruitment agencies & potential employers will go to to get someone like me. I should easily get a *nice* lunch or early dinner out of this - and that's *without* having gone to an interview. Once a job offer's on the table, there'll be another couple of lunches to persuade me into taking the position :)
I should remember that being a first time ACA passer who's trained with and has since worked for the Big Four (five / six) puts me in the same league as Harvard MBAs. I'm good.
