So today I went to a "Sales Career Job Forum," which was basically a huge waste of time. I wanted to speak with someone from Eli Lilly as well as GlaxoSmithKline, but the company organizing the event had special requirements for speaking with them. To weed out candidates obviously. The problem on my part is that I've not had a single job where I've pounded the street for sales - and the more I think about it, the less I think I would ever want one. I guess pharmaceutical sales was sheerly attractive based on the prospective income opportunity.
I met some people at this event that seemed to be "stereotypical" job seekers. After reading Barabara Ehrenreich's Bait and Switch, I have this horrific mental image of the Job Hunt. I was just glad to leave the hotel where the event was being held, and listened to some Mozart on the way back home.
On my way home though I did get some good news. One of the recruiters working on job searching with me called and had an interview scheduled for me in the morning. The company is a retained search firm located in Beachwood, Ohio. The office is their corporate office, and I would be working as a Data Analyst, reporting directly to the Comptroller (or Controller, depending on which spelling you prefer). It's a change from what I've done in the past, but I've certainly got the skill set to qualify, and it would move me out of the health care industry, which is a primary goal. The interview is at 9am - I'm very excited.
We had grilled chicken gyro creations for dinner, and I made some cucumber yogurt sauce which tasted very nice. The Giant Eagle here in town has Tahini, so I'd like to try making hummus at some point in the future.
More news on my interview tomorrow!
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