Weird few days....
Jan. 30th, 2012 10:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
areteusIt seems like the jobs are now starting to sniff around like shy puppies emerging from a kennel to say hello to a new person... Not only are there more jobs being posted to job sites that are actually teaching jobs and not agencies pretending to be teaching jobs to get more sign ups (I wouldn't mind so much if any of the agencies I have signed up for from these adverts actually found me some work...) but I am also being chased...
On Friday I was on my way to a tutoring appointment in the city centre (I quite like tutoring in Starbucks, they have a little quiet room upstairs where all the students seem to hang out and there is tea to drink) and was checking my e-mail on the bus. There was an email from Salford City College inviting me for an interview on Wednesday. As I was getting off the bus, I got a phone call from them checking that I got the mail because they were concerned it was short notice, especially as there is a microteach to prep for. I assured them I'd got it and confirmed attendance. So, on Wednesday I am going to a morning long interview, round the corner from Nev and Rich's house, where I will be talking to a group of students about BSE and Prions.
Today, just as I was finishing up prepping for that, I get another phone call from the one agency who didn't send fake ads to Jobsite. Can I teach GCSE science in Bolton? Not a lot of hours but money is money. I told them that I was interested and if the college wanted to meet me, I'd go along to the meeting. Of course, if I get the job I am interviewing for on Wednesday I'll have to tell them no but it is nice to have a back up plan.
There have been a few other bites as well which may be promising and I am fully expecting the shy puppies to turn into big, exuberant dogs that just want to lick all over my face. So here is hoping for reasonable employment sometime in the next few weeks and maybe something full time, permanent and NQTish by September!
On Friday I was on my way to a tutoring appointment in the city centre (I quite like tutoring in Starbucks, they have a little quiet room upstairs where all the students seem to hang out and there is tea to drink) and was checking my e-mail on the bus. There was an email from Salford City College inviting me for an interview on Wednesday. As I was getting off the bus, I got a phone call from them checking that I got the mail because they were concerned it was short notice, especially as there is a microteach to prep for. I assured them I'd got it and confirmed attendance. So, on Wednesday I am going to a morning long interview, round the corner from Nev and Rich's house, where I will be talking to a group of students about BSE and Prions.
Today, just as I was finishing up prepping for that, I get another phone call from the one agency who didn't send fake ads to Jobsite. Can I teach GCSE science in Bolton? Not a lot of hours but money is money. I told them that I was interested and if the college wanted to meet me, I'd go along to the meeting. Of course, if I get the job I am interviewing for on Wednesday I'll have to tell them no but it is nice to have a back up plan.
There have been a few other bites as well which may be promising and I am fully expecting the shy puppies to turn into big, exuberant dogs that just want to lick all over my face. So here is hoping for reasonable employment sometime in the next few weeks and maybe something full time, permanent and NQTish by September!
