It’s Labor Day! Many many years ago, someone said, “Having to go to work five days a week really sucks. Let’s give people a day off,” and Congress made it a national holiday.
In honor of Labor Day, I found a good link this morning that I wanted to pass along: Here’s a company called 360JobInterview.com that does live interview coaching in Memphis. Well, actually they’re not in Memphis, but they simulate the interview experience via webcam. (If you don’t have a webcam on your computer, they can help get you set up.) You choose a coach who is an expert in interviewing in one of 55 fields – everything from accounting to IT to marketing to printing, and more. They run you through a mock interview, with questions likely to be asked for your field and your level of experience. Your coach then gives you a detailed critique and offers suggestions for improvement, and you get a chance to ask your coach any questions you have.
If you’ve been to a number of interviews and haven’t been offered anything, interview coaching would likely be money well spent… sometimes the best constructive criticism comes from a neutral third party who doesn’t know you personally. 360JobInterview also offers career action planning and resume planning. If you’ve been frustrated and stuck in the job search for a while, these might be good people to talk to.
I had a very enjoyable second day at the Memphis Music & Heritage Festival yesterday. For some reason I never snap a whole lot of pics at the festival, but here are a few random ones I took:
It’s Monday. That means it’s Pint Nite at the Saucer, and they’re open at 11 AM. Most pints $2.75. Will has tweeted that trivia at Local will happen as usual at 8 PM. I’m assuming poker at the Silly Goose (9 PM and 11:30 PM) will not be taking a break for Labor Day either. Not sure about half price wine & pizza night at Spindini.
Gonna go take a walk and get the Sun’s assistance de-Elvising my hair. Will be at Pint Nite this afternoon.