Here We GO!

I know there is probably going to be a million nerds posting something like this today... but what the hell!

(Note the orange sticker on the wrapping "Do not Sell before 9/25/07)

Well FutureShop shipped this on Friday and I got it at 9am this morning! Boo YA!

Now I'm the first nerd to get it, post this picture and play it.

THis point in time, will probably coincide exactly with a sharp drop in my marks for this term!
WHOA!

Anatomy of an Aggressive Recruitment

I'm somewhat stunned at the pace things are beginning to take with respect to recruitment.

As per my last post, I received a call on Friday with a job offer. I didn't have to say yes, I just had to say "not no" and the offer would be in the mail.

It's actually surprising to see one of the largest companies in the world move this quickly, after all, my work term only finished officially two weeks ago.

On top of all of that, 6 company officials are flying into this city (5000 kilometers away from where they work) to take myself and the other recruits from my class out for dinner.

It's an aggressive strategy and somewhat shocking. This company is well known and well respected and yet they don't take anything for granted. Other oil company's of the same size or bigger haven't even closed their solicitation of job applications and this company is already wrapping things up.

The only thing they're holding out on with respect to Details is the salary they are going to offer. The reason of course, is so they match of out price the job offers that are made official from their competition next month.

The only thing I can't help but think is, this offer is so far out in front of everything else. While it's exactly what I asked for, if I accept even before the others have put something together to even initiate interviewing, will I be missing out?

*gulp*

I need a contract lawyer to read over this with me :)

Whoa!

I was in the middle of cleaning up a culinary adventure.
Sure I was wearing an apron, bottle of Fantastik in my hand and a tomato sauce covered j-cloth in the other when the phone rang.

I saw the caller ID and immediately knew who it was and what they were going to say.

I picked it up and managed to stack my lungs with air, "Hello?"

"Hi, Is Colum Around?"

The conversation continued and reached it's point very quickly. I could suddenly see the light at the end of the tunnel. School was about to end and the real world was about to envelop me.

"We'd like to offer you a job... it's essentially exactly what you asked for, Facilities Engineering in Calgary under your previous General Manager."

I almost dropped the phone. I'd made an ultimatum before I had left with one of the largest companies in the world, surprisingly it had worked. They bent their rules.

If I could huge my old supervisors now I would.
Thanks so much!

Calgary here I come.

The New Place

We're finally all settled in... myself and my brother that is.

Though I must admit, I'm so happy with our new place that I couldn't care who I was living with. The view of this city and the harbor is simply incredible. The morning sun beams in and gives the office a cheerful warmth.

Off to the left is the vast greenery of the citadel and to the right is the northwest arm. Directly infront is the view we've grown accustomed to fairly quickly, the harbor filled with gracefully moving cruise ships and sailboats.

I love it!
And of course, as before and as always, the door is always open to visitors.

Check out the place Here on my picasaweb album.