Job Hunting

I have spent the week applying for various things I have seen locally or on the internet. I have work tomorrow for a labour hire organisation and I expect to be carrying things all day. I have now registered with a temping agency specialising in public sector jobs and have agreed to go for a short term contract with Land Information New Zealand, a Government Dept that has a variety of roles relating to the management of Crown Land here. I await further developments. Also, I am in direct contact with the Recruitment Co-ordinator at the New Zealand Housing Corporation and I secretly have my fingers crossed they will offer me something before I go to LINZ. In any case, it's all gravy.

We took some interesting photo's of Island Bay on our walk this week, Joy, Louise and I. Here you can see that hats are a positive must in the new Zealand summer. Boy was it hot that day. Louise took her Super Scooter and we had to go quite a long way round the Esplanade before finding a suitable place to cross and make the return journey, or so Joy said, I thought I saw several convenient places to get down the curb, but I kept my mouth shut.




At the end of the Bay by the bait shed I went paddling, just to get refreshed, and here I am! Eagle-eyed readers will notice I am wearing a New Zealand rugby jersey which is a kind gift from John, given especially for the Rugby Sevens tournament last weekend. England went down to France, but then New Zealand lost to Fiji. So it isn't conclusive either way. I still think England has a better standard of Rugby though.


Postscript

After waiting for half an hour at what I thought was the pickup spot for my day's work, the railway station, and not seeing anybody to pick me up I came home. It turns out I was in the Wellington bus depot. Prat.

So I have been told there is no work for me today. Also, I have just had an email from the temping agency saying that another candidate has already been given the LINZ job. So I'm back to square one.

On the plus side I am getting on well with my story, and Ellen's Mum says there is some sanding here I can do on the stairs skirting boards, so I'll not get bored!