I managed to get back on with Fisheries and Oceans Canada in January, once again handling files for species at risk. I'm working with an employee who is new to the Species at Risk program. He has a personality very much like mine, and I find that I get along very well with him. Sadly, once again they are only able to keep me on for a 90 day casual appointment, so I will be done work mid-June. There does not seem to be many opportunities available for me right now.
I've applied for a few jobs, but so far I have not received an interview. There is a government job that I applied for last year where my nerves got the better of me and I completely bombed the interview. It was re-advertised as a permanent position this spring, and the rumor I heard is that they never bothered to fill it. There is also a second identical position available in another location. Two jobs, both permanent, and both that I am more than qualified and capable of doing. I was feeling confident that I would get an interview as I more than exceeded the minimum qualifications for the position, and simply by the fact they recognized that by granting me an interview last year. But it has been over 9 weeks since the competition closed; I know that government tends to move slow, but this is borderline ridiculous. I'm not sure what to think at this point, but it is starting to feel like I've spent all this time setting myself up for disappointment. There is another position that has come up locally for a non-government organization (NGO) which I feel confident that I can do, but my worry is that the job is more entry-level in my field, and will not pay well enough for me to support my family and start thinking about saving towards a retirement fund. I can't, at this stage, be moving backwards in my career.
I have been very neglectful of my blog. I find my desire to do it very hit or miss; sometimes I feel that I just have too much to do to even think about writing something; other times, I find it to be very relaxing, being able to vent my frustrations in an open way such as this.
I am going to try and keep up on my blogging. I'm going to try and post a new entry at least once a week.
