I suppose I would be greatly remiss if I did not put up a post saying 'I GOT A JOB!!!!' Considering it has thus far been a major theme through this blog.
For the past couple of months I had avoided looking for jobs at the Portland DoubleTree by Hilton because I had been told they were going through a lot of changes and I should wait until it settled down. Yet, as my unemployment was coming to a close at the end of this month, I said, 'the heck with it' and opened the ad for an HR Manager position, and Voila! Low and behold the name of the GM was one I knew quite well - he had been my Internship Coach while I was training in Boston back in '04!
An email later we had a coffee date and after some catching up, the conversation turned to what I was looking for in terms of employment, and we briefly discussed what he was looking for in terms of the HR position. We parted with me taking a couple days to think about it, then we met later in the week and he officially offered me the position!
I'm very excited to get back to work. This is a great blend of all those things I was looking for - a steady AM schedule, with time to see family and friends on the weekends, a better 'time off' package than any other hotel has offered, an opportunity to support staff and really make a marked difference to a team, I get to implement new systems and procedures, and! I'm working with a boss who knows my previous employer and who can help me make that transition to a well-known branded hotel chain!
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