Something Positive - Page 8

Fox 6 · 03-01-2010, 04:51 PM

First day back at school, walk into our PC lab (which is filled with crappy PCs). It is now filled with with the brand new 27" iMacs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ZebraRampage · 03-01-2010, 05:08 PM

I got a call this morning from a consultant company seeing my resume on career builder. They want to send my resume to SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority) to do consultant work for them as a bridge or construction inspector. It pays $25.00/hr with 40 hr weeks, so that's quite a bit of money starting out. It's kind of a temporary job, because it's like being a contractor where you only work when there is work, but it'll be a good way to start bringing in money.

Acebot44 · 03-13-2010, 09:08 PM

Completed a semesters worth of reading in an evening.

I'm coming for yah, finals!

Fox 6 · 03-13-2010, 10:21 PM

about 4 weeks left of school and then a 6 week practicum.

Swan · 03-13-2010, 10:25 PM

Got a job this previous week in my trade so that is pretty sweet.

Now I jsut need to get in shape

Acebot44 · 03-16-2010, 08:03 PM

Found out the Zooey Deschnel was at my old High School* and filmed her new music video there.

*It's also been used for the movies..

Clockstoppers
Not Another Teen Movie
The Craft
and a bunch of others

The TV Shows...

Quantum Leap
Beverly Hills, 90210
Felicity
American Dreams
Summerland
Monk
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
and currently The Secret Life of the American Teenager

This might be my favorite use of it so far though

Angrist · 03-17-2010, 05:46 AM

I got the jubileum edition of Colonists of Catan. A good deal, and I had some coupons to spend anyway!

KillerGremlin · 03-20-2010, 01:40 PM

I rocked my exam to begin practice Intake/Life History interviews.

I basically had to memorize all the client confidentiality, suicide assessment, dangerousness risk assessment, and basic 101s of doing an intake interview. I'm actually pretty psyched because next semester I should be starting up my internship doing actual supervised work in the field.

I'm totally psyched for counseling...research...not so much. lol, but that's what all the university's want these days.

BreakABone · 03-20-2010, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

I rocked my exam to begin practice Intake/Life History interviews.

I basically had to memorize all the client confidentiality, suicide assessment, dangerousness risk assessment, and basic 101s of doing an intake interview. I'm actually pretty psyched because next semester I should be starting up my internship doing actual supervised work in the field.

I'm totally psyched for counseling...research...not so much. lol, but that's what all the university's want these days.

Oddly, my job didn't really do anything like that until a few months ago, we had to go to a training for it.

Though client confidentiality should be easy. Suicide assessments are difficult.

I also think that the danger scale is odd at times, but I think only because of the criteria. (Being a greater risk if been raped/sexual abused) and the likes.

Fox 6 · 03-29-2010, 10:57 PM

Im about 8 weeks from graduating and I already have a company interested in me. As part of our program, we have to take a 6 week work practicum.
this company wasnt going to take a student at all initially, but after meeting with 2 employees and having a mini-interview they are willing to offer me a practicum there. As of this morning I hadnt accepted, because i was weighing my options from another company that was interested in me. When i arrived today, my program head told me that they had phoned him multiple times inquiring about me, and they had already gone to their union and gotten a special permission for me to be able to work there for 6 weeks. needless to say this is about more than just a practicum, and i accepted. This is a very well off company that has moved into a new automated, and green facility, and they have an excellent reputation. They have been around since 1928 and are in their 3rd generation of family ownership.

Here is there website incase any of you were curious.

http://www.mitchellpress.com/

Fox 6 · 04-12-2010, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Fox 6

Im about 8 weeks from graduating and I already have a company interested in me. As part of our program, we have to take a 6 week work practicum.
this company wasnt going to take a student at all initially, but after meeting with 2 employees and having a mini-interview they are willing to offer me a practicum there. As of this morning I hadnt accepted, because i was weighing my options from another company that was interested in me. When i arrived today, my program head told me that they had phoned him multiple times inquiring about me, and they had already gone to their union and gotten a special permission for me to be able to work there for 6 weeks. needless to say this is about more than just a practicum, and i accepted. This is a very well off company that has moved into a new automated, and green facility, and they have an excellent reputation. They have been around since 1928 and are in their 3rd generation of family ownership.

Here is there website incase any of you were curious.

http://www.mitchellpress.com/

So today was my first day of the practicum. My overall impressions are extremely positive, they have a brand new facility that is uber nice, and very impressive. Everyone i met is very nice and open.

But the main thing was their production operation which is very organized and streamlined. To top it off they have a printing press that is probably the most modern and advanced ive ever seen. They can print amazing quality at very high speeds (which is almost unheard of).

By the sounds of things, there is a good chance that this could lead into employment, which would be outstanding.

Bond · 04-10-2010, 08:02 PM

Received a $2,000 merit scholarship from my university yesterday.

The Germanator · 04-18-2010, 03:36 PM

I finally got hired for the census! $16.25 an hour and 50 cents per mile to knock on peoples' doors and get them to fill out a census form. Not too shabby though I may be going to semi-shady areas, so I'll have to be careful I suppose.

Typhoid · 04-18-2010, 03:53 PM

Congratulations.
You should buy a gun.

Dylflon · 05-05-2010, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by The Germanator

I finally got hired for the census! $16.25 an hour and 50 cents per mile to knock on peoples' doors and get them to fill out a census form. Not too shabby though I may be going to semi-shady areas, so I'll have to be careful I suppose.

For some reason after I read this post I became inspired to write a film about someone who works for the census.

Please share with me your craziest census experiences.