A while back I mentioned that one of the goals of this website , among bragging about my hot-dog eating record, was to document my work (a work log). This entry adds a twist to that endevour.
Last monday I started my new job at Surf Merchants, on Tremont St, Boston. They, or since monday, we design Survey Software. I'm pretty excited.
My buddy, Dav, has been working there for a couple months now. He briefly mentioned that they still had an opening for a PHP-MySQL Developer. An hour later, I sent them my hastily written resume. I didn't even get a chance to spell-check it.
On my initial in-person interview with the management, there was an item on my resume that thier eyes were anchored to. Note that I didnt remember writing, nor re-read, nor proof-read my resume. This interview was the first time I saw my resume in two weeks. The item was under my honours/awards, It was 'Most Hotdogs Eaten in Four Minutes'
Dave and I have been co-workers back when I worked at Genevate. I got him that web-application development position; well, recommended him.
So, some karmac interferance was at work. Same basic principle as this.
To ease my over-anxious mind, this was actually the first position I've applied for since Genevate, more than two years ago. So, its 1:1 application:employment.
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Why shouldn't they appreciate your hotdog eating record? That means you are physically better at something than alot of people and should definitely get the job.