I finished a phone interview a little while ago for a regional sales position in a former industry a have a lot of experience in (in an operations capacity). I felt a little like the recruiter had 5-8 candidates to screen to propose 2-3 candidates to the hiring manager, and that I was one of the candidates not being seriously considered at all. It was that kind of interview – no deep delving into my experience, no serious questions about sales but focus on operations experience.
My meeting late this afternoon is a second interview. I know I've already got the attention of the hiring manager, so this should be a little more comfortable of a meeting. My only concerns about this position are the hours (I won't be home for dinner, but I will be there to get the mini-Jakes off to school) and the lack of a base salary (almost all commission – although potentially very lucrative, still scary). I'm VERY confident in my ability to excel in this position, so we'll see what happens.
I received a request for an interview a little over a week ago from an Independent newspaper in Chandler:
March 26, 006
Hello! My name is (name withheld) — I am the News Editor for the (organization withheld) newspaper.
I'm working on a story about Chandler residents who do blogs. I was wondering
if I could interview you about this?
Please feel free to contact me if you're interested.
Name and organization withheld, at MY discretion (more…)
I'm not sure what this is about exactly:
CHANDLER – City Manager Mark Pentz, facing the prospect of losing his job next week, is fighting back.
In a rare move by a municipal chief executive, Pentz has asked that his normally closed-door job evaluation be held in an open City Council meeting and that confidential personnel reports be made public.
Those reports, obtained Monday by The Arizona Republic, show that Pentz has overwhelming support from top city employees and low ratings from four of the seven City Council members. Employees and elected officials were not identified in the documents.
I've read previous reports about tension between Pentz and one of the voting blocs on the council, but I've never heard what the source was. By all accounts, Pentz has done a good job as city manager. What makes me more curious is that the four members of the council who are opposed to Pentz are the ones I tend to favor (Westbrooks, Wallace, Orlando, and Sepulveda).
The four – Martin Sepulveda, Matt Orlando, Phill Westbrooks and Donna Wallace – voted to hold the public meeting at 3:30 p.m. next Monday after Sepulveda's suggestion to have it at 4 p.m. today in a conference room failed.
If I'm still not employed by next Monday, I'm tempted to attend the council meeting to see what all the controversy is about.
I came across the following article in the Republic today:
Today is Safe Baby Haven Day in Arizona to raise awareness about a state law that allows desperate parents to leave their unwanted newborns at designated places without facing criminal charges.
The Safe Haven law was passed in 2001 but advocates say it has been difficult to get the word out. Under Arizona law, an unharmed baby, 72 hours old or younger, can be left at a hospital, fire station, private welfare agency, adoption agency or church.
I'm a pretty strong advocate of this law. Our older daughter is adopted, and her birth mother was the kind of individual the law is aimed at. She was young, unmarried, in the country illegally, and unaware of the options available to her. She did the right thing, before this law was enacted, by taking our daughter to a hospital after giving birth at home. We give thanks every day that she made that choice.
UPDATE: 2pm
This makes me very sad, and makes me further appreciate the decision that my daughter's birthmother made:
Newborn baby found dead in Phoenix trash bin
Associated Press
Apr. 4, 2006 01:00 PM
The body of a newborn baby girl was found Tuesday morning in a trash bin in west Phoenix, police said.
A person going through trash made the discovery, Detective Tony Morales said. The infant doesn't appear to be a full-term baby.
The discovery came on Baby Safe Haven Day in Arizona, designed to raise awareness about a state law passed five years ago that allows women to leave their unwanted newborns at designated places without facing criminal charges.
