What do you want to do?

It has been a while since I posted on this blog...frankly I don't know if anyone reads this one anymore since it hasn't had any new content in MONTHS...but I thought I would drop a little nugget of bloggy greatness while I have some free time.
Yep, I have free time.
Why?
I got laid off.
"No!" you say.
"Yes!", I indulge.

It was a disappointing realization, but I have to move forward and not get mired down in the irritation, frustration, and overwhelming worry I could be in. Lots of issues, but only one real solution: Keep moving forward.

So...I am re-igniting some network fires to see if I can generate any good job leads. Know of any? Send 'em my way. It is funny, an old boss actually asked me today via email "what do you want to do?".

Well, I want to work and make a living. ;) Here are some strengths and interests so as to help some of you in case you happen to hear of anything...

- I enjoyed recruiting a great deal. I was starting to get into a groove and had some strong placement prospects. I would enjoy continuing in this field, whether focused on health care or possibly even mortgage...if such a role exists.
- I enjoy training. I don't have a certification, but once I master a software system, I am very adept at showing someone else the ropes. I have patience and understanding, and I am able to break it down in non-tech jargon so someone can grasp an idea easily. Again, could really leverage this in mortgage somehow seeing as how I have a strong background in it.
- I love to blog, tweet and facebook. I am a social media junkie and oddly enough, there is a market for that. I can provide fresh content, maintain a relevant and up-to-date stream of news, and keep a network hopping.

That is just part of the whole "what Becky can bring to the table" package. If any of this intrigues you, let me know. I would love to be able to leverage my social ability and my highly organized nature to benefit a company if the company has a culture I can be comfortable in!

feelings..nothing more than feelings...

This morning I attempted to obtain information from my boyfriend regarding fashion do's and don'ts. Laugh, if you will, but he is quite a helpful resource. I was in a quandry over whether I could wear my white sandals or if I needed to wear the brown ones until Memorial Day. My instincts said you could wear white after Easter, so I checked with my fashion guru. He agreed. I got to work and I am not the only one wearing white sandals!! Yay team!
So, thank you dear Mike...for being my rock in times of fashion crisis. :)

Also, I have a whole bunch of emotions going on right now. Yesterday I accepted a new position with a medical staffing firm (with a great friend I have known since high school) and gave my two weeks notice at my current job. I am excited by the new opportunity and energized in a way I haven't been in many years of working, but at the same time...I am sad to leave my "new" office. It is mortgage, but this is one of the few offices I have worked at where I really felt like they "got it". I may have indulged in the kool-aid, but I leave this job with a sense of pride knowing that I worked for a branch that really wanted to do right by their clients - even while being an incredible example of production. The people I have met, I hope, I will remain in contact with...as they are all incredible folks.

~ Becky


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"Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment." - Rita Mae Brown