Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Job search

For the past few days I have been searching monster.com for jobs for Luis. I am looking for jobs here in the valley but I'm also searching specific types of jobs with any location. I've been looking a lot in Washington, of course... but we aren't having very much luck there... most of the construction jobbs they have available are asking for 10 years experience or they are heavy civil jobs (bridges, dams, freeways), which Luis isn't really the best qualified for. (I just saw an ant crawl under the keys of the keyboard so if my post ends abruptly it's because the ant ate the inside of this computer!) On another random note... Xela, the inside dog, loves to chew ice. So if ice ever drops out of the maker or someone gives her a piece, she runs to her rug to eat it. Many times I have found Jackson at Xela's rug eating the ice leftovers! Nasty! I just thought of that because I just saw him do it! Okay, back to the job hunt, So, guess who is hiring??? MATT Construction, the company Luis worked for in LA. We have very mixed emotions about this because we HATED Los Angeles. We had a lot of good friends and it was a great company, but it wasn't his favorite job and of course, it's LA! :( I feel like if he takes that job we will be rewinding the last 2.5 years of our life! Like they never even happened! Luis called the office today to talk to the HR director who he was good friends with, but it turns out Tim retired. So, there is someone else in his place who thankfully also had a good relationship with Luis way back when. When he was let go, they told him in a few years if they are hiring again that he should reapply. Did they mean that, or were they just being nice? I don't know. Either way, they are interested in him Luis wants them to hire him as a contracted employee so he can make a lot more money. He also applied to one local construction job and a training/development type job that is also local. He has many more applications to send out... We are also looking into Boeing in WA. I found some interesting positions there but Luis does not think he is qualified. We are keeping our options open so if you want us to come nearby you, keep your eyes out for a good job! He has a degree in Construction management and one in communications and is just about done with his MBA... if that helps! Oh, Aubry, I checked Qualcomm's website and I don't know if Luis will fit what they are looking for! It's all very technical stuff! Anyways, I will keep updating on the status of all this! Just keep us in your prayers that we will find what we need!

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