Hire Me

Since being laid off in May, I have scoured the Earth for a new gig. Banking, technology, PR, and photography have been the areas I have concentrated most of my efforts. I am knowledgeable in all those industries and what ever I may not know, I could learn quickly.

A large bank interviewed me, liked me, and called the day after my interview and said someone internally is moving into the position I interviewed for. It was a cool gig too, but I was encouraged to keep a look out for more opportunities in that department. I saw a posting last week, jumped at it, and waited. Then I saw that company was laying off a ton of people, and the recruiter called me to tell me the open position was being eliminated due to those cutbacks.

So I kept looking. Last week I saw a posting for the Avon Lake Municipal Utilities. Part-time community outreach specialist. I read the description, saw I knew how to do everything they were looking for, and even better, it was in my hometown. I had a friend who's Dad worked (possibly still does work there) there when we were in high school.

So I punched up my resume, again, tailored it to the job, wrote a cover letter, sent two writing samples, and ultimately my video work too. I gave them a lot to chew on, and I am hoping this goes my way. I got a twitter response yesterday that they will look at the apps on 11/8.

I remember when I was a kid and a water main would break on our street. Water would go pumping all over the street, the big green vans from the water department would come out, knock on the doors to let us know the water is getting turned off while they repaired it, and then all the neighborhood kids would go out and watch then bring in the backhoes and repair the leak. Seriously, we would just watch them dig, repair, fill, and patch. We were fascinated and to an extent I still am.

It was fun to see and kids that I knew that lived in newer developed areas of Avon Lake had no idea that a water main could break and flood a street. All their infrastructure was new, worked well, and their streets were unblemished by a ruptured water pipe.

This position at Avon Lake's Municipal Utilities is just my childhood fascination with the green trucks coming back. I think from the late 80's to today our kids have lost some of that fascination with the world around them and I am hoping I get the opportunity to show them that under our feet is a vast array of pipes that connect to every house in the community. The water department does a lot more than make sure your water comes out of the tap. Some might say that they are the backbone of a community because without them, we would still be going in outhouses and walking to get our water.

Fingers crossed. I am hoping this is the start of a new career path for me. Wish me luck.