Careers, Jobs and Random Thoughts

I’ve developed several plans since my layoff back in February. My first, main, plan A, whatever, has been to pursue a BA in Applied Computing at the University of Washington’s Bothell campus. Part of this was to have the State pay for this (I’ve been taking classes part-time in the evenings pursuing this). However, it doesn’t look like that’s going to work. Mainly, degree completion is NOT on of the Commissioner Approved Training options. Thus, though I still await the official answer, I’m pursuing alternative tracks.

Now, I’m trying to position myself as a communicator with solid “social media” skills. I’ve seen several positions for such. Sadly, no bites in this sector yet. We’ll see, though. This is where I put the lion’s share of my resume focus.

Lastly, I have my fall-back of administrative assistant work, which I’ve done plenty of. My resume is strong for this, and I have several opportunities lurking nearby via temping. “Contract work” is particularly tempting as I would have some additional freedom to continue my tech development. This is especially nice since I have no idea when I will get an answer from the WA Employment Security folks. Their letters say 4-6 weeks; currently, we’re at 9 (yes, I’ve reached out to them, and have been told “it’ll take more time”, they’re swamped”. Sigh…