I am going away :(
It has been 9 months since my last blog entry. I started this blog with the help of my brother while in Japan, so that I could send news to my friends about my trip. It will come in very handy during my new adventures up north. I plan to use this blog almost as a journal of my experiences up there.
So......it all started about a month ago. A friend from work, Angelique, was talking to Sharon and I about her job up north in Nunavut. She told us all sorts of details and information about it, and Sharon took the number to send an application. In my head, I thought "I must do this, I must apply". Of course, 2 weeks later, I had not applied, I had not even made a CV. Denise, a friend and coworker in the ER, took a rough draft of my CV, and turned it into a glowing letter of experience. She then faxed off my CV.......and voila....the call came to do an interview 3 days later.
The cool thing is we are 4 people that applied, and we all got a call for an interview. Sharon, myself, Leilani and Marcelle were all working together, and we all got called for an interview.
The interview went horribly. It was all in french and it was on the phone. There were 3 people interviewing me. After the hour long interview my confidence had deflated and I was sure I would not get the job. But, to mu surprise, I did get the job, and so did my 3 friends!
So, my last day at the ER was on Friday. It was a tough emotional day. I will miss the ER and the staff. I thrive there, I love the pace and the challenge. My friends and the staff make it worth it to go in on the days where I just did not feel like working. I will miss everybody tremendously, and hope to return to the ER after my one year leave of absence to the same team on the evening shift.
Well, I start 4 weeks of training Monday before flying up to POV in Hudson Bay. It will be weird to be getting up early after working 5 years on the evening shift. I am ready for this new experience, and can not wait to start!
So......it all started about a month ago. A friend from work, Angelique, was talking to Sharon and I about her job up north in Nunavut. She told us all sorts of details and information about it, and Sharon took the number to send an application. In my head, I thought "I must do this, I must apply". Of course, 2 weeks later, I had not applied, I had not even made a CV. Denise, a friend and coworker in the ER, took a rough draft of my CV, and turned it into a glowing letter of experience. She then faxed off my CV.......and voila....the call came to do an interview 3 days later.
The cool thing is we are 4 people that applied, and we all got a call for an interview. Sharon, myself, Leilani and Marcelle were all working together, and we all got called for an interview.
The interview went horribly. It was all in french and it was on the phone. There were 3 people interviewing me. After the hour long interview my confidence had deflated and I was sure I would not get the job. But, to mu surprise, I did get the job, and so did my 3 friends!
So, my last day at the ER was on Friday. It was a tough emotional day. I will miss the ER and the staff. I thrive there, I love the pace and the challenge. My friends and the staff make it worth it to go in on the days where I just did not feel like working. I will miss everybody tremendously, and hope to return to the ER after my one year leave of absence to the same team on the evening shift.
Well, I start 4 weeks of training Monday before flying up to POV in Hudson Bay. It will be weird to be getting up early after working 5 years on the evening shift. I am ready for this new experience, and can not wait to start!
posted by Tamara @ 12:21 PM
1 Comments:
At 10:21 AM,
Michael said…
Enjoy the adventure Tamara! Looking forward to reading about your experiences. I'm guessing that it will be quite a cultural shock, even though you are in the same country.
Working with your friends should make the adventure more enjoyable, especially on those bad days.
Follow the thunder!
Your brother,
Michael
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