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primum non nocere sans documentum ([personal profile] delight) wrote2018-05-13 09:23 am

Three things, making a post

1. I quit my job without anything lined up because of reasons; my last day is the 20th. I rather abruptly got an interview for a position I'd love managing a SAMHSA grant for behavioral health integration ... this is on Tuesday, but it asks for such complex Excel skills (and they have told me there will be a test) that I'm very nervous. I also don't know how an Excel test would work, exactly, so I'm nervous about misunderstanding the question too.

The pay is not that great, but the program itself is pretty great, and that's kind of what you get with public sector. Which is what I want, anyway. I just hope it's good enough I can afford to live somewhere.

2. I STILL haven't gotten my thesis back from committee; it's a week late. I did do my presentation and have no idea how well I did.

3. We got Trip a shock-absorbent leash so while he's still Sir Pullsalotnoreallytoomuch, my hands aren't falling off. It's surprisingly effective.

Bonus 4. I still SERIOUSLY suck at commenting, but I read every single entry that goes by my eyes. I look at my reading page every day. I'm constantly starved for content I care about, so I never miss anything.
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[personal profile] lemon_badgeress 2018-05-13 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Congratulations on quitting!

I have no idea what an Excel test is, either. Good luck!
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[personal profile] syntheid 2018-05-14 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
Good luck with interview!

(Anonymous) 2018-05-14 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
愛だから?
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[personal profile] tiltingheartand 2018-05-15 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
Strangely, I overheard a conversation at work at some point last week about interviews involving Excel tests. I've never had to take one myself (thank goodness), but I can't imagine they would ding you for asking for clarification on any of the questions? Like. If they want you to use the Excel skills for the position, it would be better for everyone if you made sure what they wanted the Excel things to do so you didn't waste time getting the damn program to do something for no reason, so. (I mean obviously I'm not sure, but maybe? I'm crossing my fingers for you.)