Today's Search

I regret to say that I didn't get much done today. I didn't sleep well last night and felt underproductive to say the least.

Still, I got out there and put in some applications.

First, I went to Dunton House in Downtown Arlington Heights and applied for a server position.

After that, it began to rain, which put a damper on my plan to walk to a few restaurants in Downtown A.H. So, I opted for a Peppermint Mocha from Starbucks (which I normally wouldn't do because I make coffee at home since I refuse to pay five dollars for cofee.) However, today was an exception because I was tired, cold and wet.

I sat down with my Cup o' Joe and opened my laptop and began to search Craigslist for newly posted jobs. I found one listing for an Office Assistant in Arlington Heights, but it provided very little information as to where in Arlington Heights the office was located. I think it would be a waste of time to spend three hours writing a Cover Letter and Resume specifically targeted to that particular job only to find out it may be located in a part of A.H. I can't get to via Public Trasit. I wish people on Craigslist would at least provide a location in their classified ads. Such is life.

As I was sitting there looking at http://www.chicagojobs.com/ I saw ANN TAYLOR LOFT out of the corner of my eye and a lightbulb went on.

Back in 2008 I worked for Ann Taylor in Loveland, Colorado and when I left I was eligible for re-hire. So, I went into the store and spoke with the manager and she informed me that my profile was still online and I would need to fill out an application and bring it back in. The profile is a lengthy psychological questionnaire that I'm grateful I don't have to fill out again.

So, tomorrow I will go back to Ann Taylor and turn in my application. So, if it's God's will, maybe I'll get hired just in time for the Holiday Season!