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15 November, 2024
Expanding the resume: School Chaplin becomes Executive Career Advisor
Yolande's eyes are open after 'signed' up to a recruitment agency.
I've accidentally signed myself up to a recruitment agency who are relentlessly bombarding me with positions vacant and I'm honestly feeling pretty highly qualified at the moment!
As my 18-year-old is busy cutting cake and running coffees to tables in town, my 20-year-old in the city wants a second part-time job for the summer.
When she hit a speed bump, I tried to check out the job market for her online.
Well, of course, unintentionally, I am now being alerted to all employment opportunities in the area - mine, not hers.
I have to be honest, some of the positions are looking mighty good.
Don't get me wrong, being a Christian chaplain in our state secondary college is the role my whole life has been training me for, but I think if I had twice as much time as reality allows, then yes, a Crime Scene Attendant would be quite fascinating.
(Do you think that is a real job for around here, or is that a scam? I think almost every second thing is a scam these days).
So, now I know that a Pet Sitter can earn twice my salary and doesn't being a Dog Walker sound quite ruisy?
A few of the job titles made me puff out my chest and think, heck yeah, I could do that!
But then I realised, that's because I am already doing that.
It's just that when you capitalise the first letter of each word, it makes being a Personal Shopper, Baker, House Cleaning Specialist and Laundry Attendant seem so much more exotic and attractive.
Bun-bun the middle one currently cooks breakfasts in a community housing setting, therefore she's looking to tackle something a little less serious, like scooping sorbet and gelato at her favourite haunt.
She's willing to step back into the role of bread slicer and bagger extraordinaire, but all the local bakeries are fully staffed.
As soon as I heard that Australia Post are delivering on the weekends again up until Christmas, I was on the phone. I can only hope that the head honchos have given the job title a little zhuzh with lots of capital, and called it something sexy, so that reading about it lights up my daughter's imagination and sense of adventure.