Greeting’s all. I’m sad to report that I am still unemployed, and it has left a sour taste with me to say the least. My job interview with TNT postal service a few weeks ago went well and I had high hopes that I would claim my place in the…

Last week I was feeling positively reflective and buoyant after a going to what seemed to be a successful job interview with TNT, the postal services. Seven days on and there is still reason to be positive but the result is still unknown. I can’t hide the fact that I’m…

I am pleased to announce my job interview for TNT postal services went well this morning, and I am very pleased. It’s always hard to read the interviewer’s body language, especially when they keep to a poker-face and let the meeting proceed ambiguously, but I believe I may have one…

Unemployment may soon become a past venture for me (hooray). I have what seems a more suited opportunity later next week, a job interview with TNT Postal Services. It’s a job that I not only feel will pull me out from the nether regions of society, but is also something…

Editor’s note: Alex discusses his frugal artistry in the shopping basket – getting the best value and quality of food – while waiting for a job interview. It’s been a slow week this week, with a job interview coming on Friday and some other prospects lurking around the ambiguity of…

  Editor’s note: This week Alex offers some of his experience with different job search websites. It seems he is onto something: he has had impressive response using a different job search website. This week a dark cloud has been lifted in regards to gaining job interviews. Over time I…

Editor’s note: This week Alex tackles the issue of job applications. How much do employers really need to know from the job application and do you need to be an enthusiastic high achiever to get a cleaning job? This week I’d like to spread some thought-seeds around the subject of…

Editor’s note: This week Alex tells us about his first job interview in some time; and I love the interview question he suggests :). This week I’ve had an actual job interview. I know – it is madness; I’ve only had to wait around two months to officially get one….

  Editor’s note: Yes, my observant reader; Alex’s column on The Money Principle has been moved to Thursdays because I have something else in mind for the Fridays of the week. Let’s just say that it will be ‘one for the weekend’. As to Alex’s adventured on the job market,…

  This week I’d like to share a little frustration with you (don’t worry, I’m calm…). I think we’ve all experienced customer service or assistance and thought “I could do this much better than you”. It’s not only that I’ve applied for a handful of shops and supermarkets that I…

  Editor’s note: This week Alex gets back to his main problem – job hunting. Do you think he will make a goof postman? This week’s article will return to one of the main focus points of my posts; news of my job search. Recently I have been assigned to…