Kind of a Big Break

I have a friend/former co-worker who actually moved to Hawaii around this time last year. She emailed me yesterday, kind of out of the blue, and asked if I had found a job yet. She said a CT position opened up at Tripler! It hasn't been posted yet but she told me to email my resume to a contact there that way when it's posted and I apply they can pick me right out of the list of applicants! That all depends if the see my resume and decide I'm qualified. HOORAY!!! I know the contact has received my email, she did respond and said she would be reviewing it and contacting me in the near future. Keep your fingers crossed for me everyone!

A Slight "Bum" in the Road

Just wanted to make a quick post about one of my job applications. I heard back from a facility that had listed a mammography position. Apparently they had looked into it and decided not to fill the position and just closed it. At least I heard back. There are several other applications I put in, so we'll see if I start hearing more. A lot of them had said I may not hear back for 4-6 weeks, so I'm still crossing my fingers.

Also, I'm pretty sure I will be receiving my Hawaii state license any day. I paid for my CPR/BLS certification, it's an online course that's accredited in all 50 states. Is that scary, learning CPR online? I thought it sounded weird, but since I already had a classroom CPR class once I figured this would be okay to sort of re-up. If this were my first I would've definitely felt better about sitting through a class.

I've had about all the "job-searching" I can handle!

I spent 90% of my lunch break applying for a job at Hawaii Medical Center West, and about 98% of my evening emailing resumes and applying at other facilities. In all honesty it's not looking so good. Not as far as experience and being qualified is concerned, I'm talking about job openings... I'm crossing my fingers in hopes that within the next month more positions will open. I have seen several positions for medical records and patient relations, I'm wondering if I would have a chance at getting a position like that if I can't find a mammo or ct position. I'm going to ask a friend of mine who works GS now and see what he thinks. So here's to finding a job!!!! Is it weird that this is my first time actually searching for a job using my degree? I got hired pretty much before I graduated from xray school from the facility I was doing my fourth rotation at.


Everyday that passes I think more and more how I'm leaving more than just my biological family in Arizona, it's all my friends, coworkers, mentors... it's weird. I guess it's just military wifehood catching up to me. I've been lucky so far, let the real stuff begin, I think I can make it.