Update on Job Interview.

So any followers of my blog will know that I have been finding it hard to get a job recently as well as 100's of people all over the country.

However today I went to what turned out to be an intensive two hour group interview and THANKFULLY I got through to the probation week next week. I start on Monday. From here I will work for a week and the depending on how well I do with the assessments I will be fully trained as a Manager and will be managing a team of 5 sales people in a concession in just under 6 weeks. The WHOLE time I will be getting paid though so it's great as I will be learning whilst I earn.

Fingers crossed I can get through it all. I will keep you all posted :)

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A Brief History of Time

Anyone who has taken the time to read my interests will notice that one of the first things I have listed is Astronomy. This is something that has fascinated me since I was about 7 years old. In the past month or so I have been studying Astronomy in my own time and also doing worksheets covering physics, mathematics and a little chemistry. To allow my brain time to rest a little I thought some Astronomy related literature would be a nice change. So today I went and purchased A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking.

I have to say up to now it is definitely a page turner but it definitely will not allow my mind to rest haha. It is however a fascinating read and raises alot of questions about the universe and how it all began. The introduction of the book was written by Carl Sagan and he raises a very good point that has had my brain whirring since I read it and that is; Children often ask questions about the Universe and want to know how and why it began but why do adults never do this? My boyfriend and I often say that it seems incredibly strange that average person never even notices the stars when they shine on a clear and dark evening and most people rarely acknowledge they are there. But why is this?

Apologies if I sound like some geek or new age hippy but if you ask me people are far too wrapped in consumerism nowadays. If everyone took 5 minutes out of their lives to look upto the sky they would feel so many emotions; fear, loneliness, excitement, wonder, amazement and nostalgia. I understand people have day to day problems to deal with, I myself have plenty, but one thing I have been taught by my amazing mother and father is to never to take anything for granted and appreciate the small things in life. Well I appreciate the world, the earth, the trees, the stars, the sun, the rain, the moon, the people...I appreciate it all. And I want to learn about it all. Where it came from? How it came to exist? Where is it going? So what you may notice is every now and again my blogs will be dedicated to educating people about certain things whether it be the latest find from the NASA Hubble Telescope or ways in which to reduce your carbon footprint I will do all I can to help people learn more and for those who don't want to learn but just want to do something to help the environment that's fine too :)

I shall leave you with one of my favourite quotes "Astronomy compels the soul to look upward, and leads us from this world to another" - Plato, 'The Republic,' 342 BC

I shall sign off for now.

Regards as always

Georgina Alana Smith

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How hard is it to get a job?

At the moment in England we are suffering something of an economic crisis. It's growing increasingly hard to find a job anywhere and when you do find a job there are usually 200 other people going for the same job.

The reason I raise this in this blog is because I have a job interview tomorrow and although I am thinking positive I cannot help but feel a slight sense of dread about what could happen. I know I have a good chance as I have experience that they need the candidates to have but what if I don't get it? I have had 3 interviews in the past two weeks and not been successful. It can be quite hard to go into an interview so confident when you have had so many knockbacks.

So what I want to know from anyone reading this blog is;

1) Is it just England suffering this crisis at the moment or other countries in a similar situation?
2) How many jobs are available where you live?
3) And what do you think about people who have TWO jobs?

If anyone out there can share their opinions with me that would be great. In the meantime I am going to finish up this blog to type up ANOTHER one in relation to a completely different topic.

Wish me luck people and I shall keep you posted as to how I get on at the interview.

Regards

Gina Alana Smith

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An Introduction!

Hello,

My name is Georgina Smith and I am 23 years old. I recently graduated after studying Media Broadcast Production. I have a boyfriend called Mathew and I really value my friends and family. I like most music but my preferences lie in rock, metal and punk music. I have a penchant for tattoos and currently have 5 with a further 4 in the pipeline. I enjoy horror films and like alot of foreign films including Amelie, House of fools and Life is Beautiful to name but a few. My favourite TV shows are Buffy the Vampire Slayer, King of the Hill and The Office....and my favourite book/graphic novel has to be WATCHMEN...Love it :)

I really don't know what else to write...I'm just a normal girl who just wants to be happy and healthy in life.

Stay cool and thanks for taking the time to read this.

Georgina Smith aka Gina!

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