Reeeewind # 2

Wooooow.... So I've been under the impression that the last post I made was in March/April but looking at the previous post dated on the 15th February??? WOOOooooow. It's been such a long time but such a short time at the same time. Last time it was 2 months into the year and now it is 7 months into the year...half of the year has gone!

So much has happened during that time: I've had my phone interview, I've been to Seattle, Vegas, Vancouver, Hong Kong and San Fran. My sister recently wedded. And I've had my face to face interview with the resort. I've booked my leaving tickets. Now I'm a few steps closer to leaving then last time!!  ( and not necessarily all in that order)

Oh and I've got all my snow gear. Don't need it in Perth but will need it in New Zealand and, of course, Canada!

So my phone interview was on the 15th March. That went pretty well. Kayleigh (the OWH program coordinator) gave me a call at the time she said she would and went through alllll the finer details. Leading up to the date, I was told to go through the applied job description, study up on a bit of whistler and be prepared to be asked a few screening questions (as my sister says "and all this for a snow shovelling job?") So I prepared. She asked me about teamwork, and what makes a good team member. She asked me about a time where I've had to deal with an ugly customer. and all the responses I gave her were engineering related. Too easy!

Long story short, she was pretty happy with the phone interview and advised me of the date of the interviews - June 15. My heart just stopped for a second but then I realised that I wasn't leaving for the US until midnight that night. What a close shave! Perhaps it was meant to be after all... :)

To be honest, not much happened after the phone interview. A few emails were sent out regarding the travel insurance and flights and all the other essential stuff. OWH like to promote their products. My advice - DO YOUR RESEARCH!! OWH are a business and they, like any other business, need to make money and make a profit to make the business worthwhile. You don't have to take what they offer.

Be cheap, bargain, and compare. You're a ski bum earning ~$9/hour. You will need all the cash you can get.

As rich dad says "Frugality, frugality, frugality."