Wild Card

Sorry for the delay, folks. It's been a few weeks, but i haven't given up on the blog.

With the selection process being so long (for the wild card voting) i decided to let this run it's course and step in when the action started picking up again. Though this will be a short entry, be sure to check in next week for announcements on who made the short list for interviews!

News from the Reef Job site says that one person was excluded from voting for violation of the terms of agreement, and another person pulled his application on his own accord. TQ made it clear that they would not be replaced with other applicants since the voting time was far too short. Drat! And I thought i would have another chance to take the job. :)

Voting closes very soon! If you haven't already done so, check out the finalists and make your mark!

Time is up

Time is up, and though the winners won't be announced on the Island Reef Job for another day, i've done enough research to know that i'm not going to be contacted or considered for the final rounds. All people considered for the short list of 50 candidates were to complete an online test by the end of this last weekend to be eligible. All of those applicants were to be contacted by e-mail, and unfortunately i didn't see anything in the inbox.

I knew, from the beginning, that the competition was going to be very tough, and now that i think about the content in the video, i could have done some things differently. Don't get me wrong, i think it was a clever move, and i was pleased with how it turned out. But I would have needed some other resources to make it what i really wanted. Over all i had some great fun with the project, and i had some outstanding support from friends and family. Thanks to all of you for the encouragement.

Some people will be wanting to see how all of this turns out, and the main site should have all of that available to the public over the next several months.

http://www.islandreefjob.com/

For those who want to keep up with what's happening next, there is a FAQ section of the site that has many good comments on the next steps. I encourage you to check it out!

http://www.islandreefjob.com/#/faq

I'm sure some of you will ask: "Well, Wes... what's next for you?"

I think i'll keep the blog open for a while. I may wind up changing the name, but not for a while. I'll certainly follow the job and update people on what's going to happen next. When the position is filled, i'll like everyone to the new blog and site that they will maintain. After that i may change this one up a bit, but i'll likely keep blogging. It's been fun.

So... STILL more to come! Stay tuned...