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Career Path => Nuclear Operator => Topic started by: Cycoticpenguin on Dec 07, 2010, 07:41

Title: Woo Hoo!
Post by: Cycoticpenguin on Dec 07, 2010, 07:41
Im a nuke again :) class up on the 4th! Got a job offer 2 hours after my interview haha.


... now I just gotta get qualified... again... darn it. I dont want to be a nub again :(

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I must say, the 6 person panel interview was quite intimidating O.o
Title: Re: Woo Hoo!
Post by: JustinHEMI05 on Dec 07, 2010, 07:46
Congrats and good luck! What plant?
Title: Re: Woo Hoo!
Post by: Cycoticpenguin on Dec 07, 2010, 07:48
Quote from: JustinHEMI on Dec 07, 2010, 07:46
Congrats and good luck! What plant?

Thanks! Im super excited!  I'll be working NLO at River Bend Station down in St. Francisville.
Title: Re: Woo Hoo!
Post by: JustinHEMI05 on Dec 07, 2010, 07:52
Ah cool. Do you class up the 4th or just start the 4th? Are they relocating you?
Title: Re: Woo Hoo!
Post by: Cycoticpenguin on Dec 07, 2010, 07:54
Quote from: JustinHEMI on Dec 07, 2010, 07:52
Ah cool. Do you class up the 4th or just start the 4th? Are they relocating you?

Im not sure to be honest. One of the interviewers told me in the interview he wanted to have people class up on the 10th, so Im ASSuming I am coming down the prior week for some sort of indoc/orientation??? I intereviewed this morning, so I haven't recieved too much information yet.   And yes they are paying for all my travel fee's for the hiring process and they are giving me a decent relocation allowance. :)  Me and 11 college kids. Should be fun haha.
Title: Re: Woo Hoo!
Post by: JustinHEMI05 on Dec 07, 2010, 07:58
Yeah you will get a formal offer letter in the mail, along with the paperwork you will need to fill out for your security and medical. You will probably have to report to do that sort of stuff a few weeks before your actual start date. Don't worry about that now though, enjoy having something locked in for the holidays! Great feeling, I know! I remember when I was getting out of the Navy, I had a shit eating grin for my last month having a job locked up. So nice.
Title: Re: Woo Hoo!
Post by: Cycoticpenguin on Dec 07, 2010, 08:00
Quote from: JustinHEMI on Dec 07, 2010, 07:58
Yeah you will get a formal offer letter in the mail, along with the paperwork you will need to fill out for your security and medical. You will probably have to report to do that sort of stuff a few weeks before your actual start date. Don't worry about that now though, enjoy having something locked in for the holidays! Great feeling, I know! I remember when I was getting out of the Navy, I had a shit eating grin for my last month having a job locked up. So nice.

Im kind of concerned about celebrating christmas, then relocating myself and my wife across country in 9 days O.o  Have a lot of searching online for housing.  Thanks :) it is a great feeling  haha.
Title: Re: Woo Hoo!
Post by: JustinHEMI05 on Dec 07, 2010, 08:03
Yeah it will be worth it in the end though. :) When searching for a place, be careful about places you call about on craigslist. There are a lot of scams on there, even in housing.
Title: Re: Woo Hoo!
Post by: Cycoticpenguin on Dec 07, 2010, 08:08
Quote from: JustinHEMI on Dec 07, 2010, 08:03
Yeah it will be worth it in the end though. :) When searching for a place, be careful about places you call about on craigslist. There are a lot of scams on there, even in housing.

Ooh. Craigs list terrifies me lol. Im going to probably look up places on rent.com or something like that. I'll use my VA loan to buy a sweet house when I get my license.

Title: Re: Woo Hoo!
Post by: Neutron_Herder on Dec 07, 2010, 08:17
There are some folks on here that work down that way...  I'm not sure of their work schedules right now, so if we don't hear from them on here in the next day or so I'll send an email to see if they have any suggestions about living in the area.

Not sure how long of a drive it is, but Natchez is a pretty nice town...  Not a big city or anything, but a really neat town.  If you're looking to rent, take a look at Zachary.  I think it's about half the travel time that Natchez would be.

Don't be afraid about contacting the people you were talking to while you were down there either...  You did get email addresses, right?

Congrats, and good luck!
Title: Re: Woo Hoo!
Post by: HydroDave63 on Dec 07, 2010, 08:32
Quote from: Charlie Murphy on Dec 07, 2010, 07:54
Me and 11 college kids. Should be fun haha.

My bet is on the college kids......... psych! ;)

Rent.com is pretty good, I'd also just try "baton rouge rentals" and see what Google turns up
Title: Re: Woo Hoo!
Post by: Tigervision on Dec 07, 2010, 09:11
Well I didnt get an offer and I had my interview on monday? This blows!!  :(
Title: Re: Woo Hoo!
Post by: retread on Dec 07, 2010, 09:16
Congratulations Mr. Murphy!!!  After all the  -K you've received, it's refreshing to see the support you're getting! +K
Title: Re: Woo Hoo!
Post by: Cycoticpenguin on Dec 07, 2010, 10:24
Quote from: retread on Dec 07, 2010, 09:16
Congratulations Mr. Murphy!!!  After all the  -K you've received, it's refreshing to see the support you're getting! +K

haha I know :) Im so excited and happy.     

tigervision ->  who knows? :( best of luck to you!   

Quote from: Neutron_Herder on Dec 07, 2010, 08:17
There are some folks on here that work down that way...  I'm not sure of their work schedules right now, so if we don't hear from them on here in the next day or so I'll send an email to see if they have any suggestions about living in the area.

Not sure how long of a drive it is, but Natchez is a pretty nice town...  Not a big city or anything, but a really neat town.  If you're looking to rent, take a look at Zachary.  I think it's about half the travel time that Natchez would be.

Don't be afraid about contacting the people you were talking to while you were down there either...  You did get email addresses, right?

Congrats, and good luck!

Natchez seemed pretty far away IIRC. Drove through it this morning. Im ok with a small commute, just dont want 1 hour long drives to and fro :( Ill give the people an email and see what's what. :) thanks!
Title: Re: Woo Hoo!
Post by: retired nuke on Dec 08, 2010, 06:40
Ahhhh, Louisiana... land of great (don't ask what's in it) food, and a block party every weekend somewhere in the state....

RB is in a good part of the state. The weather is nice, the people are friendly, the fishing is great. Research school systems - the town you live in is important...

Congrats, and enjoy. Good place to raise a family.
Title: Re: Woo Hoo!
Post by: grantime on Dec 08, 2010, 08:01
Congrats and good luck
Title: Re: Woo Hoo!
Post by: lawn40 on Dec 08, 2010, 07:01
I have an interview on Monday the 13th there, any advice, I am an ex navy nuke as well, they are flying me in after i told them i wouldn't come if they weren't. Then the next day they called me to schedule my flights and what not.
Title: Re: Woo Hoo!
Post by: Cycoticpenguin on Dec 08, 2010, 08:57
Quote from: lawn40 on Dec 08, 2010, 07:01
I have an interview on Monday the 13th there, any advice, I am an ex navy nuke as well, they are flying me in after i told them i wouldn't come if they weren't. Then the next day they called me to schedule my flights and what not.

haha yeah,  I was so mad. I was half way down when she called and said she would give me a plane ticket haha!

Um, I thought the interview was really easy. Also, wait till you see your hotel room! Its SO ridiculous haha :)
Title: Re: Woo Hoo!
Post by: Rock Chalk Jayhawk on Dec 09, 2010, 12:19
Congrats, CM!  My position is union, so I paid my own gas and expenses...oh well, at least I have a job!!!!!!!

RCJ
Title: Re: Woo Hoo!
Post by: Cycoticpenguin on Dec 09, 2010, 12:39
Quote from: Rock Chalk Jayhawk on Dec 09, 2010, 12:19
Congrats, CM!  My position is union, so I paid my own gas and expenses...oh well, at least I have a job!!!!!!!

RCJ

Thank you! :) pmed due to my confusion lol.