The weird needs embracing.
Living in a city like Melbourne comes with certain obligations. If the opportunity to join a dance party in the cross section of a two major streets arises, it should be taken. Likewise if there happens to be a mass pillow fight in a park. French choirs, interpretive dance classes, far left revolutionary talks, poetry readings and grotesque theatre are what make Melbourne what it is. These activities and occasions for meeting outstanding people and pushing yourself to do oddball activities are not available in many other places. Wackiness in a place like Tamworth is certainly there but it grows in the dark corners, in Melbourne you’ve got to duck to avoid it.
Yet if it weren’t for all of the loopy, creative and fascinating activities and people in Melbourne it would be a shame to live here. It’s cold, the rent is high and it takes a dreadfully long time to get from anywhere to someplace different. Here the appeal of country towns is evident and it is surprising that more people don’t live there. If working, watching TV, seeing a film, playing sports and having some open spaces is your cup of tea (you must be willing to part with the coffee too) then you should not be in the city. But for me, for this moment I am lapping up the oddities. I just returned from seeing a friend of a friend perform a gig at a hotel down the road. She sung the most hauntingly uplifting songs with an insatiable voice whilst wearing a pink unicorn outfit. Fill me with your weird Melbourne.
POSITION AVAILABLE
I’m just about to move into a new role so I thought it would be a good idea to find someone to take over my old position. Below is an advertisement for the role, please apply if you feel you have the appropriate skills and experience or forward it on if you know someone who does.
Position available for Motivated Self Starter
Interested in having the freedom to work for yourself when you want, where you want and how you want? Have no experience and want to get out of the daily grind? Then read on and apply.
A position will be made available for a self starter with strong communication and organisational skills. In order to excel you must be highly motivated, have strong presentation experience, creativity and the ability to find and exploit opportunities.
Essential requirements:
- Strong list of contacts and the ability to network effectively with people from a wide variety of backgrounds.
- Exceptional time management skills are paramount. This position is very flexible and enables you to work at the hours of your choosing in a completely autonomous environment.
- Goal focussed and able to reach specific KPI’s (key performance indicators) on a bi-weekly basis.
- Ability to make appointments with government departments and adhere to them on a regular basis – your salary will depend upon it.
- Strong communication skills are essential both written and spoken as cold calls will be required and your writing must withstand scrutiny.
- Outstanding attention to detail and understanding of grammar and punctuation.
- You must be familiar with Microsoft Word, file management, strategically using social media and have strong internet research skills.
- Professional appearance and developed interpersonal skills are critical to your success in this role.
- A University degree will be looked upon favourably but will not guarantee success in this position.
