I fall out of the tunnel as I reach the light
*sigh*
The sigh above, is not just a small sigh.
It's a sigh of intense relief
It's a sigh of having endured months of trudgery and having finally pulled through.
I have a job.
Yes. Yesterday I went for an interview with a company (who's name I won't disclose, but what I will say is it works with manuscripts put together by senior figures in certain circles). Of course I was terrified. So many times these last couple of months, I've either not quite reached the interview stage, or have been refused a second interview. I've been unemployed for nearly three months now and two months is usually my limit as by then I begin to loose my motivation and get extremely bored not working.
When the confirmation of interview came through, I put a hell of a lot of research not only into the company, but the online system the company uses.
When I got to the interview itself, rather than being told what the company does and what my role would be as previous ones have done, I was asked what ideas I had about what the company did. This is where I rolled off a hell of a lot of information I hadn't realised I'd picked up. The look of surprise when I told them all I knew about the company, computer system and getting pretty much everything spot on provoked such looks of astonishment from both of them, I couldn't help feel smug. As the interview progressed, I began to freak out a little. I kept my cool, but I felt I wasn't answering the questions to my advantage.
I then went on to really lay into them that I really really really really wanted this job as it's pretty much exactly what I've been looking for.
I was surprised to hear that I'd be taking tests as I hadn't been told previous, but then I figured, if I excel in doing the tests that'll prove that I can adjust myself quickly to their working environment.
A few moments ago, I got a call from the recruitment company. Every call I've received so far from companies have been negative so I knew something was different by the tone of her voice. She must have realised her excitement was about as obvious as being beaten in the head with a brick, so she replaced it with a smoother, cooler voice...told me the news...then I think I proceeded to deafen her by squealing like a 14 year old at a McFly concert (I would like to point out now that that's just an example and I'm not a fan of that particular band lol)
I then apologised for behaving in such an undignified manner to which she laughed and congratulated me.
ANyway. I beg pardon for laying so much on with the details as I intended this to be much shorter, but as I'm sure you can imagine, I'm extremely happy. It hasn't so much been a light jog for the finish line of job hunting but a crawl through thick mud of uncertainty. I've been hating these past couple of months feeling so disheartened by rejections, that I'd hit below rock bottom (with a pickaxe and a bottle full of GARH!!).
It's not been an easy ride, but God it's been worth it. The role in only temporary, a kind of test to see how I do. But I intend to prove to them I'm worth having been taken on by them permanently which is pretty much the point of this job.
I would relate my emotion through written word, but I don't think my computer or LJ could take the squeeing and exclamation marks
Well, that's one New Years resolution down...about 5 or so more to go. This is the first New Year's resolution I've actually pulled through with
I'd have to say mine for the coming year are:
1 - get a new job
2 - get a new place for Jan
3 - try and maintain a tidy place
4 - write more
5 - draw more
Of course there are a couple of others, but we'll see
Enlighten me people...what're your resolutions for the coming year?