Catchup #2 The Job
Mood: Proud
So I really don't know if I have already told you this or not... I had a quick read back over some of the previous entries and I can't find it. But talking to Mrs Macca over the weekend, and she knew about it. I don't know. So I'm just gonna start from the start and see how we go.
Late in April, I put in an application for this incredible job. 82K, with a car, doing something that I would a)love to do, and b) really rock at.
I decided that my application needed to be a bit spectacular, so I put together this absolutely intriguing and interesting flip chart type presentation, with a spunky photo on the front, and it was witty and clever and cheeky and fantastic. I bound it in a leather folder, and then I wrapped it in brown paper and made it look all pretty with raffia gift wrap and a gift tag that read "To the CEO, From Sass" so it looked like a present.
It was designed to stand out from the crowd, and make the people reading the applications remember me and hopefully want to meet me. It worked!
I had an interview on Thursday for the position, with a panel of 3 people, plus a lady on the telephone, who I guess made 4.
I really wanted to ace the interview - not because I want the job - but because I want them to want me.
I think that the interview went really well, and I'm hoping to hear back during the week. I really enjoyed the interview process really, which was a bit surprising, because it's usually such an unsettling process.
I did a mock interview on the Wednesday though, over the phone with a lady who works in a similar role and who I knew through my leadership program. She asked me questions that I wouldn't have thought of, and they were almost exactly what were asked during the actual interview. I felt really in control and well prepared.
I do hope that they offer it to me, though I am intending to turn it down. It was advertised as being between Melbourne and Sydney, so I figured I could keep a base somewhere in between. During the interview, they clarified that they had decided that the position was going to be based in Sydney, and that the person who took the position would need to live in Sydney full time.
I'm just not prepared to do that - It would mean too much time away from Nicky, and I'm really hoping to be able to have her live with me here in Sassville and go to school here next year... but thats for the next installment.
The fact that I got an interview really boosted me, I realise that I am really very competent, and able to takle projects that are quite complex, interesting and well paid. That people in postions of authority would consider me as a serious applicant makes me feel so much better about my decision to stay here. It's a validation I guess.
I feel like I could do a fantastic job of the position I applied for, but I can also continue to do a fantastic job here, and the choice is mine. I'm so lucky that I can choose to live here, and not lose the amazing lifestyle that I have. If I can convince Mr. D. to let Nicky go to school here, then it will be perfect.
