It's time to Suit Up.Well, almost time. It will be time on Wednesday. You see, I've got an interview that could be pretty amazing. I don't want to jinx it, so I won't say much about it just yet, but here's a short version:
The day after posting my last blog abut being bummed out about income, I filled out a bunch of on-line applications. I've got a pretty well written resume and cover letter, so I sent out about 6 apps with attached resume. I focused on one industry and applied for entry level jobs since I dont' have SPECIFIC experience in this particualr branch of said industry. I figure I'll earn my spurs for a bit, then work my up to somewhere I really want to be - even the entry level jobs I applied for all had a pay scale I can live on for a while and full benefits for me and the rest of the A Team*. I didn't expect much, but it made me feel better just doing something, you know?
So the next day, I was in the shower and I had left my iPod in the Woodruff's van so I was showering in silence. Since I didn't have blaring music to distract me, I decided to really pray again about my job situation: about the apps I put out specifically. I told God that I'd taken some action on my own and done what I was able for the time being, and I honestly put the next steps in God's hands. I finished my shower, and when I opened the shower curtain I say that my phone was blinking with an incoming call. I didn't recognize the number, so I answered it (I thought it might be a client wanting a mortgage or something). Turns out it was a recruter from one of the places I applied for 16 hours earlier who wanted to talk about my resume. She told me she pre-screens applicants and if they are qualified for the job, she passed the app onto the specific manager hiring for that job. We talked for about a half hour, and at the end she told me that she thought I was way over-qualified for the job I applied for, and even though she would release my app to the manager, she challanged me to go back online and apply for positions that "better suited someone of [my] skills" - positions that were definately not entry level and that started at a much higher pay scale (and offered unlimited commission bonuses). I thanked her and finished getting dressed (I did the whole phone interview in a towel).
When I got online to apply for the better positions, I noticed I had an email from another company inviting me to a mass-interview for multiple positions within said company (said huge company). I marked it for reply later on and completed the other work I had to do. Before I could get back to the email, I was called into my current job for a while. While at the office, I got a call from the gal who sent me the invite for the interview and we ended up talking for a while. She was a recruter with Company Two and had the same thought as the first recruter - I was over-qualified for the job I applied for, but they are hiring for upper-level positions. So this Wednesday I'm going to interview with two high-up managers for Company Two as well as the District Manager. Company Two even mentioned that they are going to start a year-long Manager Training Program next March and based on my resume, I may be qualified for that program. I'm not sure if that's something that interests me, but most of those jobs start around $60-80K a year plus bonuses, bennies, and perks.
So it's time for Chris to Suit Up and impress some upper management types to possibly start off in a new industry: but instead of starting at the bottom, I might start somewhere decidedly higher up the chain. I don't want to get my hopes up, and it might not be the job for me, but it's really uplifting to know that less than a day after putting myself out there I have some opportunities. Possibly lucrative opportunities, at that!
Keep praying for me, but things are looking up again. I can't wait for Wednesday afternoon.....
*The A Team = The Alexander Team: Gina, Audrey and I. It will be even better when we get our van. I wonder how much it would be to get our mini-van painted like the origional A Team van?
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ps - thanks for all your coments on my last post: I try to be a pretty positive person, but I was pretty down for a while. Those of you that said such nice things really helped me feel better and I'm lucky to have such great friends.
That's definitely great news. That's much better than putting out resumes, then having mcdonalds call you because they found your resume in the trash and though that you'd make a great manager of the local franchise. I could totally see you as the type to interview really well too, so I bet a good job should come out of at least one of those interviews coming up.
I have been enjoying your and gina's blogs lately. I like her honesty about being a mother and the actual pains and joys that go along with it. I also liked your blog for stating that you were in a funk. That's much better than people who are all lame and hush hush about when things aren't going optimally well. This way we get the real scoop and can tell you about how fancy you are- even if current circumstances don't promote an overly fancy outlook.
i had to stop.
it was complete and total amazing overload.
Swarley.
Suit up.
The A Team.
I fear that if I read past "... The A Team*..." that my head might explode......
good luck.
and god speed.
I fear that this post may just be TOO legen
i hope you're not lactose intolerant because the next word is.....
dary.
bloglandia high five:
5
ok.
i decided that I should suit up and read the rest.
and boy am I glad.
super d duper excited for you!
and i feel a liitle awkward for the phone interviewer.
but at the same time, Best. Interview. Ever.
Put some pants on kid.
So i can kick your butt.
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