mrivnie
02-26-2008, 03:32 PM
Ok, I understand the need to work. I really do need a job right now. But my dilemma is....
I applied for a job back in January at my county Clerk & Recorder's office. It didn't require any kind of specific experience, just a high school diploma. I figured they'd tell me I was overqualified maybe.
Last week I interviewed for the job. It's not what I want to do longterm, definitely, but it's close to home, and it would help pay the bills. On Friday of last week, I got a call from another place I'd applied back in December--the county GIS office. This is where I want to work. So I had a second interview at the C&R office yesterday and a first interview at the GIS office in the afternoon.
Now the C&R office wants to offer me a job--one of my old supervisors got a call yesterday checking references and then the C&R people called and left a message for me today.
So now the dilemma. Sure, I would've been happy working at the C&R office before--but now I've interviewed for the job I really want. How do I tell them I want to wait until I know for sure (about a week) that I'm not going to get a job offer from another office in their building?
I want to use my degree. I didn't just get it so I had an excuse to waste $50k. And I know it's a common theme around here to do a job you didn't go to school for. How do people deal with it on a day-to-day basis?
I keep going around & around in circles in my mind--yes, this is a good, steady job with benefits, but will I be happy there? What if I hate it? What if I get another job offer somewhere else right after I start--I'd hate to have that kind of reputation with the county gov't.
Anyone have similar experiences? Advice?
I applied for a job back in January at my county Clerk & Recorder's office. It didn't require any kind of specific experience, just a high school diploma. I figured they'd tell me I was overqualified maybe.
Last week I interviewed for the job. It's not what I want to do longterm, definitely, but it's close to home, and it would help pay the bills. On Friday of last week, I got a call from another place I'd applied back in December--the county GIS office. This is where I want to work. So I had a second interview at the C&R office yesterday and a first interview at the GIS office in the afternoon.
Now the C&R office wants to offer me a job--one of my old supervisors got a call yesterday checking references and then the C&R people called and left a message for me today.
So now the dilemma. Sure, I would've been happy working at the C&R office before--but now I've interviewed for the job I really want. How do I tell them I want to wait until I know for sure (about a week) that I'm not going to get a job offer from another office in their building?
I want to use my degree. I didn't just get it so I had an excuse to waste $50k. And I know it's a common theme around here to do a job you didn't go to school for. How do people deal with it on a day-to-day basis?
I keep going around & around in circles in my mind--yes, this is a good, steady job with benefits, but will I be happy there? What if I hate it? What if I get another job offer somewhere else right after I start--I'd hate to have that kind of reputation with the county gov't.
Anyone have similar experiences? Advice?