I'm going to get an interview...

[pisces2473]

...but not with my dream job. This one is for an educational writer at a publishing company right near Chris' house. The guy emailed me and was like, Give me a call to arrange an interview. Okay--will do. lol

[red]

cool! good luck!

[wordsmith]

Sweet! I've been looking at those, too (lots of textbook and educational source publishing firms in the Chicago area). But they all necessitate relocating to the 'burbs, which ain't happenin'. I can do remote country or inner city, but the suburbs definitely aren't my thing.

[pisces2473]

Yeah, this one's in the burbs...I really want the other one though--dammit, why haven't they gotten back to me!?

I figure this one will be good practice. :)

[heatherf]

Ok Jen....I just have to tell you:

If out of this interview you get offered a job and it's decent and you wanna take it (cause Lord knows it's still better than the job you have now) TAKE THE JOB.

And when your "dream job" does call and say they want to interview you etc....THIS IS OK. It is VERY common for people to start a job, be there for only a short amount of time, and then leave cause they get offered the job they really want.

But this one sounds so interesting to me in that it's close to Chris'. Things happen for a reason, right?

I'm sayin' you two should move in together cause a) you'll love it and you're gonna get married anyway and b) it's cheaper oh and c) you'll be SO happy.

[pisces2473]

Hmmm, but it could totally suck too. I know more about my "dream job" than this one...or maybe the fact that every time a job has come up there, I've either missed out on it or it's been filled before I heard about it. So maybe I'm not meant to work there ever?

[heatherf]

Is it worth a try though?

[WeirdBrake]

Good luck with it, Jen. You clearly have great writing skills, so you'll probably do well with that, even if it's only temporary.

[pisces2473]

This new interview? Hell yeah! I'm saying, maybe I'm not meant to work at my dream job ever since everytime there was an opening, either I was going to grad school, or someone else slipped in (internally). So maybe the dream job is not in my cards?

[coll214]

All in good time my friend, all in good time... I'd say you have an up for the dream one since you've worked there before! It's only been a day or so since you've given them your resume right?

[libscigrl]

Or maybe your dream job IS in the cards and its just a matter of being persistent. You deserve it and I think it will happen for you. But also if this other interview turns into something, by all means take it. Good luck! :)

[heatherf]

Good point Coll. And picses...you are so lucky that everything seems to be happening so quickly (even though you don't seem to think so).

[red]

my friend got a new job, it was just ok, then got a great job. she had just started the first job, and just said it wasn't working out.
i have another friend who did basically the same thing. when it rains it pours!

[lynseymay]

Why can't that happen to me? I interviewed for this awesome job in San Diego that pays almost twice as much as my current job. And it's a job I think I'd really like and I'm more than qualified for. And then my boyfriend's father passed away and can't move to the west coast for at least two more years and I'm as now I feel like I'm stuck on the east coast until he figures things out..while I sit here at work day dreaming about san diego and applying for crappy jobs in Boston I don't want :(

[libscigrl]

I know life is complicated and sometimes such sacrifices are necessary, but why does this mean you have to wait two more YEARS? I"m sorry for your/your bf's loss.

[pisces2473]

I hear you Lynsey--my BF's mom passed away and even before he got into his accident, he knew he wasn't going to be able to move out even though he wanted to; he needed to be there for his dad and brother. Now he's recovering from being hit by a car, so that pushes things back further, but it's okay. It's teaching all of us to be patient. My condolences for you and your BF.

As for when it rains it pours--NO KIDDING! I have been hemming and hawing about leaving for awhile, then I start looking around just for kicks and there's all these jobs I CAN do! It's like, WHOA!!! I definitely took that as a sign. It's time for me to move on. And if the dream one comes through after I accept something different, I'll figure it out and if I get the dream job, then I'll just leave.

[lynseymay]

Aww I'm sorry to hear about your boyfriend? Is he ok? As for me my friends and their moms are trying to get me a job, which is really nice of them, the only problem is that it's not a job I'm terribly thrilled with, but I figure I'll apply and maybe interview, anyways, right? But I get discouraged as my job truly makes me depressed and I'm trying to move on with my life in wanting to take classes to go onto a PhD or Masters program and I can't until I get a new job :(

[pisces2473]

Thanks Lynsey--just before Easter he was hit by a car while crossing the street going to work, broke his leg in 3 places, had internal injuries which put him in ICU for 3 wks on a ventilator, went to physical rehab for 5 wks, has had a few setbacks and surgeries, but has been HOME since the end of June! He'll need one more surgery between Nov and Jan, but he's going to FULLY RECOVER. He almost died. We are so thankful. He's been doing great :D

I think what happens is you take a crappy job, work at it and get some skills, then move on to something better. I'm amazed at what I can do now when I look at job ads, even though I've worked in a library for the past 19 months. Hang on, you'll find something, but I completely understand the frustration.

[lynseymay]

Aww I'm so sorry to hear about your boyfriend, god that must have been awful. I'm glad to hear that he's recovering and I hope he fully recovers, poor guy :( As for the job situation I'm hoping it'll get better and I'm trying not to let myself get discouraged. I tell myself that this is my first job out of college and it won't be my last!!! I just need to stay focused and achieving what I want in life and trying not to steer from from that path.

[pisces2473]

Originally posted by lynseymay
I tell myself that this is my first job out of college and it won't be my last!!! I just need to stay focused and achieving what I want in life and trying not to steer from from that path. My current (crappy) job is my first out of college as well. Don't stress, you will move on!

[heatherf]

Hey girls,

I am at my third job out of college and graduated in DECEMBER of 2001. That has me at an average of less than 1 year at each job!

But here are the actual specs:

1st Job: 4 months give or take a couple days
2nd Job: 11 months or so
3rd Job: Today marks my 1 year anniversary

Do I give a crap?? No! Hell No! I was SOOOO worried about what my resume would look like, what people would question....etc. Turns out, I'm totally normal and this is very common. And I think that I've actually found my niche job....I don't want to leave ever (that I can forsee).

That's why I always tell people to apply to everything! What have you got to lose?

[lynseymay]

True I'm kind of in that situation right now. I'm applying for 2 jobs, actually being referred by 2 friends of mine, both of which could lead to a job offer, but I'm just not all that interested in one of them. I would lose a week's vacation that I have here at my cmpany (3 weeks as opposed to 2) and it would be a lateral move. But if they pay me enough, I'll consider it ;)