pixiebelle

First interview of the day down. Looks like I need to take next Friday afternoon off for a little trek to Skid Row in downtown L.A for the first in person one. Anyone else think I'm crazy?

Salary still worries me, but it's like my dream job. Eek. I wonder if I should even bother knowing I may not be able to accept it on salary alone? I even thought briefly about a second job since the salary isn't that much lower than what I make now...

Oh my.

Second interview for the corporate job this afternoon.

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pixiebelle

So I nailed the 2nd interview today I think. I mean, it's hard to tell since they are interviewing others... But I did pretty dang good and I'm happy with how it went. They asked odd questions to throw me off and I thought on my feet. I was confident (where did that come from?) and they remarked how impressed they were with my background and that just getting my graduate degree from Clemson shows I can handle the job.

They seemed very amused that I was coming from their biggest competitor. I think that played in my favor. I'm underutilized talent looking for growth. When I told them my job description, he said "I don't even need to ask why you're looking to branch out. It's obvious." Meaning I'm not using my education and that makes me unhappy.

They were very impressed with my ambition and enthusiasm, they specifically told me that. They practically said "You're perfect for the job." It just depends on if someone better comes along.

He listed of job requirements and said no one likely will have done all of them before, but was curious how many I had. All but one on the list. I had massive experience in the others, and the one I haven't done, I boasted my public speaking ability since it's going to public hearings to discuss development with the community.

This job actually didn't sound bad at all. The company is great, they mentioned they were laid back and had a lot of fun. All the guys interviewing me were laid back and fun to talk to. I'd lose admin duties, I'd gain getting out of the office and maybe getting into project management. It's still a corporation, but it's a local one. It's smaller. And I realized that I missed working in my field. Right now, I handle asset management... This would be development and acquisitions. The work is stuff I've done in grad school and stuff I enjoyed. Maybe I'll enjoy this job more than I thought.

There's a small part of me that is sad about the prospect because I love the people I work with. But I am flailing around at my job and miserable. This is part of life... Changing jobs, moving on to bigger and better things.

I'm just hoping they offer a large enough salary increase to make it a no brainer because I really want to know this is okay.

Right now, it's my best option. I'll know sometime next week if they made a decision or need another interview. Please keep your fingers and toes crossed that whatever needs to happen, happens. I really want to grow and find more satisfying work. I really want happiness in my career. Isn't that really what it comes down to for all of us though?

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