Finally Someone is Taking a Chance on Me
Yesterday afternoon and evening was spent preparing for the new job.
I went into town and bought stuff to make sandwiches for lunch today. I found everything I needed to take with me for sure actually paid late. I’m sure my train ticket was in my handbag. I sorted the clothes I wanted to wear. And I went to bed at a reasonable hour in preparation for my early morning. Everything worked perfectly wonderful … except the last.
I was in bed at 9:40 pm. I was tired for about 6 so I should sleep easy. Wrong! I turned, I Tured. I was too hot and too cold. I was thirsty. When the clock struck somewhere outside 10 I try to get comfortable. At 10:15, I was wondering why I did not really feel more fatigue. I heard the clock strike 11 as I went to the bathroom - the influence of alcohol after a whole bottle of water. At 11:30, I was still awake. I have not heard the clock strike 12: If so I had to sleep sometime before the 12th. It’s just a shame I was awakened in time to hear ring 1 … and 2. I think I got about 4 hours of sleep total. So much for the vigilance and refreshed for my first day! Surprisingly, fatigue is just beginning to be FWLT now. I suppose a combination of nerves, excitement and adrenaline have kept me awake for most of the day.
During my job search I had the opportunity to meet some phenomenal business. I was really dizzy to walk down the corridors and meditate on what it would like to work for company X, Y or Z. Of course, in reality, competition is fierce and you may be one of the three, or five, the candidates to speak to consider a specific position. When you reach the "in person" interviews around you better be prepared with the game is ready to sell your specific skills set and dazzle the socks hiring managers.
What if you do not get the role - What if you know your competition? There were a couple of times during the job search that I have known or realized after the fact is that my competition was a job that I interviewed. The Washington metropolitan market is very low, especially for my career. Moreover, with social networking sites like Linkedin and Facebook, it is easy to know who works where. Recently, I was overwhelmed to know that I am not employed with the company X. The role, of course, seemed "perfect" and I loved the hiring manager. I asked many questions, but at the end of the day, I have not got the part. I know exactly who is in this role now and "they" are apparently better in the role I did was based on previous work experience. I was surprised when I learned, but when it comes down to it, I do not think I was too happy with the industry and this was not what I wanted to do.