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August 3rd, 2006 at 02:50 pm

I'm not sure why I was looking in the want ads because I love my current job. I've been there for 11 years. Anyways, I was reading through them and found an ad and thought how much fun that job would be. I updated my resume, wrote a cover letter and emailed it all in immediately before I really thought about it. This was on Monday. Yesterday I got a call from the company and today I have job interview at 10:00am!!! I am super nervous and my stomach is in knots. I realize that I have the upper hand here, as I do have a job that I enjoy. The position I'm applying for pays less than the one I currently hold, but it would mean no more evening or weekend work, so I would be home when my kids are. My youngest son starts grade one this year, so although my job has been great because Dh or I were always home with the kids, now that they're all in school during the day I'll miss out on time with them.

I'm rambling here...think it's nerves and trying to just figure out what I'm doing! I'll post how the interview went after I'm done. I wish it was already over with.

5 Responses to “applied for a new job”

  1. veronak Says:
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    Good luck I hope it all works out for you Smile Let us know how it went

  2. ima saver Says:
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    I would think a long time about leaving a job that you love! I did once and i regretted it forever!

  3. fern Says:
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    It would be best if you could figure out, before you go for the interview, whether you are truly happy with the current job and want to stick with it, or not. Depending on what you decide, it will change your attitude going into the interview and i think it's important to have clarified your priorities.

    Good luck with it.

  4. Saving in So Cal Says:
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    I once worked for a person who encouraged all of his subordinates to go on a job interview outside the company at least once a year. He believed that a lot of employment problems stemmed from complacency. By going on a job interview now and then, he believed we would have an greater appreciation of our own worth as an employee and of our positions with the company. If an outside job interview resulted in a better opportunity for someone (which rarely happened), he thought that was okay, too. Although his approach may seem counterintuitive, I always thought he was right. Also, while I think it is wrong to purposefully waste an employer's time, I don't see any harm in interviewing for a job if you are genuinely interested in it. The purpose of a job interview is to see if there is a fit with your needs and theirs. If there isn't, you an always say "no." Good luck!

  5. baselle Says:
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    Its good to be nervous on an interview. You want to be nervous - its like you are going onstage with an audience of (your interview number here).

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