Filed under: Work Life
Ok, I’ve been a bit busy of late. Which would explain I haven’t been updating this post (naughty me). The world through Coweyes has been rather hectic, not to mention a little tense! I have been made redundant (well, it’s not actually happening until November but it pretty much means I need to find alternative employment… the sooner the better).
I’ve never been made redundant before and to be honest I thought I’d have felt a little more remorse. No. Not a sausage! Not because I hate my job you understand, it’s just that it’s been on the cards for so long it came as quite a relief! There’s only so long an employer can reassure you that jobs are safe, whilst offering early retirement, clearing out office equipment and sending work to India! Yes, I’m losing my job, not because of my colleagues and I are unable to deliver business results or because the company is falling apart and can’t afford to pay us all, no. It’s simply that the work, all of it, can be carried out overseas at a fraction of the cost! (that’s another post altogether, I’ll be back to this at a later date!)
Anyway, I happened to receive a call the day after this was announced and it has led to two interviews for a new job. Actually, I may go so far as to describe it as a “career”! I’ve never really known what kind of career I wanted, a job is pretty much all I required. You know, something to keep the wolves from the door and shoes on my feet (oh, and the bags to match, with maybe a nice new top and those new jeans from Gap which fit like a glove now I’ve lost weight!). I always wanted to know what I wanted to be. Kids at school wanted to be teachers, vet’s, hairdressers, drug dealers… and they are! Very successful they are too! I hoped that I would suddenly decide what I wanted to be when I grew up. I’m still waiting to grow up… so to be fair I’m running short of time here!
I realised that I should focus on the skills I have (which are actually quite impressive now I’ve listed them). I’m not exactly lacking in confidence but I think it’s easy to overlook the things you’re good at, especially if you don’t have specific qualifications which people can relate to. I’ve learnt to sell myself but I’m still really nervous about taking the initiative and saying “Hey, I can do that job”. Having faith in your own ability doesn’t always come easy. Even if you know you can do the job, quite often you feel the job description requires sub titles and some kind of hand book just to decipher the role!
I’m two interviews down and I’m getting the verdict tomorrow! I haven’t told you about the actual job yet, well if I don’t get it there won’t be any point so I’m going to wait until tomorrow. Obviously if I do fail miserably I’m going to cancel the plans to write my new book… “How To Get Made Redundant and Find Another Job in Two Easy Interviews”!
Fingers crossed…
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