"Another Story For Another Day.."

I think I may be able to set a record for the longest job interview; one year. I first mentioned the interview here, and now it's time for the full story.

When I started job hunting after we moved here I didn't want help from anyone, but eventually I decided to stop being stubborn and reached out to my previous boss (who is a really great friend of mine) and he put me in touch with a CEO at a company that provides financial services to Credit Unions. It was an awesome opportunity, however, their office is about an hour away from where we live. I debated going to an interview for this reason, but decided it would be worth a shot; maybe I could work out of a credit union that was closer to me. So I drove an hour to get there, talked with him for an hour, drove an hour and 45 minutes home in rush hour traffic, and had a smile on my face the whole way. It was the best interview I had and I knew it was going to bring good things.

Flash forward a couple of weeks when I got a phone call from a financial advisor who needed an assistant. I had been referred to him by the CEO I'd met with, and his office was about 10 minutes from our place; perfect! I went in for an interview and things really clicked. I was really excited and it felt like the perfect job for me. It was something different than what I'd done before, which is exactly what I was looking for. I found out a couple of months later that the position was being put on hold... indefinitely. At that point I'd been unemployed for 6 months and felt it was time to bite the bullet and ended up getting my job at the credit union. I may not have had the best experience there, but at the same time I was always grateful for the income it provided, the people I met, and the fact that it got me out of the house and back into a working environment.

When the time came to leave the credit union I decided to get back in touch with the financial advisor, and the timing was perfect. He was finally ready to hire an assistant so I went to meet with him again, almost a year to the date from our first interview, and I was hired! I started at the beginning of March and I still look forward to going to work each day. "I love it when a plan comes together."

My cute little desk with a view!