Interview done

Apart from a slight moment on the M25 where I never thought I'd make it in time for the interview it felt like it really went well. End of next week I will find out if I'm shortlisted for a second interview, as they have two more days of interviewing more people on the first round.

Also they called me from an agency in Cornwall to get in for an interview next Friday which unfortunately I can's as I am going to Sweden for the weekend for my nieces christening, but they were going to get back to me if it was possible to change the date.

So that's over and out from me for the weekend...watch this space next week!

Dodgy

I had an e-mail from a company in Southampton saying they wanted to meet me for an interview and to give them a ring. As always I checked out the company website and just had a weird vibe, so I googled them. In a graduate forum I found out that they were in fact quite dodgy, talking about marketing etc, but in fact it came down to knocking on peoples doors. One person even got left in the middle of nowhere when he was shadowing one of the employees cause he said that this wasn't for him "we have no obligation to drive you back". So needless to say I will not be phoning them...

Interview day today, keep your fingers crossed...

Moving along...

I'm continuing to look for jobs to apply to. I've decided not to waste much more time on applying for accounts jobs though and put the main focus on marketing and if there are any interesting admin jobs as well. Actually applied for a job in Barcelona on a wim today :)

Interviewing time

I've got an interview on Friday now for a marketing graduate role in Luton (London). It's a company who manufactures machines, nothing I've heard of before but the types of products they do I have. The company is international and there is a good prospect of travelling so that sounds very interesting.

I have to read up more on them though before Friday so I am clued in more though. Very exiting though, and extremely happy that it is in London (-ish)!

Quiet

It's been a bit quiet here on my blog the last couple of days. I've been thinking alot and I believe that I have come up with a backup plan which I will not reveal quite yet.

I am still looking and applying for jobs every day though and we will just have to wait and see.

I've also been thinking of applying for next years graduate roles for a few companies, and have made a spreadsheet of them and when the applications open (most are september-november for start autumn next year) and close (before new years).

Decided on not taking the job offer

I decided to not taking the job I was offered. In the end I made a pros and con list and the cons were just too strong. I think I was tempted to take the job a bit in panic cause I havn't had that many opportunities presented to me.

In the end it just didn't feel right and I don't think I will regret it.

And so the search for a career continues...

Decisions, decisions

So I've been offered the job. Do I want it? I want the actual job yes, however since it's 3 months to start with with the possibility of being given notice at any time during those months and I have to move to Poole and that makes me not so sure. On the other hand it's something I want to work with and I am afraid that if I do not take it it will bite me in the behind. Oh bother.

Results

I'm thinking that the company I went for that interview with should call me on Monday or Tuesday. I have been thinking more and more though, and I'm not too sure anymore, I really want to work with a charity and I'm not too keen to move away from London. But I guess first I would have to actually be offered the job before I can take that stand...

My agency called me about an outbound telephone job for a large charity, and even though I've said "never outbound calling" if I ever would do it it would be for a charity, particularly this one.

Today I've applied for a couple of jobs dealing with charitable work as it is something I really, really want to use my education for; to help make this world a better place to live in.

Anyway, we'll see how it all pans out...

That went well I think

After a total of 5 hours drive for the 45 minutes interview I am back home and I think it went quite well. They will let me know in the next few days so here I am waiting again :)

Online testing

I got through to the next stage for a role as marketing and sales manager, which meant that I was invited to do two online tests; one verbal and one numerical. For some reason I always panic when it comes to the numerical online tests (did a few when I was applying for grad jobs last year).

It's not that I can't calculate percent or anything, but my brain just freezes up when the time starts ticking. There is no such problem with the verbal tests, so why do I panic when doing the numerical ones? In summary, I don't think I will get any further with that job unfortunately...

Interview

I have an interview on Thursday for a short term contract as account executive which is more of an experience thus it only pays my living cost more or less, but still it's definitely better than nothing.

The guy at the company asked me if I really was interesting considering my experience, and I said yes of course since I'm in this catch 22 at the moment. As long as there is possibility to develop within the company, or it can somehow get my career moving I'm quite happy to work for peanuts in the beginning, as long as it's within marketing.

This place is 2,5 hours drive away from where I live right now, which is fine, I would just live there during the weeks and in London on weekends (if I get the job....)

Southwest

I found a really good website today with several jobs that sounded really interesting! They are all in the Southwest region, which is fine as I am realising the London market is super tough and I might have to seek more jobs in other geographical areas. The focus is on graduates as well which is a plus. So I have sent off a few applications, and really made an effort to write a particular cover letter for each one, so now I am knackered!

Still no news from that other place yet though...

Patience

They say that patience is a virtue, it just isn't mine... I guess I'm learning though, as I have no choice in the matter but to have patience.

Right now I'm waiting to hear from the agency on the verdict from that company, apparently your man at this company is still going through all the applications he has been sent. And so I am waiting...

Overqualified, underexperienced

So I'm waiting to here from the agency still to find out whether that company wanted to see me or not, their man there was away all of last week so hopefully they'll get back to me soon.

It's funny, the agency guy said I was probably right when I said I thought my problem was that I'm overqualified for entry level jobs but underexperienced for "real" jobs. Is a shame because I know I'm really good! I've made a DVD where I've put my work on so at least if I get the interview I can hand in the disc for them to have a look at what I've done.

I've applied for a job in Cornwall as business development manager, they're interviewing in the end of the month so probably wont get any feedback there either for a couple of week.

To be honest it is getting a bit tiring now, but I keep on pushing! Been thinking if I should just pop into one of the branches in town on Thursday when I'm heading in to go to the theatre anyways.

We'll see, perhaps it wont pick up until holiday season ends, that's what my sis said happened to her when she first came to the UK, summer nought, August plenty. So maybe it's a combination then...