A Small ‘Yay Me’

I know one shouldn’t count ones chicken before they are hatched, but it does look like that I am returning to the ranks of income tax paying serfs.

I had an interview last Friday.  I do give a good interview, the majority of interviews I’ve had I have been offered the job (unless they were purely fishing expeditions). The primary interviewer had actually ‘read’ my CV and cover letter and saw beyond recent employment and asked pertinent and relevant questions. Also the 5 min presentation I had to give was a bit heart felt, so that didn’t hurt.

Like everybody I’m sure, I thought it went well, until I started second guessing myself on the way home; Was I too eager, too desperate, did I emphasise the wrong things, was I too cocky, did I bang on too long about my experience. You know the sort of thing.

I was told at the end of the interview that they had a lot of people to see and I would hear maybe at the end of this week, but probably the next.

So you wait for the call and in my case having had to start all over again too many times, you con yourself that it doesn’t matter, shit happens, but that’s not true.

So only on Monday last at 10;00 I answered the phone to an ‘UNKNOWN NUMBER’ . not a problem, as any one reading here will know I’m getting calls from  Hospitals, Social Services etc. with regard to my Nan. 

So when ‘Alison’* Introduced herself as '”Hello, this is Alison from  XXXXXX, you interviewed with us recently,” my heart sank,“That’s it ,I thought “(I am a pessimist, I have been alive too long) This is a ‘thanks but no thanks’ call’"

But no, it was, “ We'd like to offer you the position of Training Executive based on the the terms discussed at interview. Would you like to accept?”

I was quite polite, instead of the ‘HELL YES!!!’ I wanted to say, I responded with a “That would be fine, thank you very much and I accept the offer”

So now I’ve had verbal confirmation and later email confirmation, but not as yet a contract, which will be coming soon, I’m told. The start date is dependant on getting the induction / training process in sync with the new hires, but should be ASAP.

I’m looking forward to it, it’s a job I’ve done before and know I can do well. It is slightly different as it is based at the users premises, so there is a fair bit of driving involved, but that's OK.

I also have to spend 4 weeks in Leeds over the initial training period, so I hope they hurry up, Winter is coming and I am a feared of wolves and the White Walkers.