Well, as many of you know, I have been unemployed for about 10 months. It has been awful and I'm not going to go into it all.
However, 2013 is a new year and it has already beaten the crap out of 2012. I have been offered 2 jobs this week!!
One is a part-time job at a jewelry store that I have been working at seasonally since November. (I had another seasonal job at Bath and Body Works, but they let me go right before Christmas- I had been there since August). I was only supposed to work at this place until January 4th, but they kept me on a few weeks longer, and they offered me a permanent position!! It's only part-time, but I am thrilled that they want me!! It's nice not to get rejected!
The second job offer just came in Friday (it's not official yet). I interviewed for a position at a huge church in my hometown back in September (I don't go to the church and the position was an administrative assistant in their children's department). Needless to say, I didn't get that job (after a 2 hour interview with about 7 different people)! However, my dear friend's husband works at that church and I saw him during my interview!
Now, fast-forward a few months. The first week of January I got a call from that church. Since that church is so freakin huge, there are several branches (called campuses) all around the state. Come to find out, the same position that I applied for at the main campus opened up at one of the remote campuses (about 20 min away from my house in the town that I grew up in)! My friend's husband remembered that I had interviewed for that position at the main campus and recommended me for the position at the remote campus. They already had my resume and test results on file from my interview in September, so they sent all my info to the remote campus and wanted to interview me there! I interviewed on January 10th and it went well. After several weeks of reference checking, meeting people for coffee, and faxing forms back and forth, the remote campus offered me the position. The official offer will not come until I pass the criminal background check, but I believe that it will come back clean and I will have the job soon!!
I can't believe this has all happened so quickly. Unemployment has been horrid and I still can't believe it is almost over!
I will have to work out my schedule (I hope to work a few hours at the part-time job each week alongside of the other job), but I am so excited!! This week has blown my mind!
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