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Hello,
About a one or two days after I asked for prayers, for myself, something intereresting happened. A friend of mine referred me to a recruiter, and, long story short, I went through a few interviews and received a job offer in one week! I've been trying for a while to get a better job. It's a finance job at a major newspaper in Atlanta.
Pay is much better and the people seem down to earth, and lots of good career growth potential. I think I'll be able to have more family time with this job too.
I always stress a little when things are almost a done deal, but there is a little more to go before 100% success. I've got to do a 10 year employment history, background check and drug testing. No problem on the background check or drug testing, clean living pays off. I'm a little sensitive to the fact that I am in my mid 30's and it took a long time to get my degrees, and build a career, basically starting with nothing. I also had to take time off from my pursuit, to take care, and defend my mother, when she found herself in a very bad situation, physically, mentally and emotionally. I wish I had a nice normal life that I could show, but guess that's not in the cards this time around. I hope that I am being oversensitive, and I won't have to explain the 4 different community colleges across three states over the past 14 years.
I guess I should be as grateful for the hardships as I am for the successes, it's the bad stuff that really tests or shapes who you are.
About a one or two days after I asked for prayers, for myself, something intereresting happened. A friend of mine referred me to a recruiter, and, long story short, I went through a few interviews and received a job offer in one week! I've been trying for a while to get a better job. It's a finance job at a major newspaper in Atlanta.
Pay is much better and the people seem down to earth, and lots of good career growth potential. I think I'll be able to have more family time with this job too.
I always stress a little when things are almost a done deal, but there is a little more to go before 100% success. I've got to do a 10 year employment history, background check and drug testing. No problem on the background check or drug testing, clean living pays off. I'm a little sensitive to the fact that I am in my mid 30's and it took a long time to get my degrees, and build a career, basically starting with nothing. I also had to take time off from my pursuit, to take care, and defend my mother, when she found herself in a very bad situation, physically, mentally and emotionally. I wish I had a nice normal life that I could show, but guess that's not in the cards this time around. I hope that I am being oversensitive, and I won't have to explain the 4 different community colleges across three states over the past 14 years.
I guess I should be as grateful for the hardships as I am for the successes, it's the bad stuff that really tests or shapes who you are.
