Thursday, April 22, 2010

Since Then...

So everything before this post was from April 5th or earlier.  So what have I been doing with my time since?

Playing a little kickball (part of my team, the Kicking Puppies):

Looking for work:

Knocking on doors:

Thinking about my next move:

Painting my nails:

Exploring new avenues:


Avoiding crime in my neighborhood (such as homicides and aggravated robberies):

and sleeping:

I contacted a creative placement agency who told me that my presentation was years beyond my experience. After working with them for exactly one week, I was offered a position, with the company I interviewed with before I left UM, National Cinemedia...the position I did not get.  Apparently something happened with the other candidate and this past Thursday, they called me in the morning and asked if I was still available for work.  I told them yes and they told me to stand by.  Later that afternoon, they called me and asked if I was interested in the position.  I told them yes yes yes.  They will be paying me a substantially higher salary than I've ever made, about a 20% raise, and I have pretty set hours from 8:30 until 5:30.  Of course benefits, 401k, everything is included.  I had to submit a form for a background check and it just came back clear today...so I was officially offered the position today.  I only told those close to me about the job until I actually got it, so please don't feel slighted if you weren't told. I will be working as a sales assistant helping the online and offline sales managers.  I will make contacts with all of the agencies out here as well as contacts in Denver (the HQ) and NY (another huge office).  Even though I don't have everything figured out just yet, this at least gives me something to pay my bills while I figure out my next move.  In the meantime, I've gotten involved with a theater near work as a stage manager and will be starting next week, along with starting work next week.  It's a great way to meet people and it's a passion of mine, so it just makes sense.  I've met most of my friends through theater in one way or another, so I need to go with what I know...

That's life for now...Who knows what will happen next, but I'll try to keep you updated!! 

1 comment:

  1. I'm proud of you, and glad this hiatus from work wasn't as devastating as the last was. Break a leg on Monday!
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