Fire in the brain! Fire in the brain!
January 21, 2008 by smack
Holy CRAP my brain is working OVERTIME right now. I meet with the CEO of one of my top interviewer companies tomorrow at 3:00PM. I’m beyond excited. This is the final step in my interview process and I really need to just win this guy over with my excitement, my energy, and my passion for getting the job done with a big fat smile and creativity. Oh yeah, and my total willingness to do the grunt work that is usually required of a smaller company. I mean, come on, you gotta do what you gotta do. I’m fairly confident, but trying not to feel relief or that wonderful feeling of success, that this is going to yield an offer this week. A couple of signs would be the positive and friendly email I recieved back from the SVP Marketing as well as the demeanor of the company recruiter (who asked where I stood in interest level given that they would be able to meet my desired salary range). I’m really really fearfully excited and almost HUNGRY at the thought of working again! WORK! an amazing thing!
The other smoldering part of my brain has to do with the other company I interviewed with. i just got an email from them stating that the ceo/owner type guy i interviewed with last week thought i was great and “we’re going to discuss how we can fit you in here”. Both would be awesome people to work for and I love that they dug me so much they’re practically looking under tables for something for me to do. This gives my confidence a boost and makes the bitter resentment of my previous experiences dull to a small bubble rather than a roar.
I have no idea, given the chance, what choice i would make. They are both very media savvy, social media interested/using/unafraid, tech savvy, creative savvy, savvy savvy chill and casual yet professional companies. At this point, and actually with every interview i’ve had, I feel like I’ve made friends or had great dates and I don’t want to break up with or miss out on any of them. It’s wonderful and scary all at once because the potential for complete in your face combustion still exists. It really might come down to money or health benefits at this point. Maybe just health benefits considering i don’t have any and i don’t want to break a bone and have a fabulously deformed elbow or something.
i tell you what. Two months ago I thought how bizarre my life was and how I’d never forget the feelings and emotions I’d experienced up until then. I had no idea what these past two months would hold and I can tell you right now I will never ever forget the strain, the tension, the elation, the worry, the fear, the hope, the disappointment, and the brain frying excitement I have swum in.
Is swum a word?
Not a bad problem to have.
Oh wait, you’ve heard that before ;-). Seriously, good luck. Hope they both work out.
It would be nice to be able to tell each of them “make me an offer I can’t refuse”, but there’s probably a more professional way to say that without sounding high-and-mighty. If both positions are extremely tempting in their “current” descriptions, you might consider which one gives you more growth potential.
if, for some reason, you can’t keep that big smile on your face tomorrow..just think about my little incident in line and you won’t be able to wipe it off
Rock on chic! Rock on!
Holding my breath and waiting for the next post. Now … if you do get to make a choice … then you have a fun challenge ahead of you. I got a message from one company once that showed a dude on a dock looking into the bay, and a ship off in the distance, and it said something like, “Will you wait for your ship to come in, or will you swim out to meet it.” It always struck me as a challenge … a dare, you’re not sure if a better ship will come along, so maybe it’s best to swim to the nearest one. When it came time for them to make me an offer, I was so excited I just said ‘OK!!’ It took the exec pulling me aside and saying “You have to play the game” for me to step back. Remember, the best opportunity to negotiate is when you first hire on, so truly think about what you deserve for your salary, your grading in the company, stock options, and even vacation days. So as much as you’ll want to jump up and down and say, “Hell yeah!” … take a moment to put out there what you really want. You’ve got a whole world cheering you on!!!!