Good things take time

And oh how I have waited!!

After MONTHS of searching for a job, I have finally landed my dream one. On the road to get here there have been multiple interviews, there have been many tears, there has been much contemplation…

I finished University in June and as I’ve explained before I actually got the first job I applied for but turned it down because it wasn’t quite right for me. Some people understood, but many people thought I was silly for turning it down.

Following this I was very picky and choosy about the jobs that I went for because I’ve set the bar quite high for myself and haven’t worked my ass off for many years, going well over and above, for nothing. I believed that I could get a high level position that ticked the boxes, and so I was going to go for it and wasn’t going to settle for much less.

I stretched myself and therefore got rejected a few times which was HARD, so hard! My confidence certainly took many hits, I’m just lucky I had amazing people surrounding me and supporting me during these times.

And now that I’ve got the job I’ve been searching for, it’s all paid off and I can look back and be really proud with how I handled every situation, and proud with myself for sticking to my guns. I can’t quite believe how perfect my job is, I’m loving the role itself and the people who I work with – work doesn’t even feel like work and I never want to leave at the end of the day!

The biggest thing I’ve learnt, is to trust your own judgment and believe in yourself. As cheesy as this sounds, this process has truly taught me to go by my gut instincts, to keep at it and to keep doing what you’re doing and it will pay off.

I’ve also learnt that sometimes other people have opinions about your life or what your doing, and whilst you should still listen to them and consider what they’re saying (sometimes they’re very valid points) you also need to stick to your guns and use your own judgment to determine whether they’re correct or not.

It’s been really neat talking to the people about my new job and seeing how genuinely happy they are for me, even the people who were skeptical at me turning positions down and being fussy! A good friend of mine totally admitted she was one of those people who thought I was being silly, but can now really see where I was coming from and has seen my effort pay off, and is so genuinely excited for me. I love that!

Anyway I thought I’d just share a couple of pearls of wisdom from the job search and hopefully it might help someone somewhere one day!