With the finish line in sight

Hello to myself

All the sweat and blood has finally paid off.

Well less blood... more like hours of practice interview questions and mock scenario's. I literally spent a whole week trying to eat each meal without getting food on myself.

Which FYI is really really hard.

This was all in preparation for my two day interview.

That's a total of three meals, not of course including snacks which you know ill eat.

Good news was that each meal came with a "soft" option that would require no knife. This means that when presented with steak and salmon... I didn't even try the awesome, probably crazy good but ill never know cut of beef.

But with that sacrifice cometh many rewards.

Well more like one reward. Specifically an offer of employment on the same day.

Oh glorious-ness! Its funny how a job offer can render me with the vocabulary of a 5th grader. If the offer was based on my communication skills, my future boss may have been rethinking their decision to can even called me at that point.

Since I said, and I quote, "This is so great!" around 20 times.

Ah the awesome-ness that is me.

On the plus side I made some new friends. My linkedin account picked up some new career connections. Whoop Whoop!

Whats even more cray is that after I got one offer, low and behold I received another. Whats that saying? When it rains it pours.

Now I am at the end of this stressful journey. I have my last second interview tomorrow. Then it is just decision time. I am sooo happy that I have offers and everything is almost done. My life almost mapped out for the next 3 to 5 years.

The decision part is going to be crazy but I only have until November 22nd so....

Here we go.

The Job Search

As one could guess from the title I am currently looking for employment. Hitting the pavement, searching the paper, well more like online job sites to be accurate.

It has been awhile since I last word vomited all over this site so I'll do an update. In the last 2 years I have learned the following about myself and my degree(s):

Finance is like gambling with other people money = Not for me, but still a Major
Accounting is more my speed, who would have thunk it = Added as a Major
I love programing languages, but my parents do not = Added I.S. as a Minor

Now I am about to graduate in a total of 7 weeks (dun dun dun) and I am trying to get a job. Out of the whole - graduate in fall 2013 process, it isn't the interviews that scare me.

No. Its the waiting for a response.

While waiting I analyze every answer I gave and berate myself on sharing to much or not sharing enough. It is stressing me out, which in turn is making it very difficult for me to study my last semester here at the old University.

Forget studying, I haven't gone out since school started. No drinking or dancing. No Anything! my friends may or may not be mad at me for ditching them, but I wouldn't know because I have been to busy to contact them.

Ahhh someone save my from myself. I have also been eating my feelings. Not to the point of ridiculousness but enough that I know I probably shouldn't  be eating this second, fine third doughnut, but crap I already did. Sprinkles just make me feel better. Judge not.

It doesn't help that one of the guys I interned with already got an offer from one of the Big Four accounting firms.

For anyone who doesn't know what those are, they are basically the highest, brightest stars you can shoot for as an accountant. They are every accounting students wet dream. Hey, other students fantasize about receiving offer letters not just me.

Everyone knows that the work will be beyond hard, but just getting one of those names on your resume makes it all worth it.

So long story short he has already received and accepted his position, sealing his fate in the universe as successful while  I struggle along from interview to interview. Gosh, I hope that a month from now I look back on this post and scoff because I too have joined the mighty graduates in the sky with job offers from good firms.

Someone pray for me.
Or better yet, give my resume to a manager or partner at an accounting firm.

I have to go back to studying/applying for jobs now.
Thank you blogger for making me feel better.

Jaime Out.