As it turns out, I have somehow found myself in a season of hunting. As per my last post, a new car has already been on the brain. Now added to the list through a combination of events and overall feeling: a job.
For myself and the millions of others job-hunting, we can all attest: the interview process is exhausting. Like being a student where the course material is never 100% mastered, the job applicant ensues on a lifestyle of constant scouring of online listings and networking events and a process of submit and wait, submit and wait. You feel like you're going nowhere, and you're never done.
As I consider the next step in my career path, I find that this time of searching and wondering what's next is true across the areas of my life. "No strings, no connections" could mean you're fancy free, or it could mean you're just plain lost.
In addition, the interview process is much like dating. You see a job listing that sounds perfect for you. You send a signal -- your resume -- and hope for a response. If you're lucky, you get a call back. You go on that first interview, and can feel immediately that you just don't get each other or perhaps that you feel some sort of spark. Could this company like you enough to call you a second time? Are they as excited about you as you are about them? What was with all the mixed messages about if or when you'd hear from them again? And what do I want anyway - is this the perfect fit for me? Is there such a thing?
The priority order right now: 1. Job 2. Car 3. Man?
