The perm hunt

Heaven

Having a new job is fab and my first pay cheque in 6 months will be arriving on 30 Sept - woohoo. A new pair of shoes may well be what the doctor ordered.

My role is interim and although my company will be advertising for a permanent person I still am keeping all avenues open and on the hunt for a perm role. I guess it's the nearest I can get to security in these challenging times but it would help to make me feel a tad more secure.

A past interviewer has got in touch to say that they would like to see me again for a perm role so that's good. Also been looking at different roles in charity fundraising as that's my dream job. Had been a bit unmotivated in terms of looking for a perm role once I'd secured something interim but then I went to an event last week about how to find a job in charities which inspired me to keep on going for the completely right role.

I now have a new mini job plan, have joined the Chartered Institute of Fundraising and set myself a networking events diary - so bring it on!

Got One!

Well sort of - it's interim for 2 months for now but hey at least I have work - woo hoo. It's a reason to get my lazy arse out of bed in the morning which is no bad thing.

The job came through a friend who was approached about the role as a Comms Manager but she wasn't in a position to go for it so it sent it to me. See it does pay to head out for a lunchtime burrito with friends. Is it me or in the past year has London turned in Mexican central - no bad thing in my eyes though. Can never go wrong with meat, cheese and tomatoes.

My interview was on a Friday and I started the following Tuesday. The weirdest thing is that 50% of my time will be spent based at the offices of my old employer. This part slightly messed with my head but at least I can hang out in my old stomping ground and hang out with my mates, yay. I do like to head out and party.

The whole concept of returning to work has been a bit strange especially having to focus my head and produce things. But hey, won't take long to get back into the swing of this work thang!