The last two weeks have been quite the adventure for us. Just as we started feeling like we were getting into the groove of things here, we got some new exciting news....news that David has dreamed of since we have been dating.
David has been on the job hunt for the last year. He had a job, but he didn't enjoy working with a cranky lady each day. He had interviews here and there and we kept hoping he would be able to move on to a better job, but nothing worked out.
At the beginning of August David started interviewing for a job at one of the Big 4...there are four accounting firms that are the kings of the accounting world. David had his first two interviews over the phone. Then after a month of this, he finally heard that he was going to be flown out to Baltimore for an in-person interview. He was just a tad bit excited. While we were still aware that he didn't have the job yet, we couldn't help but think that as long as he didn't do anything socially wrong, he was hired. They probably don't just fly anyone out for those interviews, but what if they did?
We went and got David a brand new suit and trimmed his hair and he gave me a preview of his interview attire to check for my approval and so he was looking so good! He packed his bag, studied up on interviewing skills and was off to Baltimore.
He assumed he was going to be grilled and that this would be such a tough interview for such a big company and was very surprised...and relieved that it was casual Friday and his interview seemed to be just as casual. He loved it!
He loved talking to people that he would be working with that were actually young and in the same stage of life as him. People that had similar interests and that he could have an enjoyable conversation with.
But now the wait began. We wondered how long it would take before he heard if he had the job or not. He met up with my brother and went out to eat and they tracked down the Ravens NFL stadium...top priority I guess :) Then he flew home and dreaded the thought of going back to his old job and possibly getting turned away from the new big and fancy one.
Monday came and we mentioned that it could be the day. The first business day after the interviews that he could hear back about the job. I was checking the phone and his email constantly for any news....and there was something. They emailed him and wanted to chat with him about the interviews. We only had one phone between us and I had it so I rushed on over and he gave them a call.
They had the best news he could have imagined...he got the job! He got the new job with a huge pay raise, 10 times better benefits, and 1000 times better future job potential.
We are mostly excited to be heading out east. We are on the hunt for a place to live...(too many places have bars on the windows...YIKES, no thank you!), trying to sell some stuff we don't want to haul across the country on our drive, and trying to figure out what we want to keep. I will be leaving my soccer team, but they will only be without me for a couple weeks and my assistant coach is okay with finishing off the season for me. I am sad to go, but it isn't worth it to stick around here to coach. David also started up his window washing business a little over a month ago...he is sad to leave it since it has been doing really well and it picked up really fast, but we know there are bigger and better things in store for us in Baltimore. This will be quite the adventure, but we are ready for some changes and for the big opportunities we can find out there.
David has been on the job hunt for the last year. He had a job, but he didn't enjoy working with a cranky lady each day. He had interviews here and there and we kept hoping he would be able to move on to a better job, but nothing worked out.
At the beginning of August David started interviewing for a job at one of the Big 4...there are four accounting firms that are the kings of the accounting world. David had his first two interviews over the phone. Then after a month of this, he finally heard that he was going to be flown out to Baltimore for an in-person interview. He was just a tad bit excited. While we were still aware that he didn't have the job yet, we couldn't help but think that as long as he didn't do anything socially wrong, he was hired. They probably don't just fly anyone out for those interviews, but what if they did?
We went and got David a brand new suit and trimmed his hair and he gave me a preview of his interview attire to check for my approval and so he was looking so good! He packed his bag, studied up on interviewing skills and was off to Baltimore.
He assumed he was going to be grilled and that this would be such a tough interview for such a big company and was very surprised...and relieved that it was casual Friday and his interview seemed to be just as casual. He loved it!
He loved talking to people that he would be working with that were actually young and in the same stage of life as him. People that had similar interests and that he could have an enjoyable conversation with.
But now the wait began. We wondered how long it would take before he heard if he had the job or not. He met up with my brother and went out to eat and they tracked down the Ravens NFL stadium...top priority I guess :) Then he flew home and dreaded the thought of going back to his old job and possibly getting turned away from the new big and fancy one.
Monday came and we mentioned that it could be the day. The first business day after the interviews that he could hear back about the job. I was checking the phone and his email constantly for any news....and there was something. They emailed him and wanted to chat with him about the interviews. We only had one phone between us and I had it so I rushed on over and he gave them a call.
They had the best news he could have imagined...he got the job! He got the new job with a huge pay raise, 10 times better benefits, and 1000 times better future job potential.
We are mostly excited to be heading out east. We are on the hunt for a place to live...(too many places have bars on the windows...YIKES, no thank you!), trying to sell some stuff we don't want to haul across the country on our drive, and trying to figure out what we want to keep. I will be leaving my soccer team, but they will only be without me for a couple weeks and my assistant coach is okay with finishing off the season for me. I am sad to go, but it isn't worth it to stick around here to coach. David also started up his window washing business a little over a month ago...he is sad to leave it since it has been doing really well and it picked up really fast, but we know there are bigger and better things in store for us in Baltimore. This will be quite the adventure, but we are ready for some changes and for the big opportunities we can find out there.
2 comments:
How exciting! Congrats David...and Lorry! My family lives in Silver Spring, MD. Let me know if you want their number (they have helped a few people out :-)
THAT IS AWESOME!! Way to go!!!
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