All of a sudden, I have three completely different job prospects. I have no idea how any of them will turn out, or if I’ll get offered any or all of them, and if I do get offered one or more how I’ll respond, but I’ve decided not to fret about any of that for now.
I’m just going to enjoy being somewhat sought after, or at least interesting enough to warrant phone calls and emails and meetings in person.
The first prospect is for a catering company that does some pretty fancy events in the region. Weddings, business meetings, and quite a few celebrity events. It involves an intensive training program for the first 3 months or so when it would be only about 30 hours per week. Then it would evolve into a vaguely defined permanent position that would involve some event planning and some other administrative duties, but which would really vary based on how much the company grows and/or whether another event planner leaves the company.
I’ve had two interviews so far (although I’m not sure I’d categorize either as a typical interview), and they said they’d get back to me around mid-April. It’s intriguing because I’m interested in the variety of creative events they put together, and it’s a small company, and their chefs make lunch every day (yum!), but the uncertainty of the training program and subsequent position leave me a little wary. I still have many questions about this job that I would have to ask before accepting an offer, if that’s even going to happen.
The second prospect is a contract job with a major corporation, set to run through the end of the year with possible extensions and/or transition to permanent work. It’s a proofreading job, checking over website and other materials before going to print. Not so much variety and excitement, and it’s another corporate job (which I may or may not be against — I’m not sure yet), but the pay is decent and the recruiting/temp company provides full benefits.
The big worry about this job is the possibility of having to go job hunting again at the end of the year. But I do like proofreading, and I’m good at it, and it would be solid experience on my resume. The recruiter submitted my resume to the company this morning, so we’ll see how that goes.
The third prospect, which I just got today, is being a Jill of All Trades Marketing Whiz for a new company, which is basically a specialty retail store in Seattle. They need someone who can work with their coder to develop a kickass website with ecommerce, including writing copy and content, plan a blog and other social networking goodies, and help out with store and community events. So, basically web design, copywriting, content writing/editing, PR, event planning, and whatever else they might need along the way.
It sounds like a lot of fun to me, because I’d get to learn how a small business is run as well as use all kinds of creativity in writing, planning, designing, and general idea-having. My reservations about this one are due to it being a very small start-up business that may end up dying. But on Friday I’ll be visiting the store and meeting the owner and getting sized up and all that.
It’s really amazing how all three of my job prospects are in totally different arenas, career-track-wise. If I were offered all three right this minute, I really have no idea how I’d decide. They all have their pros and cons, and I guess time will smooth out some of the wrinkles and questions I have.
It’s weird how all this happens at once. I’m desperately seeking any kind of acknowledgement that my resumes aren’t just dissolving when I hit the Send button, hearing not a peep for weeks and months on end, and then three at once, bam bam bam.
That Morton Salt girl sure did know what she was talking about.