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In May of last year I posted in this circle that I’d finally found a new job, I’d posted here a few times looking for support with trying to move on in my career and was feeling defeated.
I interviewed for the job I have in about 5-6 departments before I got it. When I started they said they weren’t sure it would work out as I was so nervous in the interview and they weren’t sure if I’d enjoy the role.
Anyway I’ve been working there just over a year (I was offered the job in may and started in august). I changed lead recently - they move us around sometimes, and she told me that when her and my previous lead had a meeting for the handover my last lead told her I was one of their strongest workers despite only being there a year. I’ve had a few managers approach me and ask me to do the apprenticeship (they offer an apprenticeship for unqualified staff to do a degree with a guaranteed job in the department at the end). Our team manager said that if I wanted to do the apprenticeship the interview would basically be a formality and that I would be their highest candidate, when the time came for them to select their apprentices a few months ago my last lead begged me to do it (there’s a few reasons I don’t want to right this moment but I’m considering it in the future). I am really friendly with the woman who interviewed me for the job and she said it’s really funny to think back to my interview because she would never have bet that I’d be so good, but that it just proves that the interview doesn’t show as much as you think it would.
Anyway I just thought it was nice, I’ve been really happy the past few months but I posted here a lot when I was stressed out and upset about the situation I was in, so thanks for all the encouragement ❤️