Literally, I made a name for myself.
I feel like I finally came into myself and decided THIS IS WHAT I WANT.
When I decide that, you best not stand in my way!!!!
My district director praised me, my store manager adored me.
I made an impact. I moved numbers.
Everything I did seemed to have awesome results.
I felt like no time is better than the now so I applied for a job I was more than qualified for, just a bit above my pay grade. But hey the answer is always no if you don't ask!
I applied for an internal job.
I got a call back for a phone interview, and I and was psyched!!
Until I hear who it's with... a not so big fan of mine.
Oh well, better to make it through this interview then to not.
So I interview. Not gonna lie, it was not good.
I wasn't ready for some of the questions and I did not speak very well.
Not a big deal, lesson learned. I did not get called in for an interview but the best way to learn is by making mistakes.
A couple months later I'm doing even better and feeling even stronger so I apply for another position, same position as the previous just different department. I get a call back and am ready for the questions and now I have an actual interview.
I'm super psyched. And now I'm prepared. But the department I'm applying for, I don't have much experience with but I'm a quick learner.
I go into the interview and it's two people I don't know.
One from Human Resources, Rachel, one the regional department director, John.
So we go through the interview and I answer all their questions and I'm feeling good.
I did get caught up with one or two of the questions but I've learned to (as my now store manager recently told me) have the gift of gab.
I get a call a couple weeks later from the HR manager, Rachel, that was in the interview and she has not ONE bad thing to say. Rachel tells me the regional director, John, was absolutely impressed with my interview and how I handled myself.
She told me I interview exceptionally well and I know how to conduct myself.
But the job went to someone with more experience in the department.
I took this as a good thing.....
A couple weeks later I get an email from my HR manager, Alan. A job posted that no one was going for. It was along the buying side.
So I read the description and it's a temp position in the buying department but more along the lines of marketing and E-Commerce. I went to school for marketing and could hear my recently deceased professor saying GO FOR IT!!!!
So I did. And I got an interview and AGAIN I aced it. This time even more prepared then the last. I went in for the interview and it was a video conference with a guy named Jason. One of the people, Sal, didn't show up. No one knew where he was so we went on with the interview. I left feeling awesome about my interview. On the drive home my phone started ringing and it was the recruiter. She told me Sal was absolutely embarrassed he missed the interview and was told that he needs to meet me by Jason. She asks me if it's ok to give Sal my number. I say yes.
About 20 minutes later my phone rings again and it's Sal. He wants to meet with me today but says he will come to me. I arrange a meeting time and place.
I sat down with Sal for over an hour. He asked me the same questions Jason had so I already knew what to say. I did amazing. Sal started talking to me about pay and location and working from home in extreme weather. I thought for sure I got the job but lo and behold I didn't get it.
I get a call from the recruiter. She tells me everyone was blown away with my interview and that I have such a bright future with the company. I'm told everyone was hands tied with the decision but it came down to me and the person they chose. She asks me if I have a mentor and I say yes. She asks me if I am involved with any 'female' mentoring circles. I say no. She suggests that I find a group of females that will assist me with getting a corporate position. I don't think anything of this at the time.
I take her feedback as a good sign.
I was then moved into a lateral position and training for 6 weeks.
So another position opens up for the first position I had applied for, the one I had the phone interview I bombed... so I went for that. I get a call from the HR rep that did the actual interview with me that gave me rave reviews and she tells me I wasn't selected again but hang in there and get through my training and keep my head up.
I get through training and move into my role. I'm there fore 8 weeks when the position I actually WANT opens up. I apply.....................................
Let me add that I have been very close with the person in this role, kind of shadowing them; Recently I was called in to cover off the back end of a meeting because she was sick and no one in the district was more qualified than me to run it; so I ran the back end of it.
MY human resource manager, Alan, whom I get along with very well comes to my store. He calls me into the office and says he got word I applied for this job. He then says I will not be interviewing for this job because I did not get the job I previously interviewed for. (let that sink in...............)
I say to him, that's fine I'm just going to keep on applying until they realize I'm what they want.
Ambitious, right? You would think so.
He says, "well that actually makes you look desperate and perhaps you should give it a rest."(Of course he says *hands in the air* that's not what I'm saying but others)
I say, "Since when is ambition seen as desperation Alan??"
He says, "I'm not saying to stop, I'm just saying to give it a rest. Focus on your training and focus on applying to be a store manager. Things will come in time. Just, stop being so ambitious..."
Thanks for defending me Alan. Apparently ambition is desperation
Apparently HR can stand in the way.
I went home that day and went for the last run I would go on.
When I got back from my run my phone rang. It was my store manager. He was yelling at e, "What did you say to Alan today!?"
I replied, "We were discussing a job I applied for, not that it's your business!"
He says, "Oh? Well apparently you made quite the impression. You got yourself transferred!"
I was transferred 57 miles away that day.
I haven't gone running since.
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