Something will always come up, and this week it really has.
In May of last year I applied for a graphic design role. I applied not because I needed a job, but because I thought it would be the coolest job I could ever possibly imagine getting in the design world. I didn't expect to hear anything back - I just wanted to make the application and throw my hat into the ring as it were.
I did in fact hear back. I was asked to design something. I designed something and sent it off...
Alongside this application process, I had also been contacted by a recruiter with another design role. He seemed pretty sure that I was the right candidate. He was right. I got the job and signed on the dotted line...
And then I was invited for an interview at the first place - which I had to politely decline. I emphasised my regret and explained I had got a role elsewhere, but assumed on my part that it was game over. I was disappointed at missing my chance, however, I am a firm believer in what will be, will be, que sera sera and all that.
That was last summer. Last week I got the call - can I start on Monday? And this time I could :)
Something will always come up. I'm glad that I took a plunge into the unknown at the end of January. Someone is always on the hunt for a designer, and it's good to know that I was in this case "the hunted." It has given me new hope to the words "we'll keep you on file," it seems that you really are. In an emergency situation, all those CVs really are locked away and scrutinised and calls do happen.
Not only that, but a number of the applications I made since the end of January and last week have started to get in touch too. I have had to decline their offers of interviews, but I explained the situation and fingers crossed when my current contract ends, another door will open. It seems good things do come to those who wait.