As some of you know I graduated from BYU in December and have had a hard time finding a good (read: paying) job. I have had a wonderful internship with a great start-up here in Provo and have really grown and gained really great skills from this internship, not to mention I have been blessed to work with some amazing people. But while I have been doing this internship I have been looking for a full-time job specifically in human resources. After looking on Indeed.com almost everyday for the past semester and going to interviews almost every week for the last 2 months I finally got my first job offer a couple weeks ago. It was as a receptionist at a publishing company and paid minimum wage. So it kind of sucked, so I really wanted to think about this opportunity and if it was really worth it. I asked a lot of people for advice and after a lot of discussing it and thinking about it and praying about it I felt like I should accept the job. So I called to accept the position and was told that the position had already been filled. Apparently this company had offered the position to more than one person and even though I had been in contact with them earlier that day to learn more about this job they failed to mention this to me. I am SO grateful that I did not end up working for this company that has such a lack of integrity. It was such a blessing to not get this job, although I was kind of disappointed. Not because I wanted the job really badly but because I was a 3 month college grad and still didn't have a paying job.
That weekend was general conference, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints weekend meeting where we here messages from church leaders on spiritual and temporal subjects. I thought that I could receive some personal inspiration from these messages, and I kind of did. I really wanted to know what I should be doing with my life. Should I go to grad school, should I keep looking for a job, should I start looking for a different kind of job? There just seemed to be too many options and I just needed some direction. I didn't receive a direct response, no one got up and said "Katie, you need to focus on getting a job in your desired field" or "Katie, go get your MSW and help people with eating disorders". Instead I just felt peace every time someone talked about service or not worrying about money or the things of the world. I felt that God loved me and that I was doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing. Because I haven't had a full time job I have been able to do a lot of service lately. Making dinner for families that just had babies, babysitting for moms near by so they can work or go do yoga. It has been really special to be able to just serve other people and more importantly I know it's what God wanted me to be doing with my extra time.
So after conference I was content with myself. I was a good person doing good things and trying to make myself better. I still looked for jobs because I did need a job if not only because my free time will only increase during the spring and summer while Dan is working more with school and research. I had an interview last week that went less than desirably but still went well. It was an odd interview but I knew that given the circumstances I had done my best and I felt comfortable with the outcome. I liked all of the people that I met and was really excited to potentially be able to work with them and learn from them. I was told that I would find out Monday (today) whether I had gotten the job or not. I had been told this a lot, I was supposed to hear back on a job like 3 weeks ago Thursday but I haven't even gotten an email. I didn't expect to get anything. I have found that if you don't get a call early on the day that they say they'll call you, you're not getting the job. Well I got to my internship about 10 this morning and immediately got a call, though I assumed it was from another company asking about an interview. Well it wasn't. It was the company I had interviewed with last week and they offered me the job! I was thrilled, I may have almost teared up, I felt at peace about this job. It is really the perfect job for me right now and I am so excited and feel so blessed to have gotten this position. I know I was made to wait for a long time to get a job so that I could get then necessary experience at my internship and so I could really learn how to serve and appreciate the people around me.
Thanks to everyone who was praying for me and supporting me in my search for a job and thank you to everyone who let me serve you. Sometimes it is harder to be served than it is to serve, actually all of the time, so thank you. And thank goodness I don't have to do any more interviews!!
That weekend was general conference, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints weekend meeting where we here messages from church leaders on spiritual and temporal subjects. I thought that I could receive some personal inspiration from these messages, and I kind of did. I really wanted to know what I should be doing with my life. Should I go to grad school, should I keep looking for a job, should I start looking for a different kind of job? There just seemed to be too many options and I just needed some direction. I didn't receive a direct response, no one got up and said "Katie, you need to focus on getting a job in your desired field" or "Katie, go get your MSW and help people with eating disorders". Instead I just felt peace every time someone talked about service or not worrying about money or the things of the world. I felt that God loved me and that I was doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing. Because I haven't had a full time job I have been able to do a lot of service lately. Making dinner for families that just had babies, babysitting for moms near by so they can work or go do yoga. It has been really special to be able to just serve other people and more importantly I know it's what God wanted me to be doing with my extra time.
So after conference I was content with myself. I was a good person doing good things and trying to make myself better. I still looked for jobs because I did need a job if not only because my free time will only increase during the spring and summer while Dan is working more with school and research. I had an interview last week that went less than desirably but still went well. It was an odd interview but I knew that given the circumstances I had done my best and I felt comfortable with the outcome. I liked all of the people that I met and was really excited to potentially be able to work with them and learn from them. I was told that I would find out Monday (today) whether I had gotten the job or not. I had been told this a lot, I was supposed to hear back on a job like 3 weeks ago Thursday but I haven't even gotten an email. I didn't expect to get anything. I have found that if you don't get a call early on the day that they say they'll call you, you're not getting the job. Well I got to my internship about 10 this morning and immediately got a call, though I assumed it was from another company asking about an interview. Well it wasn't. It was the company I had interviewed with last week and they offered me the job! I was thrilled, I may have almost teared up, I felt at peace about this job. It is really the perfect job for me right now and I am so excited and feel so blessed to have gotten this position. I know I was made to wait for a long time to get a job so that I could get then necessary experience at my internship and so I could really learn how to serve and appreciate the people around me.
Thanks to everyone who was praying for me and supporting me in my search for a job and thank you to everyone who let me serve you. Sometimes it is harder to be served than it is to serve, actually all of the time, so thank you. And thank goodness I don't have to do any more interviews!!
