Playing the waiting game.

Today was “Assessment Day“. So a few weeks or so ago, I applied online using a recruitment company to become a member of the Cabin Crew. To be completely honest, I totally forgot about applying until I received an email from them to answer a few questions … it wasn’t a “few” it was a lot! So I answered the questions and submitted. I assumed that would be the last time I would hear from them as I thought I was too short for the role and also have no qualifications to back me…  Boy, was I wrong!

After another week flew past, I finally received another email asking to attend an “Assessment Day” at the airport of my choice as well as a few different date options. I chose Friday 10th Feb at Luton Airport, as it was the most convenient drive out of the other London Airport options. I arrived at the Academy at around 7:50am and that’s when the fun began! I signed myself in at reception writing down my car registration plate and was told to make my way to the canteen where all the other candidates were.

Everyone was so lovely! I cant get over how lovely, sweet and kind the candidates as well as the staff were (and there must have been around 40 candidates, if not, more!). In groups of five we were asked to follow a member of staff to get our heights measured… I was the shortest one, so I was pretty terrified that I would be too short to make the cut! Once this was done we were all taken into a big conference type room and was given a few team tasks to do, which were so much fun!  Then, we were all told to go on our lunch break and after lunch they would make a few cuts and some people may have to go home (I was terrified that I would be one of those people). Lunch gave us all a bit more of an opportunity to speak to one another and it was probably the nicest experience I have ever taken part in. We all added one another on Facebook as we knew there were going to be cuts once the lunch break was over.

Around five people were called out and asked to follow two members of staff outside the conference room – as soon as they had left the room and the back door was firmly closed, the member of staff at the front of the presentation said “Congratulations guys you have been selected!” We all looked at each other in disbelief, excitement and relief… such a mixture of emotions! Then we individually were taken to have a one on one interview with a member of staff, and again, they were so lovely and friendly which made it feel like such a relaxing experience!

We were all told that we would hear from the airline company in the next seven to ten working days whether it be good or bad news (I’m hoping and preying good!).

Now to play the waiting game.

It’s a learning curve.

So, I guess this is what I do now. I blog my life. Most people use their blog space to talk about fashion, lifestyle etc. My blog is going to be slightly different from your normal average blog. Its going to revolve around my life, my personal experiences and my thoughts and opinions. This is going to be my space where I am going to write about anything and everything that involves my personal experiences. You could say that my blog is similar to a diary entry, except I wont be writing “Dear Diary“.

I’m currently temp working for a company very local to where I live, exactly a 15 minute walk from my house. The company involves healthcare and medicines and is a rather large company, so I’m very grateful of them letting me into their company for a few days. Members of staff get a £3 voucher to spend in Starbucks (which is inside the building) and also has the privilege of a list of free hot food as well as hot and soft drinks. I couldn’t have gone to a better temp job to be completely honest with you. They have left me in charge of sorting out their documents, changing the logo on documents as well as the font, theme and putting the company’s name where appropriate. They tend to leave me to just get on with it and even encourage me to put one earphone in and listen to music whilst working (this helps me a lot more to concentrate and work quicker).

The people and the company overall, seem very friendly to one another but also have that balance of professionalism. This company has given me hope that there are professional and nice companies out there who respect and look after their staff. It’s a shame that this is only a temp role and that they currently don’t need any Social Media Executives or Digital Marketers, because I could definitely see myself enjoying working here and progressing in my skills and understanding.

It’s a learning curve.

First blog post – Employment

This is my first blog post as a blogger. I thought I would start off my blog by being personal, so you guys can get to know me. So, I left my previous job as a Sales & Marketing Executive on December 21st 2016 (which I had started back in March). I left with no new job to go to. Why, you may ask? I stopped enjoying it, I was waking up every morning dreading knowing that I had to go back to that place.

Lets be honest with ourselves,  we have all been in this situation at least once in our lives (unless you’ve had the privilege not to, and are loaded with money) where you go into a new job expecting it to be better than your previous job… but then it turns out to be as equally as bad as the previous. Then you regret ever trying to “adventure” into a new career. You start to doubt yourself as well as others because of the poor experience you have had.

I don’t necessarily regret leaving my old job, because it made me unhappy everyday and I’ve always put my happiness first before an income. You might think I’m crazy or dumb but I don’t see the point in going to a job every day knowing you’re not putting your 100% effort in. Its your time and the companies time that you are wasting. I’m also only twenty-one so I personally think I have a lot of time to work out what I want to do with my life and career wise.

I do regret leaving my old job and not having a new job to turn to. It must have been the Christmas vibes (that’s what I blame anyway) that encouraged me to leave without a backup. I was in the mind frame of “New Year, New Start… blah blah blah.” I assumed that I would be fine – that I would easily and quickly find a new job in the new year. Oh how I was wrong. I applied for job, after job, after job yet no luck in finding the “right” job. I either wasn’t qualified enough, wasn’t close enough or the jobs ended up to be commission based only.

I wouldn’t say I’m too fussy in finding a new job, I just take every single detail on board when I go to interviews now (Okay, fine… I’m a little fussy!) But seriously, my next job I want to be happy in, I want to be able to work myself up from the bottom, I want to be proud of my job. That’s why I now take on board details about jobs; parking, commute, how many members of staff there are, how long the company has been around for… etc. etc.

So to answer your question, yes I am still unemployed, but I am not giving up hope! I will keep applying for jobs and putting myself out there until I find the “ideal” job for me.

I guess only time will tell.