Looking up or just closing my eyes

So since the last post things have started to move on a little.

The three interviews in one day was apparently worth it as I got offered all three jobs.
Despite three offers nothing is set in stone yet, but hopefully within the next few days I will know the path life is taking at least for a little while.

I also went to an open day for university last weekend. Something I did not think I would see myself doing again after a BSc and PgDip and the total of 3 universities already. But this time it feels different. When I think back to university open days 5 years ago (my, that time has gone fast!) I just remember excitement and a buzz surrounding everything. I looked at my course, university and the career afterwards as a big adventure. And don't get me wrong, it was, and I don't regret (all) of the choices I made. But what 17 year old really knows what they want to do with their life. Some are lucky and work it out. But I stumbled. I had an idea in my mind and then I doubted myself and that path and went off on something so wildly different that even I am not sure how I got there.
But now older, and hopefully wiser, that path has started to clear again, its like i've started viewing it from a different angle, like suddenly i've noticed I can still get there even if it looks a little overgrown and rough.
So here I am, at nearly 5:30am researching and reading and debating writing a personal statement.

Things aren't ideal at the moment, far from it. I am happy, much happier than I was 6 months ago, but I am not satisfied with life just yet. There's so many pieces missing and without those pieces my jigsaw just doesn't make me truly smile.

Job Interviews and Jogging

So job hunting...otherwise known as soul destroying!

Having made the insane, scary but totally right decision to leave my job last month I have been hunting ever since. Not being 100% sure on the path I want to take next I have been applying for a variety of things. So far I've learnt a few things:

1. Having a degree makes your over qualified for everything!

I am honestly surprised at how many replied I have had thanking me for my interest but telling me they felt I was over qualified for the role, or they felt it would be unfair to employ me. Seriously employers...if I applied for the job, that means I would quite like it!.

2. Recruitment agents do not take no for an answer!

From not accepting you cant do a job (No 3D architecural modelling does sadly not mean I can build computer games) to literally hounding you to come for an interview. One guy got very rude on the phone when I said I wasn't available in two days time because I already had two interviews arranged. He told me to cancel them and told me I was obviously not committed when I explained I felt it was unprofessional to rearrange at short notice. 

3. Interviewers can be absolutely awful

I went for one interview at a firm in London and honestly would have been happy to leave and never approach them again from about 2 minutes in. The interviewer was incredibly rude and just not interested at all.

4. Prep-ing for interviews might not always be worth it.

Full disclosure, this does not apply to all jobs! But having read up a lot about a company and then for the interviewer to start the interview with a 10 minute company history, that you then have to nod and smile through is somewhat awkward. 

5. Don't do three interviews in one day!

To anyone with common sense this goes without saying... In my defence the one in the middle was unplanned. But yes...bad idea... exhaustion!

Anyway, lets see if there's any good news next week. For now its midday and I am going to do some washing up and pad around the flat in my pjs drinking tea and dancing with the cat.

This ball of squeaking fluff makes job hunting ok :)

ps. The jogging... yes I am going to start jogging. Need to do something with time. Trainers and trousers area ready...I'll start tomorrow though :P