Work-a-do

I've been getting some requests to write about what I have been doing, with regards to work. So here is the story beginning before I actually got here...

As some of you may know, my old work, Elizabeth Kimberly Design (www.elizabethkimberlydesign.com), was pretty much one of the best things that has come into my life. That job was such a blessing to me. It helped me grow and change in ways that I couldn't have imagined. The people I worked with became my best friends. So it was pretty hard for me to leave it behind. When it got closer to our moving date, my work decided I couldn't leave just yet. They approached me and offered to commute me back and forth between San Francisco and Salt Lake City, and we decided together that we would do this for the month of October.  It was a hard month to say the least. But overall, I am glad that I did it, for many reasons. (Oh and I have to give a shout out to my parents who let me live back at home Monday-Thursdays!) 

When it was finally time to leave Salt Lake for good, I was pretty nervous to find something new out here, but I knew I had been prepared well. I decided to look in the same field, interior design. So I got back here the week of October 27th and I pretty much was online looking for jobs as much as I could. I applied to several jobs. But a couple stuck out more to me than others. 

Both of the intriguing jobs were for interior design companies. One of the jobs I interviewed with proved to be less than what I was looking for to say the least. But I also got a call back on the other job. It turns out that the interior design company hires out this recruiter company called Career Group to find employees for them. So Career Group called me in for an interview and it turns out that the job I applied for was a little out of my league in some ways. They were looking for someone with 10-15 years of experience. BUT, my recruiter said that she thinks I would be perfect for the company and she would talk with them to see what she could do. Then she sent me right out to fill out forms, take computer tests, and the next thing I knew I was set up as a temporary employee and working two days later. 

It is a really cool set up. Career Group gets paid by their clients, I don't pay anything, and it is almost like they are working for me to help me find a job! So I started working temporary at this financial company called Dodge & Cox 4 days after I officially moved there. Dodge & Cox was on the 38-40th floors of the Bank of America building. The views are amazing and it is a really cool office. Well I get a call back from my recruiter and she set up an interview for me with this interior design company! I had to go out and buy some really professional clothes and last Tuesday I got to meet with Tucker & Marks. They weren't interviewing me for the job that was over my head, but more for me to be an assistant to the person who is the head of the design studio. It was amazing! I really want to work there. After the interview, I just felt I was so lucky to even interview with them. 

Well I didn't know what was going to happen so I just tried to keep busy. I kept working at Dodge & Cox up until Tuesday of this week, and then I got a call from Career Group. It looks like Tucker & Marks liked me! I am not hired by them yet, but I do get to work temporarily with them until they decide the right role for me. I guess I just have to prove it to them. I start there next Monday. Career Group said they think I will probably be temporary until the holidays and then maybe Tucker & Marks will hire me for good the beginning of the New Year. So that is where I am now! It really is a blessing. I just feel so grateful to have what I do. I'll keep you all updated. Hooray!