The Adnostic

Can we open the bottle now?
No Jen. Not yet.
How about now?
No Jen. Soon, but not now.
Now?
Yes Jen. NOW!!!!

I have been looking for a new job for over a year and half, and was just about to crack and break under the force of the endless series of rejections. I'm serious, it was really awful. Friends and family would compliment me on how resilient I was being, but it's not like I really had a choice. I couldn't stay where I was and keep making entry level pay. I just had to stay the course and hope that the next one would see beyond what I'm doing presently and understand my potential.

It was a really hard sell and it wasn't going well at all. Over and over again I heard people say, "You seem really smart, too bad you're so inexperienced." I would walk away from interviews I could not have handled any better with those words ringing in my ears, and the worst part about it, was that it was a criticism I couldn't do anything about. As long as I was in my current job, I was never going to get the experience they were looking for.

Then about a month and a half ago I applied for an Interactive Account Planner's position on a whim, figuring it would be a great job, but they would never even call me for an interview. Let this be a lesson to you kids - it never hurts to give things you may feel are beyond your reach a shot, because miracles do occur and the ad agency's HR department gave me a call to schedule a phone interview.

After a phone interview, two in person interviews, a few blatant grovels in front of my potential boss, a phone call from an ex-colleague and a week of parent company transfer negotiations I suddenly have a job. And not just any job, the perfect job.

In my new position I'll be applying my (medium) market research know how, my (small) account planning experience, and my (enormous) passion for the web to aid a lot of big name clients to improve brand awareness and retention.

My friend Gary always thought my problem in interviews was that I was too honest, but that meant that when I finally did get a job it would be perfect for me because I wasn't BSing anybody. I usually hate it when he's right, but not this time.

Now Jen can crack open that bottle of Frogs Leap Zinfandel that she's been saving since her trip to Napa specifically for this occasion. She's overly optimistic like that.

Yes Jen, now.