So today I had another final assessment centre thingy for a technology/computer company we all know. It was the hardest assessment centres i've done, many interviews with different business managers, very hard logic solving and mathematical tests (so much harder than any of that SHL made stuff!), and a group presentation. Today I was more relaxed however because I already have offers on the table and I know I have something to fall back.
So I thought I did pretty badly, I hardly had any sleep last night, was not feeling very with it when my first interview started but quickly warmed up after that. Didn't get the "usual" questions you get at interviews and had some quite technical things to answer, then after lunch I had my tests and group work stuff to do which I was feeling really tired for and hadn't done any sort of that kind of thinking for over a week and a bit, which was my assessment centre.
But tonight I got a call and was told I had been accepted (quick turn around time! Only like 2 hours!), a position was allocated to me for Melbourne, but now since astro got her GAMSAT scores she is wanting to go to Sydney to do her study, so I asked them if they could accommodate me in Sydney somehow, the woman was caught off guard a bit and told me she'd get back to me on Monday or so to let me know, I hung and then 10 minutes later she called me back and told me I could start in Sydney in Feb, hooray!
I really like the feel of this place I went to today, seems like it wouldn't be a dead end corporate job and has plenty of opportunity to go sideways or specialise in whatever I want to eventually get into. It pays a lot less than my other offers (It's base salary is almost 20% less) which is a factor to consider since I am moving to the most expensive city in Australia (my GOD the rent prices are insane, you thought Melbourne is getting bad!), however I am going to go with my gut on this one and take less money and more opportunity, and hopefully a more rewarding work environment (maybe even fun!).
I'm just glad that Katy and my goals have almost aligned for us to be moving forward together in what we want to do in our lives instead of having to go through the long distance relationship that we were both thinking would be inevitable.
Who knows, I have more final interviews next week, I am thinking about dropping them as these three positions I have already been offered more than satisfied what I have been looking for. Although I guess it can never hurt to have too many options, right?
So I thought I did pretty badly, I hardly had any sleep last night, was not feeling very with it when my first interview started but quickly warmed up after that. Didn't get the "usual" questions you get at interviews and had some quite technical things to answer, then after lunch I had my tests and group work stuff to do which I was feeling really tired for and hadn't done any sort of that kind of thinking for over a week and a bit, which was my assessment centre.
But tonight I got a call and was told I had been accepted (quick turn around time! Only like 2 hours!), a position was allocated to me for Melbourne, but now since astro got her GAMSAT scores she is wanting to go to Sydney to do her study, so I asked them if they could accommodate me in Sydney somehow, the woman was caught off guard a bit and told me she'd get back to me on Monday or so to let me know, I hung and then 10 minutes later she called me back and told me I could start in Sydney in Feb, hooray!
I really like the feel of this place I went to today, seems like it wouldn't be a dead end corporate job and has plenty of opportunity to go sideways or specialise in whatever I want to eventually get into. It pays a lot less than my other offers (It's base salary is almost 20% less) which is a factor to consider since I am moving to the most expensive city in Australia (my GOD the rent prices are insane, you thought Melbourne is getting bad!), however I am going to go with my gut on this one and take less money and more opportunity, and hopefully a more rewarding work environment (maybe even fun!).
I'm just glad that Katy and my goals have almost aligned for us to be moving forward together in what we want to do in our lives instead of having to go through the long distance relationship that we were both thinking would be inevitable.
Who knows, I have more final interviews next week, I am thinking about dropping them as these three positions I have already been offered more than satisfied what I have been looking for. Although I guess it can never hurt to have too many options, right?
posted by serp at 10:55 PM
4 Comments:
Damn man, you got the offers rolling in! Talk about being in demand... well done dude!
Thanks for all the kind support :)
I got your email the other day funkz, sounds like you are having a ball overseas! Northern Europe sounds pretty awesome.
Yeah it's really good over here. But I am kind of not looking forward to coming home and making a start in a new career. I'll probably have to go through kind of what you have. I have worked in IT for 5-6 years whilst at uni but now moving into elec eng.. it'll be something very different. I hope my experience can work in my favor.
What I am looking forward to, is getting an apartment somewhere close to the city and decking it out with 2nd hand retro furniture, and a espresso machine and coffee grinder. :D But I am unsure on how that's going to happen. I will see how things pan out. :)
So here I am reading your blog in chronological order after a one week hiatus, and I'm totally spinning out. Now I have to go read astro's blog about her results. Like I said, dude, you fucken rock :P
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