Who’s nervous??? 😥

Ok guys, this is it… the moment I’ve been waiting for! A chance to break into the marketing scene! Getting into the world of account management would be totally amazing. I don’t remember if I told you all that I had a screening interview last week with a global affiliate marketing company, Awin Global, as a campaign assistant. It’s a role that assists an account manager, in very broad strokes, and would give me experience and real-life exposure to online marketing account management. Account management is like my first benchmark ambition to achieve. Can’t become a VP of Marketing without any experience, so…

Anyway, my 1st interview went super well! The HR lady I talked to said that given my answers to her questions and our conversation, I might even be considered for the next step up from campaign assistant, which is an AE – unfortunately, I didn’t ask her what that stood for, LOL, so your guess is as good as mine! I know it doesn’t stand for “Account Executive” but other than that, I got nothing. 🤣 I landed a second interview with them on Thursday morning at 5:30, since the people I’m interviewing with are on the East Coast and I’m up and awake by that time of the morning, so why not? I had to complete a project and I turned that in on Sunday morning for them to get a sense of what I know, how I communicate, etc. That was really a cool thing to work on, but it stressed me out big time because it interfered with school. Good thing I was a week ahead!

So, here I am, hoping against hope that I kill this interview, too, and get a job offer of some sort. That also leaves me feeling very sad. As happy as I will be to move into marketing, I will miss my current work family so much! I won’t miss the job, or going into an office every day (I don’t think), but the people! My heart will be sick over what will feel like such a loss. Jason said I could go visit on a Friday some time since Awin works a 4-day week, but that doesn’t really recapture what I’ll be losing. Aaron is the best boss I’ve ever worked for (followed VERY closely by Phil, my last boss in San Diego), and the rest of the team has been so warm and accepting of me for the last 2 years. I will miss everyone terribly. All of that being said, I still want this new job so badly. I feel like it’s finally my time to create and live the life I’ve dreamed of for so long! But, the sad fact is, with every new beginning there is inevitably an ending to something else.

Even as I pre-mourn my possible loss, I am so excited and nervous for what may be ahead for me! I hope this whole post isn’t for nothing, but I will report back on this as soon as I know whether I got the job or not. Wish me luck! ❤️

Much Love,
Teri