Don't tell anyone.

So, the kid has an interview on Friday. Really, I do.

I had resigned myself to the fact that I would never hear back from carefully selected few companies I sent my résumé to. Mind you, I was being selective. After returning from the corporate conference I figured that I should just find ways to make the best of my situation and to fixate on the good aspects of my job. Right.

Backstory:

When I started this process a few weeks ago, I really didn't know what I wanted to do. I just knew that I didn't want to be doing what I'm doing right now for the rest of my career. Let's face it - in a job like mine that's so general, after 5 years or so, potential employers are going to wonder if I'm good at anything. My job requires me to know a little bit about a lot of things. I want a job where I know a LOT about one or two things. In a perfect world, I'd prefer that to involve writing, but nobody is going to pay me to sit around on my ass and write fiction all day.

Anyway, the part of my job that I like doing right now is the personnel/HR stuff (Dealing with the actual people in the office excluded). I like crunching payoll numbers and screening résumés and getting people started on their first day. I like the investigation that goes along with snooping through someone's background to figure out that a+b doesn't = c and that someone is lying about their credentials.

I began applying to entry-level HR positions. Since I've only been out of college for short while, I figured that now would be the best time to do it. While I do currently have an office "manager" role, the only thing (other than two interns) that I manage is a desk full of binders and a whole lot of financial records. Oh, and I have a mailbox key. And I know how much everyone makes. I knew people would get turned off of the title "manager" in my CV is I stayed put too long. They'd figure that I must be willing to step backwards because I can't get another job.

The reality is that the entry-level positions I've been looking at pay more than what I'm paid now and when I get promoted into a generalist position I'll be making some serious loot.

One of the companies I applied for (3 weeks ago, natch), called me today. I just happened to be working from home this afternoon, so I was able to call back discretely. The position I applied for has been filled, but a recruiting assistant position recently opened with the same specs.

The job is still mostly administrative, however there would be some duties that are new to me (like working til 5:30, heh). I could choose to take on a full-fledged HR role later on or do on-site recruiting.

Glad I bought that suit. Now I just have to figure out how I can leave work on casual Friday in time to change into a suit for 3:15 interview and what excuse I can give for leaving so early.