Following the career path...

So after all that I still find myself unemployed. I look back and find myself analyzing my path, my interviews, my answers, and what might have happened. I thought I prepared well. While preparing, I found numerous sources on the net that helped prepare me for interviews, panel interviews, asking questions, and everything else you could imagine. I couldn't believe how much easier it was.

After finding out I wasn't the first choice, I let the mind wander. Everything I did was played over and over. What went wrong? What did I do? What didn't I do? What would I have done differently? I guess I will never know for sure. I did email the recruiter back thanking her and then asked a few questions to see what I might find out about the reasons why. She didn't answer them. She did reply saying there might be a opening for car sales, but I am not a car salesperson. While it might be a path to that buyer job, the pay would be much much less and without ever knowing why I didn't get the buyer job in the first place, I couldn't see myself wasting another year of my life waiting for an opening that wouldn't be there because they felt I wasn't the right choice.

So I found myself back in the race to get employed.

Let's step back two weeks. During my interview process with CarMax, I was still looking and answering ads. I had two interviews for the assistant manager position with the local furniture store Tres Amigos. The pay sucked but a job is a job. I thought both interviews went well. I was prepared, asked the right questions, and felt I answered their questions just as well. They explained they would refer to the owners for the final decision and call me within two days. That was two weeks ago. they never have called. Nice furniture there but terrible HR services.

Another interview I had was with AAA Landscape. One of Arizona's largest landscape companies. I submitted my resume and an online application to see what might be available. After a couple of weeks I did hear from them. While no openings for my wealth of experience was there, they would shop my credentials around the company. I received a call from them about a potential opening the day before my RVP interview in Phoenix with CarMax. I was very upfront and honest with AAA and said I was interviewing with another firm, that the other firm was not in landscaping, and that I needed to honor my prior commitments. AAA of course understood. The contact at AAA asked me to keep him informed of the results. I said I would call him as soon as I found out. Last Thursday after I received that dreaded email, I called AAA and asked for another face to face to see what this position entailed.

And again thats where I will leave this and will continue this soon...