The Interview part 2

Caitlin Sears
Jan 6, 2016
2 min read

I need to start this post off by saying sorry. The last few weeks have been full of family and visits from college friends but I am back now!

After landing in New Hampshire I had the whole day to explore. I fell in love with the town and was already picturing my life there (a bad idea….do not recommend). I had coffee at the cutest café and worked on my presentation for most the afternoon. That evening after running through my presentation several times and calling a friend to freak out one last time, I went to sleep.

The next morning I woke up, got dressed, drank three cups of coffee and headed to the interview. I got there and drank more coffee (I didn’t want to be rude) took a tour and lunch at the most amazing cheeseburger place.

The afternoon quickly arrived and I gave my presentation for the first time. For the most part it was well received but I was questioned for a good 20 minutes. This presentation was kind of a practice presentation so I wasn’t worried. The big presentation for the board was to take place later that evening.

After I decided to go take a walk and clear my head before meeting the board. I walked around the town and thought about all the things that went wrong in the practice presentation. I called my mom and she told me to forget about the afternoon and focus on what was ahead.

I arrived back and made small talk with the members of the bored. My presentation went extremely well and the board was impressed.

I left New Hampshire feeling pretty confident that I got the job.

Fast forward to a month later.

I hadn’t heard anything back from them. I emailed, called and got no response until early one morning.

I was on my way into the bakery and I got an email from them. I didn’t get the job. They liked me but said I didn’t have enough experience.

I was crushed.

I didn’t apply for jobs for months (stupid idea). I knew deep in my heart that God had something better planned for me but didn’t want to believe it. And I didn’t believe it for months.

I was convinced that I was going to be a waitress for the rest of my life.

But then one day at work I had a huge wakeup call.

I took a huge risk and I don’t regret it.