job interview

I had the job interview this morning with the NWIPP. Approaching the end of the interview…I was happy enough. I felt that I had answered every question with a suitable response, I had talked about some of the skills they were looking for.

then….

they produce a test!! I got handed a test paper on PHP and MySQL. First question – what does PHP stand for? …. BLANK!! why would I know what it stands for! you don’t need to know how a car engine works to use it… you don’t need to know what PHP stands for in order to incorporate it in websites. anyway…if the test was like a university exam needing 40% to pass…I definitely have not passed.

I’ll not worry too much about it though, as I firmly believe the Lord to be sovereign in these things. I got great encouragement last night during my bible reading.. it was from 2 Chronicles chapter 20. The verse 15 says

“Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed … for the battle is not yours, but God’s. “

so now i’m ‘blogging’…

it was put to me just the other day that

‘mate…this is the first day of the rest of our lives’

the backdrop to this comment was the completion of our final university exam…it’s strange. the best part of 20yrs of my life has been spent training and educating me for what comes next. now i have to figure that out.

now its time to look for employment really. i’ll be graduating with a degree in Interactive Mulitmedia Design (IMD) … I think my future will probably entail working in the field of web design. At times though, I have my reservations.

I have an interview tomorrow for a job as a ‘Web Developer’ for NWIPP. I’ve just spent the last few hours doing some research into the company and their portfolio. Being honest, I think they have MUCH room for improvement. I have my doubts though if I can provide that improvement or not. I’m not much good at interviews …

However, I can leave this interview in the hands of the Lord. What will be…will be