another job interview

I’ve yet to hear back about the interview which I had last week in the Ulster Herald, but i’m really happy that another oppertunity has come along so quickly. Hopefully I can get one of them!!

My preference however, is definitely the job I had an interview for today. I won’t be getting rich on either….scraping the barrell is a more suitable term, but it’s a dead exciting/scary prospect.

If I was to get this job…I would be the first person to be hired by Vision Solutions NI. At the moment the compnay is owned, managed and run by a two man team. Work has come in beyond expectations, opening the door to hiring someone. It’s understandable that the pay isn’t bigwith the compnay still being in it’s infancy, but the challenge will be massive…to enter such a small team and try to help the company grow. What’s more is that it’s a Christian company, which is fantastic aswell, giving me something in common with the guys and meaning no moral dilemas further down the line.

I should hear back within the next 48hrs, if not 24hrs. I’m a little nervous, but hopefully I gave a good enough impression today.

Hopefully come 1st July…i’ll be a Vision Solutions NI employee. Hopefully.

moving house

It’s been pretty hectic the last day or two with having to move house. We had been perfectly happy in 29 Ardenlee Place, however the house owner spoiled the party by deciding he wanted to live in the house himself. Thankfully we have been able to get a house in the same development. It’s a little bit extra money than the last one, but it’s a nice house etc so it’ll work out well.

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