God gave me a job
Well it’s been one month and a day since I started my new job, so it’s about time I blogged about why I like it.
Everyone kept telling me that God must have the right job for me. People said that all the time because they could see that finding a job was becoming a little tiresome for me at times. There’s a certain point in all the rejections when you wonder why you went to an expense college when people won’t even hire you as their receptionist.
The most depressing thing was that I had to go to Ridgecrest for various reasons and everyone would ask me if I had a job yet … and all I could say was “nope, no yet.” I feel like some people thought I wasn’t trying hard enough, but I really was. I had a lot a great internships and jobs in college that made my resume pretty impressive for being a recent grad. But I didn’t have any takers for almost 2 1/2 months.
The company I work for now was the 11th place I interviewed at. I can’t even remember how many times I actually sent my resume out. I would tell my roommates that I should write a book about interviewing skills because I got to practice it so much. Some of those jobs I was underqualified for, most I was overqualified for, some I thought I would have been perfect. But none of them I got.
Then came a job listing for a PR assistant, found on Craig’s List, that I didn’t really have to much hope for, but tried anyway. They called me that next week. I had a two day, four hour total interview. And they gave me a job offer the next day when I was practicing a dance the bridesmaids were going to perform at Kim’s wedding reception.
It’s amazing how perfect this job is for me right now. It’s not what I want to do for the rest of my life. But for right here and right now, it’s great.
I’ll now go into bullet points on why my job is cool.
- It’s less than 4 miles from my apartment. (In LA that is unheard of!)
- It’s a job within the field I studied in college
- I actually studied some of their clients while in school and now I talk to them on the phone
- Paid overtime
- I love West LA and tall buildings and I work in the one of the only spots in West LA that has tall buildings
- I start at 8:30. Still early, but late enough.
- Free breakfast every Friday morning
- Free Starbucks (usually)
- The executives I assist are awesome so I’m learning a lot!
- I still get to work with entertainment
- I’m the back-up assistant to the “Godfather” of PR
Thanks for the update on your job experience encounter. Congratulations and welcome to the “working world” of your chosen career field.
this is truly an awesome gig for a first job! you really scored and we’re so happy for you.
i absolutely loved working in downtown la… i loved the buildings, the proximity to decent restaurants, the tall sparkly buildings (dave calls them “guilded birdcages”)
and i can’t believe your 4-mile commute. you should be ashamed of yourself, calling yourself a “commuter”. what on earth will you complain about when you get into the office each morning?
Hi Claire, see all good things are worth waiting for and this job really sounds like Fun! Can’t believe it is less than 4 miles – surely you’re not driving : )
I would take this experience as the entertainment world just wasn’t ready for Claire Bergens and all the wonderful things she can do. I’m glad you’re with a company you enjoy.
Smiles,
Barbara
i’m so happy. i can’t wait to come visit.
love you
I know, I don’t feel so much like a “Los Angelan” with my little commute.
Nice to know you enjoy what you do. It is the most important thing. (from Andrew , Canada)
i want a job but i can write only story nothing else.please contct with me and give a job please only for writting.my adress-103/b,khilgoan chowdhury para,dhaka.bangladesh.
I hope you’re grateful to God ,our father which is in Heaven,for He Has blessed you so much.I’m also a recent University and midlle-level college graduate,looking for a job in Kenya or any where ; And I know God will open doors for me,He’ll make a way where there seems to be none and He’ll give me wime from vineyards I did’nt plant!.Thank you all and God Bless you.
Dear Claire,
Today, I have again searched for a job – but to no avail. I have typed the words “God give me a job please” on Goggle and here you are with your amazing story.
Thank you for encouraging me – I KNOW God will provide the perfect job for me!!!
Christine
I am now in a position unable to get a simple job since last one year may be its my bad luck.
Now it is very much difficult for me to bear daily expenses having wife and kid…please help me god…
god plaese give me a job i have no words to say except my prayer
You have inspired me I also typed in the words “God Please give me a job” and your story came up and I only pray that God will bless me and send me a GREAT Job…. PLEASE GOD SEND ME A JOB! I have being applying like crazy and as a recent Grad its so discourageing at times! Please you all Pray for me! Again congrats.
~Beth
I’m so frustrated!!!! I need a job like yesterday. I’m a graduate who’s never had afulfiling job for the last fifteen years. I do what I do so as not to be idle but it pays peanuts. I have a family of two boys whose school fees is quite high, we need to pay rent, get fare to go to work,…it is hard food is so expensive. We cannot save. God please hear my cry, please give me a job with an international school or oragnisation that will pay me well. A job where my qualifications and experience will be considered. Please Jesus….oh please…I don’t know how else this cry can reach your throne but I need you Lord to do us a miracle. Remember we were also conned and lost almost two million Kenya shillings which had been our savings for the last several years. Lord, please you are my only hope!!
god will give us job but we must ready to do that.
hi
I believe if you take God as your partner all shall be well,what is impossible with man ,is possible with God,have faith and you will receive