I love the publication and I'd like to convince myself that if I did it, they'd love me and hire me on permanently sometime in those three months, perhaps even for the theatre arts editor's job. But who knows.
The other job interview at the outdoorsy-type magazing is for a full-time, salaried job that pays high in the 20k range per year and probably has good stuff like benefits. They were the first people with whom I scheduled the interview, though in retrospect I wish I'd made it with them for Friday, instead of Monday, because if I'm NOT offered the full-time position there's a chance that I may have scared off the weekly.
It's an awkward position to be in, but I think I'm handling it well. The weekly knows I want the job, but they also know that I ideally want full time work, and I have a full-time interview on Monday. Grah! I don't want them to think I'm baiting them against each other, but I did get two calls in one day for very different positions at very different magazines. If the weekly magazine were offering me a full-time position out of the gate, I'd take it, I think, hands down. But I don't want to get shuffled off in three months to go back into the ring. And, all things being equal, I also want to speak with the other magazine because working for them could be very satisfying. What to do, what to do?
Posted on October 20, 2005 @ 5:20 PM | 1 comments
Comments:
First of all, CONGRATS for being offered a position!
Now what to do: if it were me, I would wait, interview with the fishing and hunting magazine on Monday and see what they might offer you. If they offer you their full-time position, great, if not, I would take the temp job unless another interview with a different mag presents itself between now and then.
Temp work can turn into other oppportunities and worst case scenario you will make several connections over the three month period, earn work experience, $, and connections. It is unfortunate that it is temporary, but the connections and experience that you could gain from that will be invaluable.
Eee I'm so excited for you, either way!
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11:01 AM, October 21, 2005
