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All been a bit sudden, but exciting all the same. I went jobhunting last week as the place I've been doing some temp work at runs out of work at this time of year, but after going to a 3hr interview for a great job but which required commitment (a general trend in permanent work, surprisingly enough), I realised this was madness as I wanted to move to Exeter in a few months.
So, me being the master of planning things in advance, I called up some recruitment agencies in Exeter on the Wednesday and arranged a few interviews for last Friday, then went down on Thursday night to stay with my friend and go to the interviews in the morning. It's amazing how much easier it is to get a job down there - loads of positions and nobody with experience to fill them. In London I'm just an OK candidate, in Exeter they were crawling all over me, it was like being on a different planet.
So I went to my first interview, on Marsh Barton trading estate (the largest and most awesome industrial estate I've ever seen in my life - anything you want, you'll find it there!) - an IT sales job. Fantastic little company, head office in Bristol, new office in Exeter, really friendly people and they like to employ creative people who can bring something unique to the business. My kind of place!
They offered me the job on the spot and I was really happy to accept it. I just couldn't have asked for a better opportunity - it's paying better than my last job (in central London!), with a view to moving into corporate accounts or field sales in a year or so, and they're even going to pay for my relocation (!). I took a big and slightly mad risk going down there (I declined a good job in London to go to these interviews), but I'm so glad I did. I start on August the 18th!
I'm really excited about everything. It's so much nicer down there, money goes much further, my best friends live there and my cousin also lives in Exeter. You aren't expected to work ridiculous hours and you don't have to be rich to live a decent lifestyle. And talk about biking country!
To celebrate (well, I had it planned already but it made an ideal celebration) I went up to Gloucester to meet my bike-mad relatives and we rode a 300 mile round trip through Wales the next day. Tiring as hell, but the most amazing scenery and roads I've ever seen. And I'm going to be right round the corner from it all soon.
So, me being the master of planning things in advance, I called up some recruitment agencies in Exeter on the Wednesday and arranged a few interviews for last Friday, then went down on Thursday night to stay with my friend and go to the interviews in the morning. It's amazing how much easier it is to get a job down there - loads of positions and nobody with experience to fill them. In London I'm just an OK candidate, in Exeter they were crawling all over me, it was like being on a different planet.
So I went to my first interview, on Marsh Barton trading estate (the largest and most awesome industrial estate I've ever seen in my life - anything you want, you'll find it there!) - an IT sales job. Fantastic little company, head office in Bristol, new office in Exeter, really friendly people and they like to employ creative people who can bring something unique to the business. My kind of place!
They offered me the job on the spot and I was really happy to accept it. I just couldn't have asked for a better opportunity - it's paying better than my last job (in central London!), with a view to moving into corporate accounts or field sales in a year or so, and they're even going to pay for my relocation (!). I took a big and slightly mad risk going down there (I declined a good job in London to go to these interviews), but I'm so glad I did. I start on August the 18th!
I'm really excited about everything. It's so much nicer down there, money goes much further, my best friends live there and my cousin also lives in Exeter. You aren't expected to work ridiculous hours and you don't have to be rich to live a decent lifestyle. And talk about biking country!
To celebrate (well, I had it planned already but it made an ideal celebration) I went up to Gloucester to meet my bike-mad relatives and we rode a 300 mile round trip through Wales the next day. Tiring as hell, but the most amazing scenery and roads I've ever seen. And I'm going to be right round the corner from it all soon.
