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[luckycanuck]

It's gone from being a good day to being a good week.

The market has recovered, almost to the point where I was two weeks ago.  And the attention being paid to the class action lawsuit against the banks is focussing a lot of attention on IMF, whose stock price is up again.

I had a briefing on some legislation and then wrote a shadow cabinet brief on a Bill relating to airport parking.  Not especially exciting (though I think a lot of people will take the opportunity to have a free populist kick at the price of airport parking.  Quite recently Sydney apparently had the most expensive airport parking anywhere in the world.)  It was approved with only minimal changes.  So on an issue I knew nothing about that involved legal points about which I have no training, I pulled together a brief in one day.

Everyone who works in Parliament got a pay rise today, and I got more of a pay rise (in percentage terms) than most.

Around 5pm, I got a call from the NRMA.  It was about the job I applied for on Monday.  They wanted to have a bit of a chat about the work I do now and about the position they have vacant.  Then they offered me a phone interview next Tuesday.  It would be more money than my new wage (they thought it would be less) and a move back to Sydney which is fine, but it would also mean leaving my current position just a few months before an election.  We could win which would mean I would be working for the Deputy Prime Minister, but even if we lose it puts them in an awkward position and can compromise my prospects for coming back.  If nothing else, I do have a sense of loyalty and I don't want to leave them in the lurch.  Generally there are a lot more moves after an election rather than before, and for good reason.

But that is putting the cart before the horse.  I've not yet had a first interview let alone been offered a position, so I will face those questions when the time comes.  In the meantime, it is a huge boost for me.  I feel as though I am being sought after, and I feel that I have real value in the job market, which is something I had forgotten in recent months.  In just a short time after starting to look, I am getting results.  So even if I don't wind up with this job, I am far more confident that I can find another than I was even a few hours ago.

I think next week I will hit the gym hard.  I am feeling bulletproof.

Comments

[bakerypenguin.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the job interview, awesome news. :o)

[luckycanuck.livejournal.com]

It's been a week in which virtually nothing has gone wrong. Perhaps I should buy a lottery ticket.

[minxyminou.livejournal.com]

Yays about your interview :D

[luckycanuck.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Your CV advice seems to have helped. I sent them a virtually identical CV to the one you helped edit.

Mitzi mariachis ...

[(Anonymous)]

Tooting trumpets and clashing cymbals, what jolly good news on many fronts. Interesting to note you fellas are getting a pay rise just when the UK fellas are getting a pay cut.

Re: Mitzi mariachis ...

[luckycanuck.livejournal.com]

It won't balance the budget, but it's a good gesture to make that the first act of your government.