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OliverR · 03-02-2009, 01:03 AM

The company called me last Wednesday and told me they wanted to see me for a second interview. I'm glad they were able to see it in them to consider me.

I found the reason for me being so desperate. It's because i feel like i don't have much going on for me right now. When I was in college, I was the fraternity treasurer, sponsorship chair, and pledge treasurer over the course of 3 years. This was while I gained my 2.5 years of finance experience. I felt good, confident, loved, and accomplished.

Now I live at home back with my parents. Although I have a degree, I am not with the 50 fraternity brothers that used to give me my support and confidence. I stay at home with a degree, during a down job market, hoping that someday opportunity will knock on the door.

I need confidence back. I feel like I have no one, I feel like my accomplishments never happened. After 3 months at home, it feels like a dream that I just woke up from.

I know that in order to gain confidence, I must visit and interact with those who gave me support and made me who I am. I must also keep busy somehow, so I know that if i don't get the job, it doesn't matter, because I have more important things to do. Because I see this as the most important thing, I feel like it's all or nothing.

I just had this moment of clarity, and my interview is tomorrow. Any thoughts?

03-02-2009, 01:03 AM	#9 (permalink)
OliverR Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3	Thanks for your help guys The company called me last Wednesday and told me they wanted to see me for a second interview. I'm glad they were able to see it in them to consider me. I found the reason for me being so desperate. It's because i feel like i don't have much going on for me right now. When I was in college, I was the fraternity treasurer, sponsorship chair, and pledge treasurer over the course of 3 years. This was while I gained my 2.5 years of finance experience. I felt good, confident, loved, and accomplished. Now I live at home back with my parents. Although I have a degree, I am not with the 50 fraternity brothers that used to give me my support and confidence. I stay at home with a degree, during a down job market, hoping that someday opportunity will knock on the door. I need confidence back. I feel like I have no one, I feel like my accomplishments never happened. After 3 months at home, it feels like a dream that I just woke up from. I know that in order to gain confidence, I must visit and interact with those who gave me support and made me who I am. I must also keep busy somehow, so I know that if i don't get the job, it doesn't matter, because I have more important things to do. Because I see this as the most important thing, I feel like it's all or nothing. I just had this moment of clarity, and my interview is tomorrow. Any thoughts?