Applying for Jobs

[Duchess]

One of my weaknesses is that I am too honest about my shortcomings. I will just freely admit that I do not have good organization skills or that I like to be told what to do and coming up with stuff on my own is sometimes difficult. These are not things I want to say in an interview.

Perhaps I want to change that about myself and I want to be that person blazing forward with new ideas and concepts and not be held back from doing so.

I just got an idea for an entirely new position and it excited me today and I interviewed the person already doing the job who is leaving in a couple of months and I wonder if I have what it takes to do her job. She did it really well.

Fuck, looking for new position outside of my field of experience makes me examine myself and causes me to look at my weaknesses rather than my strengths. There are plenty of jobs I know I am qualified for and can do-but I want to reach in a different direction than the one I am going, I want to explore and stretch and not be comfortable. (I will probably regret saying that outloud, OR EVEN TYPING IT OUTLOUD!)

You are a very capable woman. You're bright & engaging and the times you've shared different aspects of your life with us I never once saw you shy away from anything due to lack of confidence or fear of the unknown. It's okay that there are things to learn, that's a good thing, having the desire to learn is something that you want to have until the moment of death. You've got this! Make it known that you want the job and try to spend whatever time you can learning from her before she leaves. Good luck! I look forward to celebrating with you when you tell us you got it.