I called Dreamworks. They called back almost immediately. Turns out they're hiring a couple of lighting TAs in August and I'm officially a backup candidate for an interview. They were interviewing three people for two positions and they've already passed on one of them so the recruiter I talked to asked for an updated resume for the review on Monday. Then she'll get back to me.
I know in a situation like this, it's probably a bad idea to get my hopes up. Those other two people could be exactly what they're looking for and that's that. But I found it interesting that the recruiter told me there was a note on my resume from the last time I talked to them, which said, "Find out how much programming she's done." Holy crap, how much time do you have?
This has been an odd week. First, I actually leave the house and go see a movie, which I really enjoy. Then I go into some kind of funk for two days, complete with headaches right between my eyes. Then I realize that I've let my fear of change squelch my dreams again, so I decide I'm mad at myself. I go find my contact info for Dreamworks and call them. I feel better. In fact, I feel A LOT better just from making the call. And I might even get an interview out of it, which will tell me what I really need to know - whether I really want this. And when I find out, hopefully it will be based on real information and not what my imagination creates out of its own fear of change.
It's amazing how many excuses you can come up with to not do something when you're afraid.
Oh yeah, here's the cool part. It's not at Dreamworks in LA. It's at Dreamworks in Redwood City, as in 45 MINUTES FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
I'm excited about my life again! And boy has this lit a fire under my butt to get this web site done. Not that I needed another fire under me, but it helps to have something to look forward to, even if you don't know if you really have it to look forward to or not. I'm going to look forward to it until they tell me not to. So there.
I know in a situation like this, it's probably a bad idea to get my hopes up. Those other two people could be exactly what they're looking for and that's that. But I found it interesting that the recruiter told me there was a note on my resume from the last time I talked to them, which said, "Find out how much programming she's done." Holy crap, how much time do you have?
This has been an odd week. First, I actually leave the house and go see a movie, which I really enjoy. Then I go into some kind of funk for two days, complete with headaches right between my eyes. Then I realize that I've let my fear of change squelch my dreams again, so I decide I'm mad at myself. I go find my contact info for Dreamworks and call them. I feel better. In fact, I feel A LOT better just from making the call. And I might even get an interview out of it, which will tell me what I really need to know - whether I really want this. And when I find out, hopefully it will be based on real information and not what my imagination creates out of its own fear of change.
It's amazing how many excuses you can come up with to not do something when you're afraid.
Oh yeah, here's the cool part. It's not at Dreamworks in LA. It's at Dreamworks in Redwood City, as in 45 MINUTES FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
I'm excited about my life again! And boy has this lit a fire under my butt to get this web site done. Not that I needed another fire under me, but it helps to have something to look forward to, even if you don't know if you really have it to look forward to or not. I'm going to look forward to it until they tell me not to. So there.
