My husband finished degree program number three last year at this time (read about it here and here) and started a fourth with his master's degree in architectural engineering with an emphasis in power structures. All the while, I have been teaching, he's been working at the church, and God has taken care of every financial need we have encountered (a miracle in itself, because I'm pretty sure there have been times this year when the outflow was more than the inflow).
After the roughest year of our married (or maybe entire?) lives, we found ourselves in bed the other night talking about job openings. We had gone back and forth about applying for jobs or having him finish his masters, or possibly working more at the church, when Rick found a job listing for a firm in Kansas City. He really liked this company and they had a reputation for excellence and hiring KU grads. He updated his resume and applied on Friday night. To be honest, I didn't think they would call him back. It was the only place he applied, he didn't have any experience, and this job looked pretty sweet. I was sure we needed a connection of some sort, and we didn't have one.
On Wednesday of the following week, Rick received an email inviting him to contact their HR department to set up a time to "chat." Rick called and received a call back the next day. The lady asked him some questions and told him she was taking his information to her team. Friday he received an email inviting him to come for an interview at 1:30.
My feelings at this point? I am surprised it went this far. He hasn't had an internship or a job, at least, not one in the field. But I'm starting to hope now, because if you've met my husband, you know how extremely likeable and easygoing he is. He makes a great first impression, and if they weren't bothered by the lack of experience, I knew the rest would be a piece of cake.
But now we just had to wait for Monday at 1:30.
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