This is it. Big day today.

[rbnyc]

Thanks so much to all of you who have offered me support, advice, and positive energy during this loooooong interview process.

I will be leaving my office early today and going to my 3rd and final interview. As many of you know, it's between me and 1 other candidate. I can tell the Executive Director really likes me, but I don't think I impressed the rest of the Senior Staff. Today I will meet a Regional VP.

I want this job very much because:

It is a vertical move in my field.

It pays well enough that we would actually just be able to pay our bills without juggling, AND SAVE!

I believe in the mission of the organization and think they do important work in my neighborhood.

They are in my neighborhood, so I would be able to walk to work, and have lunches with my son.

Again, they are less than 5 minutes away, so I can work full-time and spend more time with my family at the same time. This is really a key point, because no one else out there can offer this. There are no other non-profits right next door. If I don't get this job, that perk is irreplaceable. And it means so much to my family, because they need me, and they need me to bring in more money at the same time.

The interview is at 2 pm. I'll be leaving my office at 1, and hope to shake this place off of me before I get there.

So, please, if you remember, at around 2 pm, can you please send some of your famous vibes?

Thanks again for putting up with all my job-hunt threads. I hope soon I will be posting about how much I love my new job!

:)

:bounce:

[Thtwudbeme]

1. I will be thinking of you!!

Good luck with this; if anyone deserves a nice perk, it's you!

[rbnyc]

6. Thanks.

:)

There are lots of development jobs out there now. The other candidate will find something. This job just seems to have been made for me.

[SeattleGirl]

2. Many good thoughts to you, rbnyc!

Please let us know how it goes, and I do wish you the very best!!! :hug:

[rbnyc]

7. Thank You.

I will. I'll keep my babysitter on for a bit so I can post when I get home.

[SeattleGirl]

11. Good.

And I really DO wish you well! I have a good feeling about this. :hug:

[Brewman_Jax]

3. You can do it!

we believe in you!

[rbnyc]

8. I love that smiley!

Thanks so much.

[Heidi]

4. You got it!

Good vibes _and_ incense. Go get 'em, rbnyc! :thumbsups:

[rbnyc]

9. Thanks. (nt)

[LaurenG]

5. You got it

You'll do great. :)

[rbnyc]

10. Thanks so much. OK, now to get to work. (nt)

[supernova]

12. Sending good news vibes!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

I've read all your threads and I really want you to have that job, just the way you've talked about it.

Knock 'em dead this afternoon! :D

[rbnyc]

13. Thanks.

Just taking a 2-minute Lounge break.

;-)

[LaraMN]

14. I damn near PMed you yesterday, because I was afraid I missed

an update and was wondering about your situation. Good Luck and you will have my vibes!:bounce:

[rbnyc]

15. So sweet!

Thanks so much.

OK, back to work for me!

:)

[redwitch]

16. More DU vibes coming!

a really good job that is easy to walk to and allows more time with family AND pays better? How could I not wish that for you? I'll be thinking of you this afternoon. Go get that job!

[bigwillq]

17. Best of Luck!

I'm sure you're going to do fine! :hi: :hug:

[miss_american_pie]

18. Good luck

We're pulling for ya.

[dolo amber]

19. Lord woman, get this job already

You're making me a nervous wreck! :D

Best of luck, I'll send good mojo your way. :) :hi:

[AirmensMom]

20. Sending some good vibes your way, rbnyc.

DU vibes are the best ... how can you miss? :bounce: Good luck! :hug:

[ThomCat]

21. Good Luck

Do well. Come back with good news. :)

[fight4my3sons]

22. I 'm glad I didn't miss this thread! I'll be thinking of you at 2 and

sending you the best interview vibes - I'll tell my boys to send some really good vibes too :-) Good luck!!!

[greendog]

23. Good luck!

~

[Alleycat]

24. My fingers and toes are crossed!

Good Luck

[progmom]

25. oooooh.

i feel REALLY good about this. but i'll make sure to focus some good vibes on you too.


:hug:

[rbnyc]

33. Thanks so much. (nt)

[auntAgonist]

26. all the best!!

I hope you are chosen for the job!


:)

aA

[In_The_Wind]

27. It was great meeting you! Good vibes are on the way ~~~

[rbnyc]

32. You too!

EDIT:

Hit return too fast. Running out the door right now.

Thanks so much!

[cassandra uprising]

28. It's in the bag baby

They would be chumps not hire you. Here's sending you all the good vibes! :hug:

[DS1]

29. Don't forget to take your beaver!

:hi:

[rbnyc]

31. Got it!

Thanks for the reminder. I almost left it in the office.

[deadparrot]

30. Go rbnyc!

You'll do great, I'm sure...best of luck. :toast:

[rbnyc]

34. Thanks Again. Leaving now. Will check in later. (nt)

[underpants]

35. Good luck

Just missed you but good luck anyway. Let us know how it went.

[redqueen]

36. Vibes are all yours, babe!

Knock 'em dead! (You know you can!)

:loveya:

:yourock:

[flamingyouth]

37. Good luck!

Sending you good vibes! You can do it! :woohoo::hug:

[rbnyc]

38. UPDATE: Just got home.

It went extremely well. I really liked her. We had a great talk. And she said some very affirmative stuff like:

"Your experience is a perfect match for this position."
"I think you'll really enjoy working with us."
"I think you'll fit in very well."
"You'll be seeing me quite often as I visit your location quite a bit."

So, now I just have to wait to hear from the ED. I'm feeling pretty optimistic, tho.

I can't thank you enough for all the positive thoughts. I really believe they make a difference. They made a difference to me anyway.

I'll be very excited to post next week with official news.

Keeping my fingers crossed til then.

Much Love,

Rene

[DS1]

39. sweet

If they don't hire you after that, they should be sued for mental abuse

[rbnyc]

40. That's what I think!

Either I have the job, or she was seriously talking out of turn.

But I won't believe it til I see it. It's so close. I'll just send out my thank-you note --what was I supposed to say again?-- and try to relax and stop going over it all in my head again and again.

:loveya:

Thanks again for the support.

[DS1]

43. Tell them you have a lovely beaver, and you both look forward to earning

them money

Hey, it's Beaver Day

[rbnyc]

44. Got it. One question.

EDIT: I don't want this locked, and I don't want to jinx anything, but you can imagine what i asked.

[redwitch]

41. Next week????

AAAHH! It's hard to wait, isn't it? Glad it went so well, and looking forward to good news for you.

[rbnyc]

42. I know!

Well, today is Friday. I hope to hear on Monday.

[In_The_Wind]

45. WOW!

[rbnyc]

46. cool, you upgraded me...

...to two hands with crossed fingers.

Thanks!

[GOPisEvil]

47. That sounds great!!! I hope you get this job!

It would have been nice to have celebrated our new jobs together, but what's a week in the grand scheme of things? :bounce:

I have a very good feeling about this! :D

[rbnyc]

48. That's right.

Well, you can just prolong your celebration.

:hi:

[GOPisEvil]

49. Hehe...I do like the job a lot.

I can keep celebrating for a while! :D

[bigwillq]

50. That's great!

I'll be pulling for you! :hi:

[Flaxbee]

52. hooray! sounds like it went extremely well.

But I completely understand the not-counting-eggs-before-they're-hatched thing. I hate to get too confident, either (weird jinx superstition).

Let us know as soon as you can! And ENJOY the weekend!

Would you take a little time off between jobs?

[bettyellen]

51. wow! super mondo premature congrats!

staying in nyc and a five minute commute is awesome. i had a commute like that and being able to go home for lunch was just a fabulous break. and all the time and money you save also makes life so much less stressful. good for you. it sounds like it's in the bag, and i truly hope that's the case. :woohoo: