I found out today, Friday 13th of all days, that I have been offered a position with a company called Mobile Armor. They do security software for smart phones and computers both notebook and desktop. A really great sounding company really.
Word on the street is that I will be starting on July 1st, but depending on Mobile Armor, it could be sooner. I can start at any time, myself.
I will be helping the company test their software and make sure that it’s working as good as possible so that users won’t find any nasty surprises later. At least that is the plan.
This has been a tough search, but not as tough as my last search after being laid off. I was 8 months without a job then, this time it was 7 months. I was a little slower getting started looking for a job since I have been recovering from Ulcerative Colitis (rather unsettling picture on linked page). I’ve still been getting sick from it, but I’m learning what I can and can not eat to avoid having relapses. Until these last few days, I have been feeling pretty healthy for about 4 weeks. The longest run in quite some time. I know what I ate to cause this last relapse to occur, so I know what to avoid, but there are probably other foods that will do me in.
Since I have had this illness, I have lost just a little over 70 lbs. It started Aug. 2007, 11 months ago, so I have been losing weight rather slowly. Which is the way one is supposed to lose weight. However, I need to be able to stop losing weight when I get to the weight I want which is just under 200. Anyway, that’s off topic.
I was actually not sure I was going to get this job. April 17th was my first interview with Mobile Armor. The interview went pretty well, and I felt pretty comfortable with the folks I was talking to. I felt that they seemed to like me. So I found out the next week that one of the folks that started the company wanted to talk to me for a few minutes on the phone as a second interview. So I called him and we had a great conversation. I think I impressed him with my self motivation and my previous job history. I really felt that I had this job. I heard from the recruiters that found the job for me that I was going to be offered the position, so I was all ready to go, but I didn’t hear anything else after that. I thought that I had done something wrong, but it turned out that they had some issues with funding and had to wait a while to continue.
I got the call last Friday that the company was still interested in me which really lifted my spirits. Then I got the call today that an offer letter was being sent today and we’ll be working out when I will be starting. It looks like it might be July 1st, but that was only the recruiters feeling. I’ll find out soon enough. I’m just thrilled that I finally have a new job.
So, now I just need to stay healthy for longer than a month…
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