Happiness is a new job

It looks like my “smart questions” strategy may have paid off. Or at least, there’s something very good to be said about having a chance encounter in a parking lot! I’m very pleased to report that last week I accepted a position as Account Executive with a local advertising agency/marketing firm, and am no longer job-hunting. This was quite literally a chance conversation with someone who casually asked how I was doing, and when I reported on my job search she told me about an opportunity she was thinking of offering. We both got very enthusiastic about the prospect of working together. I worked for a short time as a freelancer on a test project, and was offered and accepted the full-time position in the midst of that work.

The position will be a great opportunity to put to work all of my project management skills, and to learn a thing or two about agency life and methods – no doubt it’s changed somewhat in the 23 years since I last worked in that environment!