I asked for a sign and....

[dreami]

blooming well got one! Not the one I wanted of course but I knew what i had ordered would not be given.
I am still on a job hunt and was fortunate enough to have an interview on Wednesday this week, they would get back to me by the end of the week or on Monday. Well I did all my usual stuff visualising, believing etc and last night i asked for a sign that i would be successful this time, it got late and I had not printed off my resignation letter to my current employer - something I did last time I had a job interview - and something I believe is part of the visualisation and believing. Anyway, I went off to bed intending to print it off this morning before going to work. I had already redirected the home phone to my mobile. I left my laprtop on standby and plugged in to the mains.
I got up this morning only to find that the battery was completely flat and it had switched itself off and it took ages to boot up again. the printer is in an upstairs room and I needed to have battery power. I left it alone to charge up a bit while I had my coffee being very aware that the clock was ticking and I would soon need to leave for work. I left it as long as I could, raced upstairs with it and before I could plug the printer in my laptop just crashed like someone switching off a light switch. I knew at that moment that i would not get the job - to me - this was the sign - I was not meant to print off that resignation letter because I would not need it, My laptop has never depleted the battery while plugged in before and is often left in standby or sleep mode if I need to do something online before going to work.
I told my friend at work what at happened and she just said 'it might not be a bad sign - they might not be ready yet if they said maybe end of week or Monday'
anyway there were no phone calls for me and when i got home there was a familiar envelope on the table. 'That'll be a no then' i said to my husband as i picked it up and sure enough it was a 'sorry but you have not been successful on this occasion'.

I was really dissapointed but amazed at how clear a sign i had - some would say coincidence or just bad luck - but I believe it was a sign. There were a dozedn 'if only's' going on in my head but what happened, happened for a reason. I didn't print out the letter at a time when I had plenty of time i.e. the night before - because I was not meant to print it.

Sorry it's a long one - but your thoughts and comments would be welcome.

Dreami

[Tom]

Hi Dreami... I'm a firm believer in everything happening for a reason, and if your computer hadn't lost it's power, something else would have prevented you printing your letter. That's probably not much consolation, especially if your heart was set on the job, but I think another, better, job will be on it's way to you soon - one you probably wouldn't even have thought of.

I experience hundreds of coincidences, and take them all to mean I am in the right place, otherwise I wouldn't have noticed the incidents in the first place. If I'm in the right place, I'm on the right path. Well, that's how I see it!

[dreami]

Hi Tom

Yes, I believe everything happens for a reason too (doesn't make the rejections any easier though) and the right situation will eventually present itself.
After the realisation that my sign meant 'No' I asked 'what do i need to do' so maybe i will get an answer and I need to affirm that I am able to easily present my skills fully at interviews. Hindsight is a great thing if it makes you better. My CV will get a revamp.

[Reb]

Hi Dreami,
Your experince really made me smile, someone really wanted you to know that the job was not for you, which I think can only mean that they have a much better one out there for you, I'm sure it will come your way soon. And yes rejection is hard but just rememember that they are the one's missing out.
Beccie

[mrdee0]

I can tell you that many people I have spoken were expecting a certain job and conducting certain techniques for getting a particular job. Now when they didn't get that job they were quite disappointed. I told them carry on with the method and you will see results. Well a better job came along, or sometimes a job which they would never have thought of doing came along, and when they took it on they realized that therein was their true vocation in life.