50. Groupalia and James

Friday! I need a break. It has been a weird and surprising week with lots of good news and emotions at the same time. I need to have dinner with one of my best friends. Perhaps I relax in the sauna tomorrow and then I spend the afternoon and sunday with my girlfriend. I have to say that I feel really stressed, lots of new situations and I have fear toward what will happen in the next weeks. 

By the way, Spain has beel eliminated from the Worldcup.

Keep calm and enjoy :)

DaniR

49. Everybody knows.

Yesterday I told everyone my decision of changing my job position. Their answers were very helpful for me and I apreciate the words they gave me to support me and wishing me the best. So now definitely I have realized that my days in this company are arriving to its end. 

I feel a little bit sad in one hand and kind of afraid in the other. It will be the first time in 4 years that I break my routine and I feel also lazy about that. I haven't done anything important related with this project in some days because I have focused all my attention and energy into my new job. But I don't want to surrender! I must say that the main goal of this project was finding a new and better job, and I have reached that goal... But it is a project of life, to prove that I can do everything I purpose!

Lazy days will bring energy and strength.

DaniR

48. Resign is not easy

Today I have resigned at work. It has been a hard moment because I apreciate my boss however I had to look for the best for me and my family. I have told him the reasons why I have taken that decision and he has absolutely understood everything.

This morning I had stomach ache because of the nerves so I have done some bycicle training for 30 minutes. Afterwards I tried to relax and rest a little bit at home.

Tomorrow I will talk with my two bosses and my colleague because we will have to organize everything for the moment I quit. It wont be an easy task...

Once everything turns back into normality I will put all my energy in this project... I definetly have advanced :)

DaniR

47. Challenge accepted

What a day! What...a...day! I will say that in few words: I have been accepted to work at Michael Page!!! I have a mixture of feelings right now: happiness, joy, sadness, fear, nervousness, excitement and headache. The consultant called me this morning and told me this news when I was on board the train. I am starting the 14th of July and I will go to Paris next day to do training. Everything is so exciting, I still don't believe that. What worries me the most is that tomorrow I will have to resign, but I have to do it. 

No more words for today.

It's been a really strange and wonderful days. 

DaniR

44, 45 and 46. No light, no call

Today I have been waiting the whole day for a Michael Page phone call however in the end they phoned me at 20:00 because they were not able to find the contacts I gave them to recommend me. Perhaps tomorrow I know something else... I am a little bit nervous and everyday I have clearer that I want to work there.

This weekend I have run for 30 minutes and doing some working out as well. I have also started reading about market research statistics and central distribution data.

Today at work my partner has had to go to the dentist because of some teeth ache and what a coincidence that light turned off.

A strange day and way to start a week, tomorrow I will return to the Gym...

DaniR

43. International interview.

Today was the D-day. It was friday 13th and I had two important interviews in the morning with two directors in Michael Page Group. These two interviews have been great in my opinion, I have given lots of details about what I do in my current job, what I expect from a future job position and I have even give some recommendations to improve their performance. I have done it the best way I could and now I expect news from my recruitment consultant. He has asked me for references from other employees but I have had a problem, most of them don't work in the same company anymore so I do not know how to contact them! Hopefully in the end they will find them and that will not be an obstacle in that hiring process. 

The project seems really interesting, so I would help the Research Manager in Europe processing data from surveys done all around the world, as well as we will start new projects focusing in South Europe (Spain, Portugal, Italy and Turkey). At the same time I would execute internal projects to evaluate Michael Page's performance, improve quality of life in the company and assessing in order to make a better environment in the company. 

Let's see what the result is.

Anyway, it doesn't matter if I am selected or not because I continue my life project. This afternoon I will start reading chapter 15, about frequencies distribution, crossed tabulation and hypothesis test. I want also go running tomorrow so this week I haven't done any exercise in the end... It has been a weird week actually. 

English:

Stand in: To take someone's place when they are absent.
I'm standing in for Kim at the office while she's away on holiday. 

Express:
I expressly told you not to open that letter until I got home. Why don't you listen?
He stood there completely expressionless. He didn't show his feelings at all.
I never really know what it is you want. You need to be more expressive. 

To catch your breath: It's so busy in my office. I don't get the chance to catch my breath after my long journey into the office. I have to get down to work as soon as I get in.

DaniR

42. Preparing the definitive interview.

Tomorrow I have one of the most important interviews in my whole life. Important because I will talk with two really important directors in Michael Page, everything will be driven in english and I will need to prove what I have been learning during these years working at MDK and studying at the University.

Firstly I hope that my laptop doesn't turn off because sometimes it appears an strange message and it restores again. Anyway I have an As under my sleeve and I will have my cellphone closed so I can connect to Skype if something happens. 

Then I think I will have to explain the same thing twice because I have one interview at 9:00 and the other one at 10:00. I don't know how many candidates for that position are still in the process, but I don't think that too many because it is not efective disturbing these directors too much. 

Tomorrow afternoon I will explain my feeling about these interviews. I hope that I will do it great and then I can not feel guilty if I'm not selected because it will mean that I wasn't the best candidate for that position. 

Something I have clear is: I must give them examples of everything I have done!

Let's get this party started!

English:

Burn someone out: To exhaust oneself through too much work. 
If she doesn't slow down a bit at work she's going to burn herself out.

Illustrate:
I have been asked to do some illustrations for a children's story book.
He has a job as an illustrator for a graphic design company.
Here's a piece of his work that is very illustrative. It is a perfect example of his style of painting.

To set an example: His outstanding performance in the Olympics sets an example to all those who hope to achieve greatness themselves. 

DaniR