A job offer and an acceptance

A FEW days ago I got offered the job in Boulder, Co and a salary higher than what I thought the organization was capable of offering me. I wanted to say yes immediately, but I asked to think about it overnight. I wanted to be sure of my decision although it was generally a resounding yes.

So many things came together in this job opportunity. First of all, I like the job itself. It has a strong publications component, something I am totally comfortable with and a significant web component which is something I can competently do but I want to be better at. It's work that combined my two fields: communications and environmental education. It has a graphic design component, something I have always been good at in relation to publications.

The job also places me within a team, particularly a scientific team. This is something I have always been drawn to and I'm glad I've got this chance to work with world-class scientists doing world-class research. I've also realized that I like being in a team (job-wise) and that the solo operator quality of the SoCal job offer did not at all appeal to me. My other pursuits already are extremely solitary--writing and fine art photography--that I need to be in a community for work.

Best of all, I love the quality of life in Boulder and in Denver. My future officemates bike to work and even park their bikes in their offices. What a dream for a cycling buff like me! Boulder is like the American Amsterdam, bicycle-wise. It also seems to me that the workplace is a good one. Seems like the people I've met are down-to-earth and kind.

And so, the next day, I called my future boss to accept the job offer. Nothing is of course final until I receive the written offer and sign on the dotted line. But I have a feeling that this is the end of my job search for now.

I am currently preparing to move to Boulder, CO and I'm very excited. After I've settled and adjusted to my new job, I'd like to be able to help out Ms. C and Ms. W their job searches and hopefully other international students too.

Ms. N gets an offer

YESTERDAY at around 2:30 p.m. I listened to a message left by a woman who had interviewed me. I was being offered the job. It was kind of surreal and I was definitely unprepared. I wasn't expecting to hear from them till late this week.

Now I find myself in unfamiliar territory. I had been offered a job before, but I turned that one down. Now might be a different story. And so I've scrambled to call friends, compute cost of living comparisons and such. I've finally gotten to ask the dreaded work visa question and will hear back about it tomorrow.

In other news, Ms. C. also had a panel interview today in Rochester. Go, go Ms. C! I'll be calling her later today to trade news.

Got a movie date with Baby Sister. And Friday is Karaoke night at Coffee and Beans (the one that's got that gorgeous Fil-Am looking barista :) )