Hope still exists

I had almost completely lost hope that I would be able to stay here in Fargo. Finding positions to apply for that don’t involve .NET is nearly impossible. I am waiting to hear from a company in Moorhead that I sent my resume to. They aren’t interviewing until December … and I’m not sure what part of December that is. I do have a possible opportunity with a company that a former co-worker now works at, but it’s in a town about 40 min north of Minneapolis. And as I’ve said before … I do NOT want to move.

I got a call this morning from a local employment/consulting agency that I’ve been working with. She told me a while back that a company she works with might be opening a position at some point. After the initial conversation, she found out that the company was going to put off hiring someone until next year. However, she found out yesterday that that same company is opening up a contract position. It’s a contract position because it’s only temporary … covering a maternity leave for someone. She mentioned either 3 or 6 months, but I’m thinking it will probably be closer to 3 since it’s a maternity leave coverage. There IS a possibility that the position could end up being permanent. It just depends on how much work the company has at the end of the contract period and if they have the approval to hire another full time developer. But it would allow me to stay here and continue looking for something permanent here. And who knows, maybe the economy will improve early next year and other companies in the area will have positions.

I know that there’s no guarantee that I’ll even get this position, but at least there’s SOMETHING out there. There’s a possibility for something. And this one is more in line with what I’ve done in the past rather than a new coding language. Looking at the job description, I’m confident that I’d be fine in the position. There are some aspects that I haven’t worked with before (such as section 508 compliance), but I’m also confident that I can pick that stuff up fairly quickly. I just need to be exposed to it. My interview for the position is on Monday afternoon. Hopefully I won’t be nervous during it … I haven’t been in my other interviews.

And if this opportunity doesn’t pan out, there’s still that one in Moorhead. But I can’t wait forever for something to pan out. And I can’t leave my former co-worker hanging. I know that they want to fill their position as soon as possible. I need to email him today and let him know that there is going to be a delay in my applying for it. I hope they understand. And if not, I’ll just have to keep looking elsewhere if nothing works out around here.

But at least there is something … something to keep me from falling off the deep end.