Fortunately for me, the UK allows US students' spouses to work while living in the country. It's nice because it gives me the opportunity to make some money so that we can withdrawal less from our student loans and start paying them off earlier. So given all of that, I started applying for jobs a couple of weeks ago. From everything that I've heard, the lucky ones will have a job by the end of October but some of the unlucky ones wait 6 months or more.
Confession.....Job hunting is probably my least favorite activity in the world. I told Luke the other day that if we had stayed in Raleigh I probably would have stayed with Principal forever just so that I never had to make a resume, write a cover letter or go to another interview again. Fortunately I've met some other wives here who were able to give me names of people who were able to help them get jobs so I've had a good starting point.
Last week I met with two different staffing agencies to talk about my CV (curriculum vitae - or resume) and what types of jobs I might be eligible for. The first company was called Office Angels and works mostly with office admin, personal assistant and data entry roles. From that meeting I actually got an interview with a copy and was offered a job. Unfortunately the company was about a 45 minute bus ride from our flat and the position was not something that I would be very happy doing. After discussing with Luke, we decided to turn it down in hopes that something better would come along soon.
Then on Friday I met with another agency called Change Recruitment. I have much higher hopes for this contact and really hope that she will be able to place me in one of their available roles. I spent the weekend putting together a cover letter trying to show how my PFG skills can translate into the project management roles she fills. Hopefully I did a good job. I guess we'll find out soon.
Until then Luther and I will continue to explore the beautiful city of Edinburgh.
Miss you & love you,
Aubs, Luke & Luther
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