Things are looking up.

I had an interview today! It sounds really great, and I think I did really well. Basically, I would be the assistant to two women, the Asset Manager, and the Director of Operations. I would help them do the nitty gritty stuff that keeps them working overtime. Things like spreadsheets about taxes, property insurance audits, budget tracking, helping put together the newsletter and annual reports, and just being there to help around the whole office. The whole concept of the company is really cool, they provide investments for developing affordable housing in the St. Louis area.

Some other pluses:
In my pay range! (YAY! New Couch!!!)
Benefits! (Medical, dental, 401(k), 2 weeks vacay, free parking)
Downtown!
Really nice people!
CASUAL! Jeans on Fridays, even!

I really hate to get my hopes up, but I think I did great at the interview, I think I'd be great at the job, and I think the women who interviewed me really liked me. They said I'd hear from them late this week or early next week. I am really crossing my fingers on this one!

But, just in case, I have an interview with a recruiting company on Monday. They place recent graduates in temp-to-hire positions in various business fields, and they do relatively extensive interviewing and testing, and wind up having like a 90-95% retention after the initial temporary period. Not nearly as fun sounding as the other job, but like I said, just in case. Gotta pay the bills, right?