Landing a job at brands4friends

Well, it took me about 4 weeks from starting to look for a job till landing a job. I might say I'm impressed with myself considering the comments and feedback I've heard from people and how hard it is to get a job. Worst of all was the pressure I put on myself but that just me! I proved you all wrong.

Congratulations to myself on the new job after such a long time of absence.

Where exactly will I start working? I will start working on the 8th of October 2015 at brands4friends in the great capital city of Germany in Berlin. Its not Engineering or the Oil & Gas industry anymore, over here it's eCommerce. And yes, I'm back in Finance.

Did I mention that I only worked so far in this profession in Australia and I studied Finance only in English!?! So that might explain why I'm so nervous starting working in a German Finance Team in Germany not knowing all finance vocabulary even tough I try to be prepared - dear Lord, please let me not embarrass myself.

The good thing is however, the company I'm going to work for is an entity of eBay therefore there will be lots of opportunities to speak English as it was a requirement to get the job - no worries.

So here we go, the pressure is off, I can breath again....first comes the job, next will be an apartment and before I know it I will be shopping for brand new furniture etc. Lets just say, settling back into Germany is WIP - work in progress.

Getting a New Job in Berlin

I slowly get over the hanging around, settling back in, doing nothing. Not quite true, Dad told me off to do the weeding, just like old times.

I decided to get started on updating my CV and looking for a job. My starting point would be Berlin, the vibrant heart of Germany, a city that never sleeps. As it’s pretty close to Ferdinandshof and only a day trip away for interviews and some shopping and sightseeing it would be the perfect place to settle.

I didn’t have to wait long before the first phone calls were made to get to know each other. Soon I was at least 3 times a week traveling to Berlin to various interviews. My days were finally filled with action, I was on a mission.

Ok, let’s see where, when and with who I will score a job, my first job in Finance, in Germany after nearly 12 years of absence. Am I going to make it – I keep you posted about the progress and the results.

Happy Birthday to Me

And it's time again to celebrate another birthday, the first birthday in 13 years that my parents and I are actually have the chance to celebrate it together.

We're heading to Bad Wilsnack, a spa town not far from Berlin to lay back and enjoy massages, sauna with special infusions and the healing waters of the thermal bath.

On top of the relaxing treatments we totally indulged into the German cuisine, sipping some Champaign and enjoying the company of each other.

After a wonderful birthday and a few more days in this beautiful environment where I could recharge my batteries we traveled back home.

Thanks you for the wonderful time, all the birthday messages and of course the phone calls I received.