Exposed!

A recent internal vacancy, advertising for the role of a investment grade credit analyst, got me very interested. After all I had applied for a similar role with the convertible bonds desk, but with no success. I applied, more keen to find out about the role and the nature of the job than optimistic that I will get it. After a week, I all but forgotten about it until a call from HR today!

Turns out that the hiring manager was actually interested in my CV and would like to take it a little further. But I would need to inform my current boss and seek his approval before I proceed. Gosh, I have not actually thought about any positive news and now I will have to break the news to him only after a month into my current rotation.

Contrary to my fears, the meeting actually turned out quite well as he touched on the interesting bits about research but also the fact that I may be turning my back on great prospects within the Finance world. After all, I am only 7 months aways from my programme completion and a (almost) certain promotion at the end of it. Nonetheless I asked for an interview opportunity and he agreed to it.

Just well I thought everything was hunky-dory, he came over and asked for a quick chat. Looks like I am IN TROUBLE. Finance HR got wind of this and my rotation programme manager is apparently not too pleased. After all, we have just got moved into our present roles and there are not many left on this programme (just eight of us). They might not be keen to release me at all. Worst scenario - I may have to resign to leave the programme for the interview AND if I fail the interview, I will be out of job!

So what initially seems like an ideal world got me on tenterhooks for the rest of the day. I never know an innocent application can have such repercussion.
Pray for me my friends.