(This might be a little late, but as the interview trip kicks off for year 5 fellows I started getting nostalgic about last year)<\/p>\n
So, to any year 5 fellows who are perusing the Challenge Detroit blog hastily in last minute preparations:<\/p>\n
It’ll be okay. Even if you spill your interviewer’s coffee, singe your dress with an iron the night before, and leave an interview with (what you think) is your dream job crying.<\/p>\n
The funny thing about a Challenge year is that it will take everything you know and love or think your know and love and turn it upside down.<\/p>\n
Whether it is ending up in a job whose description didn’t even really exist when you interviewed, juggling a million different scheduling conflicts or finding yourself on challenges or teams you wouldn’t have expected, this year has put me in situations that I wouldn’t have signed on to myself, only to introduce me to other things I love and make space for experiences I wouldn’t have had otherwise.<\/p>\n
So even though the next two days will be demanding and at times overwhelming, it’ll all somehow turn out exactly how it’s meant to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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