I can finally tell you more about that opportunity I posted about. The contracts/risk administrator came up to the accounting department Thursday morning to make an announcement about a contracts/risk specialist position opening up that they were going to be posting a job listing online about. The job entails a lot of reading contracts and assessing risks to the company and will work closely with executive management. She invited anyone interested in the position to apply. The head lady in accounting said that if anyone was interested they should talk to her or the contracts/risk administrator for more details.
Right away, I was intrigued about the position. During my lunch break I contemplated what my next move should be. I decided to act. It was really a no brainer. I went into my supervisor's office to get her opinion about me being interested in learning more about the open position. She encouraged me to go talk to the contracts/risk administrator and said that it would be a great opportunity for me. So, with her blessing I went to talk to the administrator. I learned more about it and was asked to submit a resume. Even though they will be taking outside interviews, they always like to consider employees inside the company for interviews for open positions, too.
I talked more with my supervisor and she let me know that if I don't end up getting the position that my current assistant payroll position will not be affected. She also advised that I should write a cover letter to showcase my writing ability and she even offered to review my resume and cover letter for me before I submit them. She was glad to know that I am looking to grow within the company and mentioned a project accounting position that they will start interviewing for in the next couple of weeks. The accounting position doesn't peak my interest as much as the contracts/risk specialist position does, but I will be considering applying for that position, too.
