Laura's Thoughts

I got my first job offer! Yay! Middleton, Burns, & Davis made me an offer last night. They are a large public accounting firm in Dallas. If I decide to go into public accounting, this is definitely where I'd want to work. I like everyone I met there, I felt like I fit in, and I like the way they did business -- or at least the way I perceived they did business. And they gave me a pretty damn good offer. So, now I need to decide if I want to go into public accounting (tax returns and external audits) or remain in private industry accounting. Can someone please just tell me what to do?

The industry firm I'm really waiting to hear from is Lockheed Martin. I think if they gave me an offer close to what MBD is offering, I would go with them. Right now, I feel like the position suits my interests better. Plus, I wouldn't have to move to Dallas. I love Fort Worth. I could probably grow to love Dallas, but I know that I already love Fort Worth. And Lockheed has this great leadership development program that I'm very interested in. I'd get to rotate jobs for three years, go on conferences, and they'd pay for me to get my MBA. The more I think about it, the more I love the idea of having an MBA.

So I called Lockheed today to see where they were on making a decision. They have one more candidate to interview on Thursday, then they'll sit down and decide. But they told me I was a strong candidate. Heck yes, I am. So now I'm just waiting. I've interviewed with several other companies, but these two are definitely my top choices. At least I know that much.

The results from my two weeks of tests are all good. I have one more to go in this round, then a little break until after Thanksgiving. Thank goodness. Speaking of tests, I'm off to the library -- the one where you study.