THE 2ND ISSUE, PHRONESIS MAGAZINE, CE WINNIPEG THE 2ND ISSUE, PHRONESIS MAGAZINE, CE WINNIPEG | Page 17

phronesis magazine | january 2020
FATTAH
MOMODU
THE TESTIMONY OF THE POWER OF WORDS
Revised by KINGSAHOLIC.COM
Photo by  CE WINNIPEG
In June 2019, I applied for a
specialist role that came up
at my company where I
already worked. I got
promoted to the specialist
role after successfully
going through the series of
interviews. It was a 3-month
temporary position but
I was given an assurance
that I would be offered the
position on a full time basis
at the end of the period.
Regrettably, after three
months, I was told I would
not be offered the position
on a permanent basis. So, I
returned to my Technical
Support position.
Two weeks after returning to
my previous position, a new
job opening came up at the
company. I was interested in
this position as I had some
previous experience in it.
Besides, it came with better
financial benefits than my
current position. I decided
to approach my boss about
my interest in applying, and
he gave me a go ahead to
apply. He provided me with
the contact details of the
hiring manager for the said
job opening - so that I could
schedule an appointment
with him to discuss the role.
Thankfully, I met with the
hiring manager and he gave
me some insight into the
role. Interestingly, after the
meeting, I didn’t have as
much interest in the job
opening as I did previously
but I applied anyways to
give a good impression. A
few days after I applied for
the position, I was invited
for an interview. I didn’t quite
care about the outcome of
the interview. My disposition
was such that “If I got it great,
and if I didn’t get it, that
would be fine as well.”
A week after the interview, I
sat down with my boss in a
meeting to discuss my
performance. At the end of
the meeting, my supervisor
asked me “Fattah, what did
you study in school?” I stated
that I've a Bachelors degree in
Business Information Systems.
And he said “Ok.” He then
continued, and said "a new
position was coming up at the
company - which isn’t gaining
as much interest as it should."
He later told me that he
would send me the details
of the position, and that if I
was interested, I should apply.
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