Should I go for it?

[miss_misery]

I wasn’t really sure where to post since I’m not really sharing a story, more like appealing to the wisdom of the group. So here goes, and I apologize in advance for the length.

I have spent a little over two years in my whatever job as an Admin Assist in a very nondescript temping firm. Since the time I graduated from college (over four years ago now), armed only with my little BA in Art that definitely elicited more giggles than it did job offers, I really wanted to do something in my field but it came down to money and security vs. youthful fancy. Isn’t that always the case? Anyway, I recently decided to answer an ad for Head Assistant at an art gallery. Amazingly, I was asked back for an interview. Great, right? Well, the gallery is located in LA and I live in the state of Washington. My potential employers don’t know about my three-state commute as I rather fibbed on my resume and gave them the info for my friend’s apartment in Echo Park. I realize there are serious ramifications regarding lying on your resume, but the fact is, the gallery is interested enough in me to allow me to reach this point and I have a very nagging intuition that I can land the position. I would definitely relocate if they accepted me and gave me just a couple of weeks to prepare. So is this interview worth considering, or am I entertaining a silly pipe dream?

[simplydamon]

Hi miss_misery,

Hmmmm...interesting scenario. While I am not an expert, I would guess that more HR departments would frown upon lying about actual experience. I am not all that sure if where you live would be one of those items that could lead to being fired/dismissed for a resume fib.

Dave Taylor, who can be found at http://askdavetaylor.com/, might be able to provide you some pointers with this situation you are in. He covers a lot of different topics related to business & technology (including HR issues).

[coachob852]

If you really want to take steps to leave your current line of work (and it sounds like you do), keep calling art galleries in other cities, ask them about their hiring tendencies and send your resume. If you use a cheap phone plan like OneSuite, you can chat with people as far as Paris or Milan if that’s how far you want to take it. The main thing is to put the idea out there that you really want work in your field, and although your work experience is in another area, you’re willing to refresh old skills and learn new ones. As for this particular interview, even if you don’t get the job, no harm in trying, right? Good luck.

[scifi4me2004]

As someone who took a job in a field nearly 20 yrs ago, and stayed..because of finances and all that stuff- GO FOR IT!!:)

I had an opportunity way back when to follow a different path and chose not to. Although I don't regret the path I took, I sometimes find myself frustrated with the why. There never is enough money, sometimes security feels so far away, etc and all that. I may have found more security and money with a career in the area I chose not to follow. I may have not. Instead I retired early from my career and now enjoy treasure hunting.

No security in my current endeavor, but it does give me time to "find myself" again.