history: I got a call about a job offer back in late May this year. I wasn't sure if I wanted to try and interview for it it since seemed like just another in a long list of jobs I'd applied to. But in the end I decided that it was better than being unemployed, so I went for it. I won over the recruiter in the phone interview, and was hired the same day! I had been unemployed for a long time until earlier this year. I originally wasn't sure if I was going to even interview for the position I did_comma_ but I'm glad I decided to. I got a call in late may from a merchandising company. I went back and forth in my mind after being rejected from many interviews over the past couple years. In the end I went for it_comma_ the interviewer liked what I had to say_comma_ and I was hired the same day! I've been working there ever since. Congratulations!  That's awesome.  Sometimes it's scary to risk rejection_comma_ but it sounds like it totally paid off in this case.  
current: Yeah I'm happy I kept at it :)
next: I'm about to switch careers, so I'll be doing the interviewing thing soon. It's scary.  