Tickled_Pink

Best of luck!  Been there recently myself.

One of my fave writers  (Charles Bukowski) worked for like 20 years before becoming successful enough of a writer to be able to earn a living from writing. He said that every time he went to apply for a job, interview for one, etc., he'd automatically assume he wouldn't get the job. So as a result, he was very calm, relaxed, nice and thus well-liked by the interviewers, so he usually ended up getting the job. And then when he would start the job, he was the same way -- laid back and relaxed so he'd get promotions and raises a lot. Humans like likable folks. They value likability over precision, reliability, punctuality, etc.. Good luck with the job hunt.

@jd_1138 Good advice. Although I suppose it would be too much of a stretch to repeat the reasoning that another writer gave for effectively having a desk job if asked why I want the job. "It involves no heavy lifting." That writer was Terry Pratchett.