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Showing posts with label Job Search. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Job Search. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
Interview in Review
Today's interview was unremarkable. It was a small firm that does a lot of commercial and construction litigation. I'm pretty sure my interview was with the only three lawyers that work there.
The outcome was about the same as the rest of my interviews. I got along with everyone, but my lack of experience is an issue. As usual, I'm just hoping that they want someone brand new and trainable.
Now that I think about it, there was one amusing part. The main guy asked me why I applied to their particular job posting and, for lack of a better response, I said, "I have no idea. It was a blind posting, so I don't even know which one it was."
I looked unbelievably retarded for a split second until one of the associates confirmed that I would have no way of knowing which job posting got me this interview. Thanks for that, whoever you were.
The outcome was about the same as the rest of my interviews. I got along with everyone, but my lack of experience is an issue. As usual, I'm just hoping that they want someone brand new and trainable.
Now that I think about it, there was one amusing part. The main guy asked me why I applied to their particular job posting and, for lack of a better response, I said, "I have no idea. It was a blind posting, so I don't even know which one it was."
I looked unbelievably retarded for a split second until one of the associates confirmed that I would have no way of knowing which job posting got me this interview. Thanks for that, whoever you were.
Friday, November 5, 2010
I'm early
A couple of years ago, after I realized that it made zero difference if I stayed at work late or came in early, I started coming in at 9:00am-ish and leaving right at 5:00pm. Don't get the wrong idea - all of my work still gets done. I just don't feel the need to putz around at work until 5:30pm if all of my work can be finished by 5:00pm.
Today, however, I actually have a ton of stuff to do. Apparently not so much that I can't take five minutes to write a blog post, but a ton of stuff none the less. So, I came in at 8:30am to get a jump on things.
You would think that I was a new attraction at a zoo. Literally everyone in my office crowded around to marvel at the fact that I was in the office at 8:30am. Don't worry, guys. I'll be out at 5:00pm on the dot. I don't want to shock everyone too much in one day.
In other news, I have another job interview on Monday. As usual, fingers crossed...
Today, however, I actually have a ton of stuff to do. Apparently not so much that I can't take five minutes to write a blog post, but a ton of stuff none the less. So, I came in at 8:30am to get a jump on things.
You would think that I was a new attraction at a zoo. Literally everyone in my office crowded around to marvel at the fact that I was in the office at 8:30am. Don't worry, guys. I'll be out at 5:00pm on the dot. I don't want to shock everyone too much in one day.
In other news, I have another job interview on Monday. As usual, fingers crossed...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Interview in review
Let me start by saying that this firm was very far west on Belmont. For those of you who don't know Chicago, let's just say it's an interesting area. Because I need a job and I thought it could be a diamond in the rough, I decided to go on the interview anyway. It was no diamond, but I did get an interesting story out of it.
After a twenty minute cab ride, we pull up in front of the firm. Well, that's not entirely correct. Technically, we pulled up in front of a garage. At which point, the cab driver said, "I think this is it" and started laughing at me. Thanks for that, asshole.
You'll be happy to know that the cab driver was wrong and the law firm was not located in a garage. It was in the ramshackle house across the street from the garage. There's a big difference.
So, as instructed by their email, I let myself in through the side door. The inside was pretty much what you'd expect for a firm run out of someone's ramshackle house. A couple of computers, files everywhere, a taped up piece of paper designating the bathroom and baby stuff everywhere b/c one of the lawyers just had a kid. All in all, pretty fucking sweet.
The interview was pretty standard except for one part. The guy said to me, "Most of your work would be for one of our bigger clients. She's an Eastern European land owner who's business is worth a little over a billion dollars." To which I was tempted to respond, "That, sir, is not even a believable lie."
And there you have it - another one of my adventures in interviewing. Even if I get this job, I'm not going to be able to take it. It's pretty apparent that I'd need to have a) a car; and b) even lower self-worth than I currently have.
After a twenty minute cab ride, we pull up in front of the firm. Well, that's not entirely correct. Technically, we pulled up in front of a garage. At which point, the cab driver said, "I think this is it" and started laughing at me. Thanks for that, asshole.
You'll be happy to know that the cab driver was wrong and the law firm was not located in a garage. It was in the ramshackle house across the street from the garage. There's a big difference.
So, as instructed by their email, I let myself in through the side door. The inside was pretty much what you'd expect for a firm run out of someone's ramshackle house. A couple of computers, files everywhere, a taped up piece of paper designating the bathroom and baby stuff everywhere b/c one of the lawyers just had a kid. All in all, pretty fucking sweet.
The interview was pretty standard except for one part. The guy said to me, "Most of your work would be for one of our bigger clients. She's an Eastern European land owner who's business is worth a little over a billion dollars." To which I was tempted to respond, "That, sir, is not even a believable lie."
And there you have it - another one of my adventures in interviewing. Even if I get this job, I'm not going to be able to take it. It's pretty apparent that I'd need to have a) a car; and b) even lower self-worth than I currently have.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Tough question
One of the unforeseen benefits of starting this blog is that some of you guys actually have helpful suggestions for some of my problems. Try this one on for size.
Some of my toughest interview questions have been about my writing ability. Since I obviously don't do any writing for my job, the only writing sample I have is from law school. Inevitably, this leads to questions about what good a three year old writing sample is regarding my current writing ability.
Best case scenario, I get this question, "So, I get that you haven't done much writing since law school, but...do you write well?" I get asked this question, or a far meaner version, on a pretty regular basis and I just don't have a good response.
So, what should I say when when asked if I write well? I agree that a three year old law school writing sample isn't a good indication of my current writing ability, but it's not like I can point them to my blog and say, "Check it out, I still write pretty frequently AND well enough to have nineteen followers!"
Thoughts?
Some of my toughest interview questions have been about my writing ability. Since I obviously don't do any writing for my job, the only writing sample I have is from law school. Inevitably, this leads to questions about what good a three year old writing sample is regarding my current writing ability.
Best case scenario, I get this question, "So, I get that you haven't done much writing since law school, but...do you write well?" I get asked this question, or a far meaner version, on a pretty regular basis and I just don't have a good response.
So, what should I say when when asked if I write well? I agree that a three year old law school writing sample isn't a good indication of my current writing ability, but it's not like I can point them to my blog and say, "Check it out, I still write pretty frequently AND well enough to have nineteen followers!"
Thoughts?
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Interview in review
Today's interview wasn't bad. It was pretty standard except for a couple of odd points.
First, it was apparently for a part-time position which would transition into a full-time position. Now, I have no problem with this - I'll take just about anything right now - but, I do have a problem with not knowing this before the interview.
The guy had this quote, "...as you know from the Craigslist ad, this is a part-time position, transitioning to full-time." No, actually, I had no way of knowing that. Craigslist ads are anonymous, so I don't have any idea which ad got me this interview. Funny how anonymity works, sometimes.*
Second, it was a pretty sparse interview. All the guy did was tell me about the firm and then ask me some very superficial questions about my resume. Seriously, he would look at part of my resume and then go, "Oh, you worked at _____. What was that like?" That was pretty much it. If I get a second interview, I'm really curious what criteria that decision is going to be based on.
*I wouldn't even mention this were it not for the fact that this is like the fourth time an interviewer has referenced their anonymous ad. Thanks, guys. That's really helpful.
First, it was apparently for a part-time position which would transition into a full-time position. Now, I have no problem with this - I'll take just about anything right now - but, I do have a problem with not knowing this before the interview.
The guy had this quote, "...as you know from the Craigslist ad, this is a part-time position, transitioning to full-time." No, actually, I had no way of knowing that. Craigslist ads are anonymous, so I don't have any idea which ad got me this interview. Funny how anonymity works, sometimes.*
Second, it was a pretty sparse interview. All the guy did was tell me about the firm and then ask me some very superficial questions about my resume. Seriously, he would look at part of my resume and then go, "Oh, you worked at _____. What was that like?" That was pretty much it. If I get a second interview, I'm really curious what criteria that decision is going to be based on.
*I wouldn't even mention this were it not for the fact that this is like the fourth time an interviewer has referenced their anonymous ad. Thanks, guys. That's really helpful.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Anxiety
Usually, I'm a pretty relaxed guy. This week, however, my level of anxiety has shot through the roof.
I still haven't heard back from the insurance defense firm. They said that they'd call by Monday and it is now Tuesday. I left a voicemail for one of my interviewers this morning, but I still haven't heard anything.
My birthday is looming, which means that, if I don't hear good news about this job, I'll be starting another year of my late 20's in a job that I could have done out of high school.
My co-workers want to make plans for my birthday (and several others at my firm). Their idea of making plans is to "go someplace swanky!" By which I hope they mean, "someplace that serves ridiculously cheap beer." But, somehow, I doubt it.
Given these circumstances, I'm a little on edge. You'd think Attorney 6 would have picked up on this, since I'm not exactly hard to read; but, he has not. Instead, he's still asking me to clean up his messes and leaving me notes that say, "Send out TODAY!"
If numbnuts doesn't stop yelling at me via post-it note, I'm going to throw him through a wall.
I still haven't heard back from the insurance defense firm. They said that they'd call by Monday and it is now Tuesday. I left a voicemail for one of my interviewers this morning, but I still haven't heard anything.
My birthday is looming, which means that, if I don't hear good news about this job, I'll be starting another year of my late 20's in a job that I could have done out of high school.
My co-workers want to make plans for my birthday (and several others at my firm). Their idea of making plans is to "go someplace swanky!" By which I hope they mean, "someplace that serves ridiculously cheap beer." But, somehow, I doubt it.
Given these circumstances, I'm a little on edge. You'd think Attorney 6 would have picked up on this, since I'm not exactly hard to read; but, he has not. Instead, he's still asking me to clean up his messes and leaving me notes that say, "Send out TODAY!"
If numbnuts doesn't stop yelling at me via post-it note, I'm going to throw him through a wall.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Suspense
Today's the day that I'm supposed to hear back from the insurance defense firm. The suspense is killing me.
I'm pretty much spending my day alternating between halfheartedly doing my work and staring at my phone. I feel that, if I try hard enough, I can will them to call. So far, it's not working. But, it is driving me crazy.
Earlier today, while staring at my phone trying to make it ring, it actually did ring. It was just a telemarketer, but the fact that my phone rang while I was staring at it almost knocked me out of my chair. It also gave me enough chest pain that I actually had trouble answering.
I may need to relax.
I'm pretty much spending my day alternating between halfheartedly doing my work and staring at my phone. I feel that, if I try hard enough, I can will them to call. So far, it's not working. But, it is driving me crazy.
Earlier today, while staring at my phone trying to make it ring, it actually did ring. It was just a telemarketer, but the fact that my phone rang while I was staring at it almost knocked me out of my chair. It also gave me enough chest pain that I actually had trouble answering.
I may need to relax.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Interview in review
This morning I had my 2nd interview with the insurance defense firm. Overall, the interview went extremely well. But, experience is still an issue. Here's a quote from the main partner that sums things up quite well:
On the not so bright side, I legitimately don't have the experience they're looking for. Experience in depositions, arbitration and discovery? Nope. Can't fake that.
So, things could go either way. I'm going to send them all emails thanking them for the interview, and send a particularly ass-kissing email to the partner I'd be working for. As usual, fingers crossed...
You have a great presence, you're eminently likable, I have no doubt that you're going to make a great attorney and, if we were looking for a brand new associate, we would have snatched you up immediately. But,What?!?! How can there possibly be a "but" at the end of that sentence? Did you listen to yourself? You just used the phrase "eminently likable!"
we're looking to fill an associate spot with a pretty high degree of responsibility that you just don't have the experience for.On the bright side, they all loved me. Also, the decision rests in the hands of one attorney from the first interview. I guess I'd mostly be working for him, and he obviously liked me enough to invite me back for a 2nd interview.
On the not so bright side, I legitimately don't have the experience they're looking for. Experience in depositions, arbitration and discovery? Nope. Can't fake that.
So, things could go either way. I'm going to send them all emails thanking them for the interview, and send a particularly ass-kissing email to the partner I'd be working for. As usual, fingers crossed...
Friday, September 24, 2010
Potential
Just got a 2nd interview at the insurance defense firm and my hopes are up big time. That's three interviews and three 2nd interviews all in the span of one week. The buildup alone is driving me crazy. Next week has potential to go very well, or very badly. I'm hoping it goes very well.
On a related note, my boss offered to write a letter on my behalf to my interviewers at the insurance defense firm. I don't really know what to do with this. On one hand, what harm can it do? On the other hand, can it do any harm?
Despite the amount of shit I talk about him on this blog, he's a pretty nice guy and would definitely build me up pretty good in a letter. But, he's definitely not the sharpest tool in the shed, so I don't want some random letter to hurt my chances at getting a legit job.
Right now, I'm leaning towards not having him send a letter. The whole thing feels like something that people don't actually do.
I honestly don't know what to do on this one. Any input would be great.
On a related note, my boss offered to write a letter on my behalf to my interviewers at the insurance defense firm. I don't really know what to do with this. On one hand, what harm can it do? On the other hand, can it do any harm?
Despite the amount of shit I talk about him on this blog, he's a pretty nice guy and would definitely build me up pretty good in a letter. But, he's definitely not the sharpest tool in the shed, so I don't want some random letter to hurt my chances at getting a legit job.
Right now, I'm leaning towards not having him send a letter. The whole thing feels like something that people don't actually do.
I honestly don't know what to do on this one. Any input would be great.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Human resources
So, yesterday's interview with the foreclosure firm was with three HR people. I hate interviewing with HR.
With lawyers, interviews are easy. I go in, talk about my job for a little bit, but mainly just shoot the shit with the interviewer. I'm a reasonably personable and interesting person, so 90% of the interview always goes very well. Granted, the 10% about my work experience has been a pretty big hindrance, but there's not much I can do about that.
Interviews with HR are completely different. They come in with their prepared questions, fire at will, and just wait for my prepared answers. That's it.
Maybe it's just because I'm better at the first type of interview, but I honestly don't think that an interview with HR gives any indication of how well I'll perform a particular job. At least the lawyers get a sense of my personality and what I'll be like to be around every day. The HR people only get to know how well I can make up answers to inane questions.
Do you really think that my answer to, "Describe how you have resolved a conflict at work" is a good indication of how well I'll do a job? No. It's just an indication of how well I can lie.
Luckily for me, I'm also pretty good at lying.
With lawyers, interviews are easy. I go in, talk about my job for a little bit, but mainly just shoot the shit with the interviewer. I'm a reasonably personable and interesting person, so 90% of the interview always goes very well. Granted, the 10% about my work experience has been a pretty big hindrance, but there's not much I can do about that.
Interviews with HR are completely different. They come in with their prepared questions, fire at will, and just wait for my prepared answers. That's it.
Maybe it's just because I'm better at the first type of interview, but I honestly don't think that an interview with HR gives any indication of how well I'll perform a particular job. At least the lawyers get a sense of my personality and what I'll be like to be around every day. The HR people only get to know how well I can make up answers to inane questions.
Do you really think that my answer to, "Describe how you have resolved a conflict at work" is a good indication of how well I'll do a job? No. It's just an indication of how well I can lie.
Luckily for me, I'm also pretty good at lying.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Interviews in review
A lot has been going on over the past week. To bring everyone up to speed, I have interviewed with three different firms, which I'll refer to as "Sole Practitioner," "Foreclosure" and "Insurance Defense." Here's where I currently stand regarding each firm:
Sole Practitioner
Oh my god does this job sound like it sucks. I've had two interviews at this place and I really don't like what I see. Granted, I'd get more experience than I'm getting now, but the pay is the same, there are no benefits, and the office manager's office is so creepy I thought I was going to get murdered by some sort of crazed clown. You probably had to be there, but that actually makes sense.
I think I stand a pretty good chance of actually getting this job, but I have to decide if the experience is worth the ridiculously shitty pay and creepy environment. I'm currently leaning towards taking it for the experience, but I really hope one of these other jobs pulls through.
Foreclosure
This is my second choice. The job is with one of the bigger foreclosure firms in the state (which seriously narrows things down if you're trying to figure out the firm). The office is a little creepy, the practice sounds kinda boring and similar to what I do now, but I think the pay would be decent and I'd get courtroom experience.
Not my dream job, but definitely a lot better than what I've got now. I think my chances are pretty good, and I have a second interview this afternoon, so we'll see what happens.
Insurance Defense
Definitely my best option. This place is a pretty serious firm and that's what I'm really looking for. The pay would be decent, I'd get benefits, lots of experience, and, solely based on my impression of the partners I interviewed with, a smart group of people to work with.
I think the first interview went well, but my lack of experience is, of course, an issue. I'm supposed to hear back later this week about a second interview. Fingers crossed...
Sole Practitioner
Oh my god does this job sound like it sucks. I've had two interviews at this place and I really don't like what I see. Granted, I'd get more experience than I'm getting now, but the pay is the same, there are no benefits, and the office manager's office is so creepy I thought I was going to get murdered by some sort of crazed clown. You probably had to be there, but that actually makes sense.
I think I stand a pretty good chance of actually getting this job, but I have to decide if the experience is worth the ridiculously shitty pay and creepy environment. I'm currently leaning towards taking it for the experience, but I really hope one of these other jobs pulls through.
Foreclosure
This is my second choice. The job is with one of the bigger foreclosure firms in the state (which seriously narrows things down if you're trying to figure out the firm). The office is a little creepy, the practice sounds kinda boring and similar to what I do now, but I think the pay would be decent and I'd get courtroom experience.
Not my dream job, but definitely a lot better than what I've got now. I think my chances are pretty good, and I have a second interview this afternoon, so we'll see what happens.
Insurance Defense
Definitely my best option. This place is a pretty serious firm and that's what I'm really looking for. The pay would be decent, I'd get benefits, lots of experience, and, solely based on my impression of the partners I interviewed with, a smart group of people to work with.
I think the first interview went well, but my lack of experience is, of course, an issue. I'm supposed to hear back later this week about a second interview. Fingers crossed...
Monday, September 20, 2010
Best ringtone ever
I was sitting around this morning, killing time before my interview, when I heard the greatest ringtone ever:
"Excuse me, boss. You have a text message."
Seriously, that was his ringtone. How awesome is that? And, yes, by "awesome" I mean retarded.
I'll post more interview updates later. I'm a bit busy, having missed most of the last few days of work for job interviews.
"Excuse me, boss. You have a text message."
Seriously, that was his ringtone. How awesome is that? And, yes, by "awesome" I mean retarded.
I'll post more interview updates later. I'm a bit busy, having missed most of the last few days of work for job interviews.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Interview in review
Yesterday's interview went well. It's a solo-practitioner who does a lot of general practice work. He seems like a bit of a dirt-bag, but it looks like A LOT of hand-on experience, which is exactly what I need right now. I'm pretty sure he said that I already have a second interview, so my hopes are high.
Best quote of the interview, after I asked about his areas of practice: "You'd be surprised what you can learn how to do if the money's right."
In other news, I have ANOTHER interview Monday morning. I'm on fire this week!
Best quote of the interview, after I asked about his areas of practice: "You'd be surprised what you can learn how to do if the money's right."
In other news, I have ANOTHER interview Monday morning. I'm on fire this week!
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Not getting my hopes up, but...
I have two job interviews between today and tomorrow. Here are my predictions:
Thursday's interview
I think I have a good shot at this job. The description on the job posting is for a low pay, no benefits, entry level attorney position. My initial reaction was, "ugh, that sounds like it sucks." But, then I took a look around me. Who am I kidding? I would absolutely LOVE to have a low pay, no benefits, entry level attorney position, as long as it gives me some experience.
Friday's interview
No chance in hell. I looked at this firm's website and I have no idea how I got an interview. I have zero experience in any of their practice areas. None the less, I'm going to kick ass in the interview and just hope they don't ask me anything too specific about why I'm qualified for this job.
Though, as I'm thinking about it, maybe I have more of a chance than I think. I mean, they've looked at my resume, so they must know I don't have any experience in their practice areas. So, that could mean that they want someone new that they can train. That's me!
Yeah, I've been going over these scenarios pretty much non-stop since I heard about these interviews. So much for not getting my hopes up.
Thursday's interview
I think I have a good shot at this job. The description on the job posting is for a low pay, no benefits, entry level attorney position. My initial reaction was, "ugh, that sounds like it sucks." But, then I took a look around me. Who am I kidding? I would absolutely LOVE to have a low pay, no benefits, entry level attorney position, as long as it gives me some experience.
Friday's interview
No chance in hell. I looked at this firm's website and I have no idea how I got an interview. I have zero experience in any of their practice areas. None the less, I'm going to kick ass in the interview and just hope they don't ask me anything too specific about why I'm qualified for this job.
Though, as I'm thinking about it, maybe I have more of a chance than I think. I mean, they've looked at my resume, so they must know I don't have any experience in their practice areas. So, that could mean that they want someone new that they can train. That's me!
Yeah, I've been going over these scenarios pretty much non-stop since I heard about these interviews. So much for not getting my hopes up.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Hire me!
It's about time to hit up the lawyer in my French class for a job. He has been working at a government office for a long time, so I'm hoping he can either land me a job there or knows someone else who might be hiring.
I used to get nervous about asking random people to help me find a job. I've obviously gotten over that. I'm pretty sure everyone I know has a folder containing at least ten copies of my resume and instructions to distribute it at will.
Now, all they have to do is distribute it to someone who wants to hire me. Seriously, guys. Get on that.
I used to get nervous about asking random people to help me find a job. I've obviously gotten over that. I'm pretty sure everyone I know has a folder containing at least ten copies of my resume and instructions to distribute it at will.
Now, all they have to do is distribute it to someone who wants to hire me. Seriously, guys. Get on that.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Good intentions
Yesterday, I changed my Linkedin profile to display "attorney" rather than "law clerk" as my occupation. I never really use Linkedin (since most lawyers don't even know what it is), so I really didn't think anyone would notice.
This morning, I had this message in my inbox from a woman I know: "Congrats! You finally got your lawyer job! I'm so happy for you!"
Oh, man. How do I respond to that?
Thank her for the sentiment, but assure her that the job search continues? Apologize, and say that I didn't intend to mislead her - only potential employers? Pretend to have a new job to avoid an awkward email conversation?
At the very least, I probably shouldn't mention that her congratulatory email was a crushing reminder of the fact that I don't, in fact, have a new job.
This was not a good way to start my day.
This morning, I had this message in my inbox from a woman I know: "Congrats! You finally got your lawyer job! I'm so happy for you!"
Oh, man. How do I respond to that?
Thank her for the sentiment, but assure her that the job search continues? Apologize, and say that I didn't intend to mislead her - only potential employers? Pretend to have a new job to avoid an awkward email conversation?
At the very least, I probably shouldn't mention that her congratulatory email was a crushing reminder of the fact that I don't, in fact, have a new job.
This was not a good way to start my day.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Updates
Not an optimistic updates post.
1) Obviously, I did not get that job.
2) I just gave a bunch of resumes to a friend of my dad. Maybe she'll pull through, but I doubt it.
3) A new round of French just started and there's actually a lawyer in my class. The goal for next class is to hit him up for a job. I must be a huge pain in the ass to be around.
4) I am officially out of job search ideas. It's time to find work downstate. Unless a job magically appears, I'll be saying goodbye to Chicago in the near future.
5) It's not even 11:00am and I'm already fighting the urge to throw my stapler through my wall. This is not going to be a good day.
6) At least I'm well rested. Yesterday, I gave up on my day and went to sleep at around 9:00pm.
1) Obviously, I did not get that job.
2) I just gave a bunch of resumes to a friend of my dad. Maybe she'll pull through, but I doubt it.
3) A new round of French just started and there's actually a lawyer in my class. The goal for next class is to hit him up for a job. I must be a huge pain in the ass to be around.
4) I am officially out of job search ideas. It's time to find work downstate. Unless a job magically appears, I'll be saying goodbye to Chicago in the near future.
5) It's not even 11:00am and I'm already fighting the urge to throw my stapler through my wall. This is not going to be a good day.
6) At least I'm well rested. Yesterday, I gave up on my day and went to sleep at around 9:00pm.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Nothing good
Just called to follow up on the interview I had last week. The response was, "An email will be going out today." Nothing good can come of this. I'm pretty sure they never tell you via email that you've gotten a second interview.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Noticing a theme
Well, I just got back from another interview. I'd like to say it went well, but I'm just not sure.
In case you haven't noticed, my interviews pretty much always end the same way. First, they tell me how well I interview and how much they like talking to me. Then, they say that I don't have enough experience. This interview was no exception.
On the bright side, this guy was way nicer than the guy at my previous interview. Rather than saying, "you effectively have no experience doing anything worthwhile," this guy simply said, "my only concern is if we want to spend the time training you." Isn't that a nicer way of phrasing things? I think it is.
There was one strange part worth mentioning. He asked if I was married (which I find odd to begin with) and then looked legitimately worried when I said that I'm not. Then, when I quickly told him that I have a serious girlfriend, he seemed genuinely relieved. What's that all about?
In case you haven't noticed, my interviews pretty much always end the same way. First, they tell me how well I interview and how much they like talking to me. Then, they say that I don't have enough experience. This interview was no exception.
On the bright side, this guy was way nicer than the guy at my previous interview. Rather than saying, "you effectively have no experience doing anything worthwhile," this guy simply said, "my only concern is if we want to spend the time training you." Isn't that a nicer way of phrasing things? I think it is.
There was one strange part worth mentioning. He asked if I was married (which I find odd to begin with) and then looked legitimately worried when I said that I'm not. Then, when I quickly told him that I have a serious girlfriend, he seemed genuinely relieved. What's that all about?
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