Tammi's World

Popped *That* Cherry.....

...or broke the ice, one under my belt - whatever. First face to face interview is done.

Whew.

OK - knowing many that read this blog so well, I figure I had better just start at the beginning.

Fourscore and seven years.....oh. Wait. Sorry. That was a commercial I heard while driving.

I left the house around noon. Plenty of time. I made it in under 1 1/2 hours as traffic (especially for the Chicago suburbs) was nonexistent. Being prepared, I parked down the road and pulled out my book to keep myself occupied while waiting. About 15 mins before the appointed hour I headed over, giving myself a little pep talk and freshening up the lipstick. I went in and announced myself to the receptionist and took a seat. And waited. And waited. And waited. The time came and went. Still I waited. But the funny thing was the longer I waited the more relaxed I became. Go figure.

Anyway - the interview itself went fine. That's all. Just fine. He hit me with a couple of questions I was not prepared for. I did the same right back at him.

It was a nice conversation all in all. Very informal.

They won't be notifying candidates for another 2 weeks. And that is just for the next step. THAT made me happy. No rushing. NOOOOO rushing.

My impressions? Great company. Good job. He danced around a couple of my questions, but it sounds like a pretty cut and dried sales job.

Bad news? I'd have to actually move closer to Chicago. THAT I don't like at all. THAT completely changes the pay scale in my mind. And removes much of the attractivness of the position.

Overall I'm thinkin' it was great practice. Now that the first one is behind me, I can review what I wasn't happy with, practice a bit on how I want to answer some of the trickier questions. I know what I felt good about and will just leave that part alone.

But right now? Yeah, I'm just glad to be home and out of those flippin' pantyhose.

Posted by Tammi at March 20, 2006 04:45 PM