Job Search News
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przedRos is currently cashed out beside me--she's clearly under the weather, but not nearly as bad as last night and even managed to eat some chicken noodle soup for lunch--so I thought I'd take advantage of the laptop and WiFi to post about the job stuff. (This laptop/WiFi stuff is still awesome to me. I hope I never take it for granted.)
Anyway, I got a call early last week to set up a phone screening for a job that seems like a very good fit. It's doing pretty much exactly what I was doing at my old job, and for a comparable salary with a much higher upper range that was possible at my old company. (Publishing is not where you go for the big bucks.)
The phone screening was set for Friday at 10. So just before the appointed time I set up my phone interview corner with my materials and the phone and a glass of water. And I waited. And waited.
Fifteen minutes after the interview was supposed to happen, I finally get a call from their H.R. dude. Something's come up and would I mind rescheduling for later in the day. Sure. So now it's for 12:15.
Of course, he made me wait again. Just 5 minutes this time. And it was a slightly wacky interview. I did most of the heavy lifting. He started by asking me if I had any questions. So I pretty much got to set my own agenda for the interview and highlight my strengths.
Immediately after the screening he told me they were going to ask me in for a face-to-face interview and teaching demonstration. So I'll be doing that on Thursday afternoon. I just got the topic for the demo, and it looks completely do-able. I'll be working on my materials tonight and tomorrow--the Sweetie is going to take Ros-minding duties for the day--and then Thursday we'll see how it goes. Slightly wacky H.R. dude aside, it seems like a very good opportunity. (It goes without saying, all good thoughts appreciated. Being employed again would be lovely.)
Anyway, I got a call early last week to set up a phone screening for a job that seems like a very good fit. It's doing pretty much exactly what I was doing at my old job, and for a comparable salary with a much higher upper range that was possible at my old company. (Publishing is not where you go for the big bucks.)
The phone screening was set for Friday at 10. So just before the appointed time I set up my phone interview corner with my materials and the phone and a glass of water. And I waited. And waited.
Fifteen minutes after the interview was supposed to happen, I finally get a call from their H.R. dude. Something's come up and would I mind rescheduling for later in the day. Sure. So now it's for 12:15.
Of course, he made me wait again. Just 5 minutes this time. And it was a slightly wacky interview. I did most of the heavy lifting. He started by asking me if I had any questions. So I pretty much got to set my own agenda for the interview and highlight my strengths.
Immediately after the screening he told me they were going to ask me in for a face-to-face interview and teaching demonstration. So I'll be doing that on Thursday afternoon. I just got the topic for the demo, and it looks completely do-able. I'll be working on my materials tonight and tomorrow--the Sweetie is going to take Ros-minding duties for the day--and then Thursday we'll see how it goes. Slightly wacky H.R. dude aside, it seems like a very good opportunity. (It goes without saying, all good thoughts appreciated. Being employed again would be lovely.)
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Date: 2010-02-16 07:29 pm (UTC)I'm so glad to read that Ros is doing better. ♥
Having worked for a number of different companies I'd be inclined to take the wacky HR guy as a good omen. Usually, whatever the corporate culture is the HR people are the most uptight extreme of it.
Good thoughts and enough things crossed to count as yoga coming at ya.
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Date: 2010-02-16 08:33 pm (UTC)Apart from the fact that the wacky HR guy had me biting my nails for 15 minutes, it's hopefully a good sign that they've got a reasonable relaxed corporate culture.
I'm also amused that both the HR people I've talked to are guys. I was in the HR department at my last company, and the one guy was overwhelmingly outnumbered. But then I have a feeling this is going to be a very female environment, so perhaps they're just trying to balance things out.