I think I should just stop thinking now and STFU because I am obviously an awful judge of what kind of impression I make on other people. I thought I totally blew my 8AM final prescreen for MI. Half the time I thought I was putting on a pretty good act, because let's face it, I'm as shy as they come and yet, at the end, I was speaking faster and bubblier than I've ever known existed in me. Oh well. The 24 hour scoring time needed to go over my recorded interview actually ended up only taking a few hours. On one hand, it was good to find out right away what's going on. On the other, with my next scheduled interview for NJ set for next Friday, I was really looking forward to at least 24 hours where I didn't have to think about any of this job hunting stuff. Alas, they called back, and I passed. Which honestly suprised the crap out of me, because even though I was pretty sure I'd pass, I was pretty sure I'd be on the bubble and they'd need more time to make sure of the scoring. Anyway, my recruiter knows I have the other interview lined up next Friday, so anytime between now and next Thursday, I'll probably be going up to MI for an on-site.
I don't have any offers yet, and I'm already feeling kind of icky about the whole thing. Mostly because one recruiter knows about the other possibility, and the other one doesn't know about this one. I feel bad that I haven't said anything to the other one, but since I don't have to make any decisions yet, it's probably not a big deal. Not sure, though. I'm already dreading the possibility that I'll get two offers and will need to actually make a decision on them. I don't even know if this is something I really want to do, period. Both have huge pros and cons attached, and ultimately, I'm going to feel really sick about having to choose one over the other. *sigh* Oh, to be independently wealthy so I could spend the rest of my life helping others instead of working to support myself. BLAH.
It all seems to be happening rather quickly. And I hate to say it, but I think I might have gotten used to, you know, not having to work right now. *headdesk*
Well, I've been neglecting this blog for quite awhile. Guess I'll take care of that right now with an update.
1. The last prescreen interview for MI is tomorrow at 8 freaking AM. An hour of personality assessments and examples. Which will be timed for points. And then I'll find out within 48 hours if all my hard work through the four prescreens will allow me to finally have an on-site interview. Phew.
2. Have reached the second round of interviews for the NJ one. The all-day is next week sometime. Oy.
* Thursday, had the prescreen with the recruiter for MI. I thought I blew, but her account manager called me back today for the second half of the prescreen. (This company is seriously complicated with their convoluted hiring process.) Even though I answered some of the Personality Questions wrong, she's still planning on sending my resume to the in-house HR people in MI, which she glee'd about because she's got "really great contacts" there, as opposed to the NJ branch of the same company. If they like my resume, there's a screening phone interview with the HR person, and then they forward my resume to their outsource Gallup interviewer or... um... something like that. And then, IF I pass all that, I actually get to meet the Wizard... or something like that, for the real interview.
That sound you hear just now? Was my head exploding.
Anyway, she thinks I'd be a great fit in MI. Why? Because they're looking for Type A personalities who will fit into their Great Big Happy Family (of Type A personalities). And because I did manage to laugh a few times over the phone, she's labeled me with "a wonderful, BUBBLY personality."
That other sound you hear? Was me laughing my ass off. Anyway, we'll see how that goes.
* Thursday night, a recruiter from Dallas called because a TX company is desperately seeking to fill a position that for some reason, they haven't been able to. There's some software involved, because he mentioned C++, which I've only had a passing affair with, but hey... opportunity! Yeah, he's calling me back on Monday to discuss it further.
* Today, I had what I thought was a contract position interview with a company in NJ. Apparently, it's actually a full-time position, which would be nice. There's actually two positions, but I'm definitely not qualified for one of them; and there's also a temp opening when one of his people goes on maternity leave that he's planning on using as a screening position with possible full-hire. There was instant rapport with the guy, but I've been totally wrong about interviews before, so we'll see how that goes. In any case, he's got a bunch of other people to interview, and I think... he said he was forgoing the all-day interviews since he makes the final decision anyway. According to him, his first impression on seeing my resume was that I was a "fast learner," and that after speaking with me, that he still believes it's the case.
That sound from before? Still hasn't gone away. Yes, still laughing. Anyway, we'll see what's up with that. We went over into the next interview, who happened to be an older guy, so I'm hoping he's looking for the other position.
Now I need to write my thank you letter, which I HATE doing, because I never know what to write. *sigh* I'm going to try a real letter this time instead of email, which means this baby needs to go in the mail by tomorrow morning to get there... Monday or Tuesday. Does anyone want to write it for me? *cute face*
