Interview

I was so down last Thursday when I found out that they hired someone to replace me, but then was encouraged when later that day I got a call asking me to come in for an interview that next Monday! The location was only 15 minutes away (which is amazing around here) and something I actually felt like I would enjoy doing.

But what do you do when you bomb the interview?!? Well, you have no other choice but to get back up and keep trying...even though it is frustrating because it was only the second interview you have had in 7 months of applying...

Yesterday I walk in for my interview feeling fairly comfortable and ready to answer questions...but what I wasn't prepared for were the first words out of their mouths: "We had over 100 applicants for this position. We aren't looking for skill in this interview, because skill can be taught. What we want to find out is about you and your personality; we want to find someone who will mesh with our current staff."

And the rest of the interview (which hadn't even really started yet) went downhill from there...

Taken so off guard with their words, I stumbled through almost all of the questions. Especially because I am so analytical and have trouble one on one, let along in an interview, with questions like "what has been the hardest event in your life?" "What has been the best event in your life?" "Why should we chose you over anyone else?" What are your top 5 goals in life?" etc. Yikes!!! (goals, what are goals?!? :) :) )

Apparently this is the new trend in interviewing...which I didn't know since I haven't interviewed in over 6 years. My friend told me it is called "behavior based interviewing", and is getting me typical questions so that I can practice for my next interview...

Anyway, if I get this job, it will be purely God and not me...because it was terrible!! And I really mean that.

Oh well, at least I had an interview!! With as many applicants as they had, it is pretty impressive that I got that far. I find out for sure tomorrow whether or not I got it, but with at least 3, possibly 5-7 people interviewing, I would be surprised. But I asked God to close doors, so maybe that was His way of doing that...even though it was embarrassing :(

Thank you to those of you that have been praying...because unless I am completely wrong about this job, this is one more closed door. And as my friend Lois said, the no's are just as important as the yeses.

Blessings on your Thanksgiving Day!!