I have had like 10 interviews in the past week, by phone and in person. I FAR prefer in person. I am considering three different fields right now. I had two great interviews today, but there are undoubtedly people with more specific experience interviewing as well. It's an awful and demoralizing process. Thankfully, I have a strong resume, but still, nobody likes to sit there and be judged for an hour. You imagine all the other applicants are more articulate, more accomplished, younger and more attractive. Younger, that's a new one. For the first time in my career I don't feel young. I'm pretty much middle-aged. So weird. I need to channel the powers of Mike Myers. Please wish me luck. Those of you that care, I'll be pretty sparse around here the coming weeks. A lot will rest on insomniasexx's hands. Be nice to her. Be back soon! Hopefully with some good news, -TNG
GOOD LUCK TNG GOOD LUCK 10 interviews is amazing. Clearly your resume or contacts or both are GETTING you the interviews. That's the hardest thing for most people. I'm glad you had "two great interviews." You didn't ask for my thoughts - but I'll dump them down anyway. Might be helpful for someone: I wonder if there's a way you can change your internal experience. Instead of seeing it as being "judged for an hour" - maybe take the attitude that you and the interviewer are sharing some time together for the best possible mutual outcome. You want to help the company find the best candidate. Kind of like a courtship. Courtship, sigh. The trick is to be both confident and humble. You are the smartest and most dedicated, but you also know you have a lot to learn. You know you have a lot to learn, but you also know that you are a quick learner. In one job interview, I told the interviewer this: "I think I know what you are looking for - you want someone who will energize the department, who will be innovative and create a lot of partnerships with other departments." -- something like that. Actually, the interviewer had not framed what he was looking for in quite that way. My statement got their attention and eventually got me the job.
