SWF ISO D/D/D-free SWM NO FATTIES (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} meropa) wrote,@ 2008-04-01 23:35:00 |
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This is how we do it...
I had a really crappy interview today. I showed up about 10 minutes early for a 1:00pm meeting. I wait and wait and wait some more in a hot, stuffy office. At 1:45, the interview starts. That's 45 minutes late, for those doing the math. As soon as we sit down, the principal looks at my resume (which I had emailed when I inquired about the position) and says,
"So you're not currently working in a school library?"
Whatever happened to screening a resume before scheduling an interview? If I don't have the 3 years of experience you're looking for, DON'T CALL ME IN FOR AN INTERVIEW. Save me and yourself the time. She said, "Well, I'll go ahead and interview you anyway." 15 minutes later, I was done and felt like a total jackass. Why?! Pointless. This is exactly what happened at my first interview I had Friday.
Luckily, the 3:00 interview I had redeemed the afternoon (and provided justification for the half-day I had to take off). I got there at 2:55, and was ushered right into the library where a panel of the principal plus 7 teachers were waiting to interview me. They asked great questions, and were all jotting down notes as I answered. I threw out some questions of my own, and even sent a follow-up email thanking them for their time and adding in some library-specific questions for their retiring librarian. They said they'd be making a decision the week after next (next week is Spring Break), so we'll see what happens.
I WANT THIS JOB! Cross your fingers, or, if it's more your style, feel free to do this:
I had a really crappy interview today. I showed up about 10 minutes early for a 1:00pm meeting. I wait and wait and wait some more in a hot, stuffy office. At 1:45, the interview starts. That's 45 minutes late, for those doing the math. As soon as we sit down, the principal looks at my resume (which I had emailed when I inquired about the position) and says,
"So you're not currently working in a school library?"
Whatever happened to screening a resume before scheduling an interview? If I don't have the 3 years of experience you're looking for, DON'T CALL ME IN FOR AN INTERVIEW. Save me and yourself the time. She said, "Well, I'll go ahead and interview you anyway." 15 minutes later, I was done and felt like a total jackass. Why?! Pointless. This is exactly what happened at my first interview I had Friday.
Luckily, the 3:00 interview I had redeemed the afternoon (and provided justification for the half-day I had to take off). I got there at 2:55, and was ushered right into the library where a panel of the principal plus 7 teachers were waiting to interview me. They asked great questions, and were all jotting down notes as I answered. I threw out some questions of my own, and even sent a follow-up email thanking them for their time and adding in some library-specific questions for their retiring librarian. They said they'd be making a decision the week after next (next week is Spring Break), so we'll see what happens.
I WANT THIS JOB! Cross your fingers, or, if it's more your style, feel free to do this:
