Jan 17 Interview

Today’s interview was … successful.  I didn’t know what to expect, but that said, it was not what I expected. 

First, the beltway turns eztag only after a certain point.  I didn’t know what to do, so I just jumped the gate...figuratively.  There was no place to pay and I needed to get there so I’ll probably get a ticket in the mail.  As if that was not bad enough, the address they gave me lead to an empty field.  I had to call the receptionist to get directions from the field …down an industrial road to a metal building.  Not corporate at all. 

The interview was with my future boss… a 20 something nice Purdue guy who has been their project planner for the last year.  He seems like a bright, motivated guy.  I think we connected.  My 1 hour interview went for 1:45.  He is a planner, I consider myself a planner.  I believe I understand the task well.  I think I could do the job well.  I think he believes this as well.

The problem, if there is one is that is a pretty big jump backward…so to speak.  I’d go from managing 100 people to managing zero and it would be about a 30% paycut.  I do however feel I could move up and move up quickly.  I expect to hear something either way by the end of this week….eeek.

All in all, I don’t feel my “performance” could have gone any better.  I think I’m on the short list.  It was good to have things go well.  I made a good impression and it’s a job I think I could do well.  It’s a 45-50 min drive, but everything seems to be.

Today was a good day.