I have an interview!

I have a job interview this week! Yes, awesome! I know!

I haven’t been on many interviews in my life. But if I think over all the interviews I’ve had and the jobs I got, I think I’ve done pretty well statistically. The truth is I haven’t changed companies very often. I tend to stick around for a pretty long stretch. I like to give a company a chance. Sometimes that chance lasts 5 years, but still … do you really know a company before 4 or 5 years anyway?

I’ve had informal one-on-one interview with very personalized interview questions and lively dialogues and I’ve sat as the subject of six member review boards with pre-constructed interview questions. The one thing I have learned in these processes is that it is a new experience every time. I do my best to be prepared every time, but it’s that moment that really counts. I would say it was almost a chemistry thing. This is easier in a one-on-one interview because there is less ingredients in the mix, but it still seems to me that there requires a connection regardless of what is coming out of your mouth.

I’m a little nervous only because it is a job that seems very interesting to me and that I would love to have. It’s not a job I need really. This helps ease the nerves. I’m there to sell myself. If the chemistry isn’t there or they don’t want to buy what I’m selling for some reason, that’s fair enough. Caulk one up for experience. But wish me luck anyway.