O-T wants me...
I alluded to this in the post I just wrote, but I'll go into more detail.
I went to my O-T interview on Friday with a certain amount of confidence, especially given the stellar response I got in my R** interview the day before. So I walked into the interview and the employer and I started chatting about how hectic it is to move offices. O-T is currently moving to their shiney new building in the UW Research & Technology Park, and S* did that during my last term there, so I feel their pain. Moving offices is HECTIC (right Lexx?)!! Anyways, after chatting and getting settled in, the interviewer cut to the chase. She told me that when she interviewed me previously (in my 2a term, the one that I ended up working at Sybase) she knew that I would be good for the job. (She hired my friend Katie instead, but I have no hard feelings because I'm sure Katie and I were similarly qualified at the time.) She said that obviously I'd developed an even greater skillset, so she was totally confident that I could handle the job. We went on to talk about S*'s writing system and editing process and about how I loved the usability project at Sybase. Then she told me that she was going to be totally honest with me. She said that, while it was unfair to the other 3 candidates interviewing for the job, the two people that she was really considering for the job were Katie and I. (Katie reapplied as a fallback in case she didn't like the other jobs she got interviews for.) She said that Katie and I were "known entities" and that she knew we were both totally up to snuff for the position. Then she said she'd call me on Monday to follow up and let me know "how I did" in the interview. (i.e. whether or not I got the job, but she's not really allowed to say that in so many words.)
Holy ego-stroke, Batman!!!
I left the interview with a swollen head from all the compliments. It's really rewarding to know that people respect me for what I've been working so hard to acheive. I joined the STC because I love technical communication. I worked hard at S* (well, as hard as I could given the circumstances) and I work hard at school and in the clubs and things I'm involved in. It's so nice that people recognize all that!
Even tho it was a big ego-stroke, I still felt a little bit of pressure to accept the position. Still, after getting feedback from several people in the co-op system and not in co-op, I've come to realize that I have to look at my own best interest. Employers understand that students need to make the best decisions for their own career and that if they look like a great candidate for their company, it's pretty damned likely that another company will feel the same way. So there it is. No more pressure.
(I still feel pretty cool about getting all these compliments this past week, tho!)
I went to my O-T interview on Friday with a certain amount of confidence, especially given the stellar response I got in my R** interview the day before. So I walked into the interview and the employer and I started chatting about how hectic it is to move offices. O-T is currently moving to their shiney new building in the UW Research & Technology Park, and S* did that during my last term there, so I feel their pain. Moving offices is HECTIC (right Lexx?)!! Anyways, after chatting and getting settled in, the interviewer cut to the chase. She told me that when she interviewed me previously (in my 2a term, the one that I ended up working at Sybase) she knew that I would be good for the job. (She hired my friend Katie instead, but I have no hard feelings because I'm sure Katie and I were similarly qualified at the time.) She said that obviously I'd developed an even greater skillset, so she was totally confident that I could handle the job. We went on to talk about S*'s writing system and editing process and about how I loved the usability project at Sybase. Then she told me that she was going to be totally honest with me. She said that, while it was unfair to the other 3 candidates interviewing for the job, the two people that she was really considering for the job were Katie and I. (Katie reapplied as a fallback in case she didn't like the other jobs she got interviews for.) She said that Katie and I were "known entities" and that she knew we were both totally up to snuff for the position. Then she said she'd call me on Monday to follow up and let me know "how I did" in the interview. (i.e. whether or not I got the job, but she's not really allowed to say that in so many words.)
Holy ego-stroke, Batman!!!
I left the interview with a swollen head from all the compliments. It's really rewarding to know that people respect me for what I've been working so hard to acheive. I joined the STC because I love technical communication. I worked hard at S* (well, as hard as I could given the circumstances) and I work hard at school and in the clubs and things I'm involved in. It's so nice that people recognize all that!
Even tho it was a big ego-stroke, I still felt a little bit of pressure to accept the position. Still, after getting feedback from several people in the co-op system and not in co-op, I've come to realize that I have to look at my own best interest. Employers understand that students need to make the best decisions for their own career and that if they look like a great candidate for their company, it's pretty damned likely that another company will feel the same way. So there it is. No more pressure.
(I still feel pretty cool about getting all these compliments this past week, tho!)