About that interview...
Chapter 7 of "One Wrong Step" has been sent to the betas, so we'll see what they do to the thing.
Meanwhile, since I've been telling a few people about my job interview the other week, I decided that I needed to do a post about it.
The long story is this. The firm is all about the team, so I interviewed with seven of the eight people in the firm (one person was out), which was done in three one-hour blocks. The first two people were with the insurance group, and they were nice enough. The second group of three were more fun, but they don't need the help like the first group. The last pair was the manager and the leading (I assume) partner of the firm. The manager didn't speak much, only when the partner would do the whole "wouldn't you say that's true?" routine to her. One of the things she did say was that she thought I'd be bored with the position. God, how I hate that statement! I applied to the job knowing what it was--get over it! If there's one thing for which I can give my current company credit, they don't turn down an interested person just because they are overqualified.
Now, the partner... He was the one to mention how this was their third round of interviews, and that they didn't find anyone they liked in the first two rounds. I got the implied message that they didn't have to hire anyone this time, either. But that isn't what got to me. His second to last question/comment was that he noticed that I have a slight lisp (I do, used to be a tongue-thruster as a kid) and he wondered if I needed to focus on enunciating on my words, because you know, we have to be able to communicate to the clients and potentially sit on the witness stand in court. Yeah. I was dumbfounded and answered something or other, but yeah... Of course, I understand that he may have done this on purpose to see if I can be thrown (a big yes to that one), but his whole manner during the interview told me that this is how he is and it's not an act.
The week after the interview, I debated about the job. It would have been wonderful, amazing work in the long run (if I could've lasted to the long run), but I had two huge negatives. First, that partner. They have a very strong team mentality, which means that I wouldn't have been able to avoid him. Second, the commute. It would have been about a 1.5hr commute, in traffic, both ways, on a clear day. I don't even want to imagine what happens when it snows. I thought about the chances of renting an apartment for during the week and keep my home up north for the weekends, but yeah... Two places to furnish and clean and keep stocked with food, and that didn't sound much better than the commute. There were a lot more positives and negatives, but those were the deciding point. If one hadn't been a part of the equation, I would've considered accepting an offer.
At the end of the day, though, they didn't offer the job. I withdrew with a generic "another opportunity came up" statement and they gave me a "thanks for letting us know!" without a struggle, so I doubt they were going to give me the job. Even so, I didn't want to waste their time.
And that's the long story.
Meanwhile, I spoke to a CPA at work recently and she basically told me that I should work in public accounting if I want to actually get somewhere with my license. At least 3-4 years of it, too. It makes me very disappointed since working public accounting is torture for no reason... but she's right. Everyone director level and higher at my current company has worked in a Big Four or tier two company. So yeah, I think I'm going back to looking at a 60-80hr per week job. *sigh* I better finish OWS while I have the time, right? ^^;
Meanwhile, since I've been telling a few people about my job interview the other week, I decided that I needed to do a post about it.
The long story is this. The firm is all about the team, so I interviewed with seven of the eight people in the firm (one person was out), which was done in three one-hour blocks. The first two people were with the insurance group, and they were nice enough. The second group of three were more fun, but they don't need the help like the first group. The last pair was the manager and the leading (I assume) partner of the firm. The manager didn't speak much, only when the partner would do the whole "wouldn't you say that's true?" routine to her. One of the things she did say was that she thought I'd be bored with the position. God, how I hate that statement! I applied to the job knowing what it was--get over it! If there's one thing for which I can give my current company credit, they don't turn down an interested person just because they are overqualified.
Now, the partner... He was the one to mention how this was their third round of interviews, and that they didn't find anyone they liked in the first two rounds. I got the implied message that they didn't have to hire anyone this time, either. But that isn't what got to me. His second to last question/comment was that he noticed that I have a slight lisp (I do, used to be a tongue-thruster as a kid) and he wondered if I needed to focus on enunciating on my words, because you know, we have to be able to communicate to the clients and potentially sit on the witness stand in court. Yeah. I was dumbfounded and answered something or other, but yeah... Of course, I understand that he may have done this on purpose to see if I can be thrown (a big yes to that one), but his whole manner during the interview told me that this is how he is and it's not an act.
The week after the interview, I debated about the job. It would have been wonderful, amazing work in the long run (if I could've lasted to the long run), but I had two huge negatives. First, that partner. They have a very strong team mentality, which means that I wouldn't have been able to avoid him. Second, the commute. It would have been about a 1.5hr commute, in traffic, both ways, on a clear day. I don't even want to imagine what happens when it snows. I thought about the chances of renting an apartment for during the week and keep my home up north for the weekends, but yeah... Two places to furnish and clean and keep stocked with food, and that didn't sound much better than the commute. There were a lot more positives and negatives, but those were the deciding point. If one hadn't been a part of the equation, I would've considered accepting an offer.
At the end of the day, though, they didn't offer the job. I withdrew with a generic "another opportunity came up" statement and they gave me a "thanks for letting us know!" without a struggle, so I doubt they were going to give me the job. Even so, I didn't want to waste their time.
And that's the long story.
Meanwhile, I spoke to a CPA at work recently and she basically told me that I should work in public accounting if I want to actually get somewhere with my license. At least 3-4 years of it, too. It makes me very disappointed since working public accounting is torture for no reason... but she's right. Everyone director level and higher at my current company has worked in a Big Four or tier two company. So yeah, I think I'm going back to looking at a 60-80hr per week job. *sigh* I better finish OWS while I have the time, right? ^^;