Today I had my first interview since I was let go at the end of August. Honestly, I'm kind of shocked it took this long to obtain one interview.
Let me tell you. Searching for a job these days is a LOT different than when I last had to do it. Back then, I answered a blind ad in the newspaper. Today, it involves trawling online trying to weed out the scammy posts. Which, let me tell you, makes job searches exhausting.
I will give credit to a majority of the companies, I've applied to - at the very least most of them are responding that they've received my application and turning around to tell me that despite my "very impressive" resume, they've decided to go in another direction. *sigh*
Today's phone interview was just a quick "meet and greet" to explain the company (an industry I'm not really familiar with) and I guess to garner just how interested I am in the position (very).
I should note here, that I have been targeting remote roles only - because I honestly don't want to have to go into an office if I don't have to; and after the lockdown it has been more than proven that I can actually do my job from home.
So when she mentioned that for locals this was a hybrid position, I was a little concerned. Were they expecting me to move? No, in fact, it turns out that if a non-local person secures this position it will be 100% remote. Which makes me really want this job.
I sent a thank you email, after the interview and then immediately wondered; is this something people do anymore in this digital age? I'm thinking it's not the norm anymore.
I think the interview went well. She promised to get back to me either way. So now, we wait, with crossed fingers and toes - because I really think this job would be a good fit for both of us.
Got my fingers crossed for you, too. I have been retired for seventeen years now and cannot imagine what it's like out there these days!
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