terpkristin
08-31-2005, 10:30 AM
Well, today, 31 August 2005, is the last day of the 8th month that I've been unemployed. As most of you probably know, I finished my MS in Aerospace Engineering in December, 2004, so for the entirety of 2005 I've been unemployed. Admittedly, for the first few months I really wasn't searching in earnest for a job--I was instead trying to relax and rehabilitate my ankle. Now, though, this joblessness is getting old (as is the not qualifying for unemployment).
There is one company I'd love to work for. A few of my friends work there, it's local enough to my parents' house (and even better, the boat!), and the work they do is interesting. Needless to say, I've interviewed with them twice to no avail so far. The first time, the director for the group loved me, as did the guy my friend said I "needed to impress" but the actual project people wanted someone with more experience. Boohoo, but I got good feedback. The second time, I interviewed with a different group within the company and though I tried to be interested in what they were doing, in reality I couldn't believe that people got paid to do that kind of useless work.
On a whim, I emailed the group director that liked me yesterday, sending him an updated copy of my resume and a letter of interest. I guess it was good that I did, as I've now got an interview set up for Tuesday 6 September.
In general, that's good, but for one of the people I'm supposed to talk to, he said, "We'll give you the details of the job when we see you." This scares me to no end. Are they trying to see how well I think on my feet (very well, I'd think, given that the guy I needed to impress on the first time around gave me an impromptu quiz of things that could go wrong and how I'd fix them--and I nailed them all)? Or what else might it be?
Also, I'd appreciate any good vibes and interview advice y'all could send my way. I think it's a good sign that this guy is trying to bring me in, but I want everything to go perfect..or better. Thanks in advance.
/tk
There is one company I'd love to work for. A few of my friends work there, it's local enough to my parents' house (and even better, the boat!), and the work they do is interesting. Needless to say, I've interviewed with them twice to no avail so far. The first time, the director for the group loved me, as did the guy my friend said I "needed to impress" but the actual project people wanted someone with more experience. Boohoo, but I got good feedback. The second time, I interviewed with a different group within the company and though I tried to be interested in what they were doing, in reality I couldn't believe that people got paid to do that kind of useless work.
On a whim, I emailed the group director that liked me yesterday, sending him an updated copy of my resume and a letter of interest. I guess it was good that I did, as I've now got an interview set up for Tuesday 6 September.
In general, that's good, but for one of the people I'm supposed to talk to, he said, "We'll give you the details of the job when we see you." This scares me to no end. Are they trying to see how well I think on my feet (very well, I'd think, given that the guy I needed to impress on the first time around gave me an impromptu quiz of things that could go wrong and how I'd fix them--and I nailed them all)? Or what else might it be?
Also, I'd appreciate any good vibes and interview advice y'all could send my way. I think it's a good sign that this guy is trying to bring me in, but I want everything to go perfect..or better. Thanks in advance.
/tk