Back to Work (Almost)

I had two very different interviews today… One was insufferable and the other was almost joyous. How often does one get to say that?

Interview one was at The Black & White Mortgage Company and I DID not belong there. A recruitment agency put me forward for it and to be honest, I want to know what that person was smoking at the time when she did it. Because before the interview I got literature off the company and it clearly said they were looking for “Fully CeMap qualified Mortgage Advisors with minimum 3 years successful track record in mortgage sales”.

Yeah, like that’s me…

So anyways, I smiled and tried to bluff my way through the HOUR long, torturous interview as best as I could, relying on my past experience of working for Scottish Amicable/Prudential… Hmmm, maybe that’s why they thought I was good for this job, but I never done sales or anything remotely near it, and I was only there for 2 months.

So yeah, lied my ass off throughout the interview and, hell, even I was starting to buy it towards the end… If it wasn’t for the fact I can’t sell for shit and I’m dangerously unqualified, I think they would have offered me the job there and then. C’est la vie, moving on…

Interview two was surreal, It was over at iomart and it was for a job in my chosen field… Web Design, so I was simply oozing enthusiasm for this position as it’s what I’ve wanted to do for a great many years (well, the last 5 anyways) and finally all my hard work could be paying off. And basically I had to talk the interviewer through my work (3 versions of Scam City and some Content-Monkey stuff outlined in my portfolio) and I got the vibe that the guy was somewhat impressed.

“When could you start?”, he asks… “Monday”, I reply, always a good sign I think. But he’s interviewing people on Monday and I’ll get an answer then to provisionally start on Wednesday. So finger’s crossed.

In the meantime, I need a $1000 loan to buy Macromedia Studio MX 2004. Sure, I could wait for a *ahem* copy to surface but, dammit, I want the exclusive limited-edition Macromedia MX 2004 T-shirt!