See now that I’m not doing the Secret I can actually write about these things – I was scared before that I’d write something negative and bugger it up.
I think the interview went pretty well! I wouldn’t say I blew it out of the park – I got blabbing high level editorial stuff with the editor and then stumbled a little bit when the actual boss, web director, asked something totally technical. It’s annoying to have that replay in my head, plus the fact that as usual I didn’t ask enough questions about the actual job (not pay etc. but how the job works) – although that’s easy enough to address in a second round, should I get there.
The siren call of the calm and beautifully appointed reception room overlooking the street, the well laid-out office/cubicle (but the wooden sort, not the plastic sort) floorplan, and the spiff laptops all called to me, I have to say, but what got me the most was some info I can’t really ethically share but has to do with how great a channel this thing could be. In other words, something related to the job itself. I’m thinking if it’s offered with the flextime they mentioned (one day/week @home) I might take it. Sadly the salary would just about cover costs really – transportation, childcare, lunch now and then, and so on - but childcare costs will go down and it’s more about positioning than money. Although more money would be nice.
So overall first impression: yay job! pretty-much-yay me, although not my bestest interview ever, and I think it entirely depends on who else they were interviewing, and that, I cannot know.
