I have had the flaky interview. I have had the interview that was done so that a quota could be met. I have had the interview that was a pyramid scheme pitch. And I have had the one that was really just a formality. Today, however, I had the interview that slapped me around and called me Susan…
Everyone has had this interview. You go in expecting to have a decent interview, not a pushover, but a decent one. And then it happens. For some reason the big guns get sent in. The person who knows it all and really is as good as you know they are. They nail you to the wall. The only thing you can think of is the scene from the Matrix, after Morpheus has handed Neo a whoopin, looks down at him and asks:
Do you think that’s air you are breathing? Hmmm..
It can really blow your day to hell.
That’s basically how it went down for me today. I didn’t go in there with any expectations of unbridled success. I know that there are areas of my knowledge that need work, and I am hoping this move into another group (in my company) will provide that. I actually APPRECIATE what this guy did, and I hope that he saw that I am willing to work hard to fill in those gaps….
But DAMN does it really give the ego a good kick in the bean bag….an unexpected one at that.
Adding a bit of insult to injury, I think I’m getting a cold.
Oh and its raining.
#1 by Jon Angliss on April 26, 2010 10:02 pm - 10:02 pm
Good luck with the outcome. I know how those go. My interview for AAX was like that. Informal meeting with Sherif, then a meeting with Mark and Betty Rankin. Take away what you can as a learning experience, and see if you can improve on those areas. You already have a foot in as it being a transfer internally.
Keep at it, I’m sure you’ll succeed 🙂