Another Interview

Alright ladies and gents. First I should say that I'm sorry the last post was cold and not very Erin-esque. I guess I wasn't in the mood to write.

On to the business:

I spent an effing lot of time in the last interview- almost two hours- and they didn't even so much as grace me with a response to my follow up e-mail, which included my references, or my follow up phone call over a week later.

Dear Editor-in-chiefs everywhere:

Thank you for showing interest in my resume. Thank you for taking some of your precious time to spittle the workings of your magazine at me. No thank you for not asking me most of the standard interview questions that I was wayyyy prepared for. "I think that my strongest characteristics include my ability to ....." No thank you for not showing appreciation for my clever way of taking your negativity, "Unfortunately, there would be some clerical where you would have to run some forms up to IT," and impressively turning it into something positive "Oh, well that sounds like a great way to get to know people around the office."

PSHT.

Please do not introduce me to your team, encourage me to chat away with numerous other head honchos, and then IGNORE ME.

I may be just another college graduate trying to put my foot in the door in the wrong market in the wrong economy, but I am a human being! My time is precious too and you know what?

My feelings are hurt. I could check off everything on the MSN article's Top 10 Clues your interview went well and yet.... no response from you. At the very least you could tell me you didn't think I was qualified for the position or that somebody more qualified came along.

STOP LEAVING ME HANGING.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

EBJ

On a brighter, less rant-induced note:

I had another interview today with a really laid-back internet company. The Craigslist post had some content that seemed a little sketchy to me like "Cleavage won't get you the job, we want somebody with skills." Apparently that's necessary in SoFlo. I wanted to respond with "Well what if we have both?" but I thought that might be unprofessional. It was under the post as a part-time admin position but after talking to them it sounds like they need a lot of copywriting. Lots of room to grow, both financially and with hours, and the company is incredibly small and casual and they seem really cool. I felt awkward going to a job interview in jeans, but they were insistent on dressing casual. Glad I did because they were all wearing t's, shorts and Birkenstocks. The previous company I interviewed with also claimed to be casual, but when I showed up in dress pants and a cardigan, I still seemed fairly underdressed. Who knew casual was such a flexible term?

Also, a fantastic upside to interviewing lots and still being unemployed: I'm learning my way around. Considering how anxious I get when I don't know where I'm going, this is an incredibly good thing.