> Interview Went well, in spite of being late. (I'd left early enough,
> supposedly, to get me there 15min. early, that's how bad it was! Traffic
> was a bitch!) They ended up selling me on what a great team they had,
> which is always a pretty good sign. But I still felt like a complete
> moron for being late. Not enough sleep night before, so my mouth was
> totally dry. BAH.
You ought to hear some of my interview stories. I've been through so many interviews that I think I've seen everything.
Interviewer leaves interview to participate in cake distro for office party? Check.
Interview involves flying halfway across the country for a job that you could do in your sleep and you don't get the job? Check.
You fly across country for an interview, only to land at the airport minutes before an ice storm closes the airport? Interview cancelled the next day because the university is closed and you have the interview the following Monday just because you happen to still be in town? Check.
Interviewer tells you that you are overqualified? Check, check and check.
Interviewers break state laws to interview you and you turn down their job offer? Check.
Interview cancelled because of 9/11 attacks and the interview location was right next to the White House? Check.
Interviewed at an organization where your best friend had famously blown the whistle on several years earlier? Check.
Asked during a phone interview if "You would be able to adjust to the culture of the South?" Check.
Have to interview for the job you already have? Check.
Have two *in-person* interviews with a national organization, say, the ACLU, only to never hear back from them, not even a rejection letter? Check.
> Recruiter who recruited me for gig, however, seems to think that he'd be
> surprised if we didn't get a call.
I just started dealing with recruiters last year. Once I put my resume up on some job boards, I started getting calls. I didn't get my hopes up, but I figured, why not let these people help me out. I'm actually doing research right now for a small recruiter, so I have employer access to Monster.com. Seeing other people's resumes is an eye opener.
I was dealing with this one recruiter last September who was absolutely certain that he had hooked me up with a job at Sprint. The job paid $29/hour and involved interface design. A bit out of my league, but I can sketch interace designs on cocktail napkins. The recruiter was a bit puzzled when Sprint went for somebody else. He seemed genuinely shocked that Sprint was talking to other recruiters.
> Second job was the one I knew was going to be fairly straightforward.
> They liked the portfolio, though. Read it while I sat there. Ugh.
You are showing them a web design portfolio? What exactly would a portfolio look like? I don't bring a portfolio--maybe this is one thing I'm doing wrong.
> Next up: Sr. Web Developer with some company in West Palm Beach. Like I
> wanna live in W. Palm Beach. But, it'll keep me in area as sonshine gets
> on his feet, and the pay rocks, even for W. Palm Beach.
Good luck with your job search!
Chuck