Job Interview

I applied for a couple different jobs only to keep my family off my back about going back to work. Low and behold I ended up receiving the call I really didn't want scheduling an interview. This interview was today at 11:30am downtown where there is no parking! The position is for a conciliator with Family Court and the position will be at the Northeast Regional Court Center. I did actually get excited because this would get me back into mediation which I do enjoy.

To make my husband suffer even more than putting up with the whining about job hunting, I decided that I needed an interview outfit. I went shopping yesterday and came home with a business suit that was 2 dress sizes smaller than any of the business attire I have in my closet. Things were starting to look up!

I get to the interview 15 minutes early and find out that they are running a "few minutes" behind which is typical. I had a book with me, so no problem! This few minutes turned into 30 minutes. Ugh...They called the 11:00 interviewee in at 11:45 and called me in at 12:05. I figured I'd be out of there by 12:30 and I could take the suit jacket off and before I left the court house to walk to the parking lot. That was a nice dream, because I was with the interview panel for 1 hour and 30 minutes!

There were 2 positions they spoke about and wanted me to consider the 2nd position of which I had no knowledge of. This new position is for a program developer/manager. This position falls more in line with administration and there is room for growth. I have the experience and education for either position, but the majority of my work experience falls more along the lines of a mediator. The director always fell back to matching my work experience and education to the job duties that would be expected of the program developer/manager more than that of the conciliator. After an hour long discussion with the panel, the director call in 2 other program developer/managers who happened to be downtown for a meeting and asked them to speak with me about the position and what it entails. The director will be calling me tomorrow morning for my decision on which position I'm more interested in. They will have a final decision about both position on Monday.

I'm still in shock that they saw fit to mention the 2nd position which does fit with my business degree and counseling degree! I've never experienced this, I've only read about it happening to other people! You know, David is getting a kick out of this because he knows I really don't want to go back to work. He may have won this battle, but I'm going to win the war (or however the saying goes)!