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Oct. 16th, 2002 01:39 pmI think the second job interview went relatively well. 45 minutes of relatively informal question-and-answer and general chat - I was asking about as many questions as they were - with two of my previous interviewers plus a head designer (the third of my original interviewers was late, and came in just as everyone else was about ready to finish). We covered many topics from office hours, security and my technical writing interests to whether I was a coffee-drinker, if I could say "my hovercraft is full of eels" in German, the death sentence for introducing a virus to the intranet, and how feasible it would be to burn all of the Macs in the office. I think it was probably a good thing for both parties to find some compatibility in sense-of-humour stakes.
The only real technical question was being shown a sheet of paper with some bits of code on it, and being asked "which of the following is closest to your coding style?" - I read through and chose what I thought was the best one for the job (and yes, close how I actually code) and was then informed that I got brownie points because that was the one that Chris, one of my interviewers and the technical manager, wrote. I *handstapleforehead*ed and said I'd tried not to let it get to my head, which provoked laughter in a good way.
Did I mention that I was horrendously nervous right up until I got into their reception area? It was strange - showtime hit, and I performed. That's not to say that I put on a show, but I was able to be confident and thoughtful and interested and most importantly not scared shitless - I just changed role from normal-me to my job interview aspect seamlessly. Perhaps those years of roleplaying games and the like are useful for something after all.
So, in another week I find out whether I'm employed or not. They sound like interesting people to work with. Here's hoping.
In other news, I've talked to the friend and the interesting lady since my post on the 11th. It was apparently really nice to meet me, and I'm as lovely offline as on-. All going well I may get to do some of that getting-to-know-her-a-bit-better at a video evening to which we've both been invited. Here, also, is hoping.
The only real technical question was being shown a sheet of paper with some bits of code on it, and being asked "which of the following is closest to your coding style?" - I read through and chose what I thought was the best one for the job (and yes, close how I actually code) and was then informed that I got brownie points because that was the one that Chris, one of my interviewers and the technical manager, wrote. I *handstapleforehead*ed and said I'd tried not to let it get to my head, which provoked laughter in a good way.
Did I mention that I was horrendously nervous right up until I got into their reception area? It was strange - showtime hit, and I performed. That's not to say that I put on a show, but I was able to be confident and thoughtful and interested and most importantly not scared shitless - I just changed role from normal-me to my job interview aspect seamlessly. Perhaps those years of roleplaying games and the like are useful for something after all.
So, in another week I find out whether I'm employed or not. They sound like interesting people to work with. Here's hoping.
In other news, I've talked to the friend and the interesting lady since my post on the 11th. It was apparently really nice to meet me, and I'm as lovely offline as on-. All going well I may get to do some of that getting-to-know-her-a-bit-better at a video evening to which we've both been invited. Here, also, is hoping.
