interviews....
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- pkny
got an interview the other day for soft. dev position - interview i would say went well (could've been better i guess)...
in the past i'd be able to pick up if i got hte impression i was hired or a good potential candidate..
but this was one was bit different lol. maybe cuz (the others ones were actual referrals) this one i act. applied... waiting for the 2nd interview (or a call for the 2nd interview).. the anticipation is drivign me nuts... usually from your exp. how lnog does it take for them to call you back for a second interveiw - its been about 2 days since my first interview w/ the company
- edd-e0
a second interview doesnt mean a hire nor does it mean an offer.
ive been on a 17 interview process with a very large corporation and in this one there is a great mean CEOs. which i had to meet with each separately.
by the end of the process which spanned over 2 months, ik turned down their offer, only because i learned a great deal in that interview process.
if you feel the giggles inside this may not be the right place for you, it seems you are "wanting" something to fill a gap in your life?? and perhaps the excitment which is a grat thing may be clouding your judgement and yes they may give you an offer.
just remember, never accept anything on the spot. if you do, then all possibilities of any further 3rd or 4th interviews will never happen, those 3rd and so on interviews allow for more negotiations where you may be in haste just to accept their offer when really you can most probably get more.
jsut be cautious and feel it out. if it doesnt happen dont kick your self...suck it up with a learning curve and keep going, if it does pan out and you do accept, remember this is not the only place in the world and always be aware of your surroundings, your environments, and your standing of where you first got hired with-in.
always be fresh, polite and know your answrs to all the questions they may ask you. an interviewer will always throw a curve ball during the interview such as a personal question...never anser those as it will hurt you instead of helping you even though you are answering from your heart.
not sure if anything im saying is for your ears but its what i have learned in my processes.
good luck with the outcome.
:)
- edd-e0
i have a lot of typos in my message...but if you read it fast you wont notice it..
regardless of spelling errors...what i was also leaning towards was dont lean on the phone call that may really never happen, and focus on other potential interviews so "just in case" this doesnt pan out at least you will have the ball rolling for the next one instead of losing all that time during your inner giggle waiting moments and thus you may lose another great potential opportunity.
dont wait for them to call you, go after something else...if they come back with an offer weigh it out against your ...new potiential better or equal or better or worse opportunity...
make sense??
;)
- Llyod0
17 meetings? why the hell would someone want to work for them
- pkny0
hey thx edde - i appreciate your response and your advice - i totally understand what you're getting at but oy. lol considering i'm a fresh grad and i have very little work exp. getting an interview for my first real paying job got my panties tied in a knot lol.
i definitely will take your advice and just keep myself busy - i agree im wasting a lot of time just sitting around and doing jack all lol. and waiting for that important call
i guess i was being a bit naiive and a bit too optimistic hehe. ah well, *stares at phone*
- edd-e0
pkny-
i figured you were "starring at the phone" with your immeadiate stance...like i said use this time wisely and search out every other opportunity. its this free time that allows you to have the freedom of making al the new contacts, meetingwith every head hunter/ rep/ agenency. this is when you need to have your present opportunity know that you are looking else where, a lot of companies wnat someone who is headstrong and someone willing to go after what they want instead of the person waiting at home starringatthat phone which the call may never happen..and at the end you have wasted time and never left outside to look for your perhaps dope new gig. just keep all your options open...as you said you are a recent grad with very little work experience well that means every path is open to you. however currently you only are looking down one.
good luck again and be more aggressive with your career. start now so when you are seasoned in the realm of it you will know a great deal more than if you stick to this one path which isnt getting you anywhere but one place, and that kinda stagnant career wise.
:)