So, during Finals week, also the week that JoeUser shut down due to the GalCivII launch, I completed my degree. But, between finals, all I did was interview! I had two interviews with search agencies, and two with actual companies. The actual companies were Stanley Bostitch and Putnam Investments.
The Stanley Bostitch interview was basically a run down of what the job would be, and then questions about how my experience would apply to it. Since I have no experience, it did not take long. Basically I'm telling people that I can be very easily trained, and am using my GPA to back that up, and I'm using my tutoring to show that I can train new employees once I've learned something. Hopefully that trait is desirable.
The position was basically an Accounts Payable position that had more to do with bookkeeping than accounting. The hours are right, though, and that's hard to find. But, that was two weeks ago and they still haven't called me back. I called them, and they said callbacks should happen this week or early next week. It feels like they're just putting me off. They originally said callbacks would happen the next week! I was on vacation that week though. No message on my machine...
The position at Putnam was a lot better, but the hours would conflict with softball, which is more important. So I won't be taking that job, unless it's all I have left. Anyway, it's a mutual fund accounting position, which I haven't even had a course in. I couldn't even say I knew what a mutual fund was, even though I had a general idea of it. Once they started telling me I said "Yeah, that's what I thought" but anyone can say that. I think I missed big time. Anyway, they are not going to call me back for a bit now because they are re-evaluating whether or not to hire anyone. I wonder if that's just a brush-off comment?
Tuesday of this week, one of the search firms set me up for an interview. Again, the hours would conflict with softball, so it's good that I didn't get the job. But I nailed the interview. It was a list of questions about stuff I had done. "Show an example of a time you..." questions. I hate them! But I came up with good examples most of the time. They said I had done a good job with the interview, but they were afraid that I would quit and go somewhere with benefits. I should've kept my mouth shut about benefits, because it was only a temporary position, and of COURSE there wouldn't be any... but, hey, what can one do? I just spaced the fact that I wouldn't be working there forever because I WANTED to work there. I wouldn't have left once I was hired, though, until the end of the assignment. I finish what I start.
So, perhaps the next interview will do better, or S-B will call me back. I don't know. I need a job to support my wife and baby. Maybe I'll get another job at a gas station until I can get a real career going.