Interview with Dept. of Education

Yesterday went very well. After being a bundle of nerves, I left work at about 3:00. I was wearing my suit pants, the camisole that goes with my suit, and a sweater over that. I drove to the large parking lot a block or so away from the building, changed into my suit, calmed my nerves, checked my lipstick, and started my trek. That's sort of a long way in uncomfortable shoes, holding a heavy portfolio. I made it to the building, but had to ask for directions 3 times to find the office I was looking for. I was a little early, so I was able to collect my thoughts and relax a little until the two men were ready to meet with me. I met with the Director of Communications and the Communications Manager, the #1 and #2 respectively. I feel like the interview went very well. I gave good answers that they seemed pleased to hear, I provided witty banter, I brought tons of samples of my work. Who cares if your resume says you've written things if you write like crap? I brought a pretty large portfolio though, and had extra copies so they could keep them. Then I toured department a little. If I get it (big if – there are several other applicants) my office would be flippin' sweet. Seriously, it's about the size of my apartment's living room. All in all, it was a positive experience, but like I said, there are others in the running, so I'm not going to get my hopes up. The work is about 60% media relations, 20% writing/editing for newsletters and magazines, and about 20% video production/miscellaneous. They seemed like very nice, professional people (emphasis on the professional – finally.) Everyone I met was friendly. But like I said, I'm not going to obsess over it. They let me know that there's a chance they will be conducting a second round of interviews. That would not make me happy because I'll be fighting for that job once I'm fired here for missing too much work!