The Interview...............

Wow...what a rough day that was.

Although my first interview wasn't until 9am, I had to get up at the same time since the commute to Redmond is way easier in the morning.

The first was relatively easy (as it was just the recruiter getting some basic info and screening just in case I was a complete idiot with a cool resume).

After that they got progressively more difficult. All in all the majority of my day went pretty well...but I was definitely drained as it was coming to an end.

My last interview was the one I dreaded as everyone told me that this particular person was hard on the interviewee. I was a bit nervous upon entering...all I can say is WOW!..it was rough.

This interviewer is a friend of mine as well...so it was weird seeing him in this light. He has been a narcotics officer and a regular cop in his past with FBI training on interrogation techniques. There was not doubt he was using this knowledge.

I was asked some pretty in depth questions..including some I really did not like to answer as they specifically requested me to dump on others in my team to validate my bid for the posistion.

Now...what really became difficult was when he began to take each weak response and tear it apart...bit...by bit...by bit. I was almost speechless cause when someone says to you ... "well if you are a leader on your team...why is it that this occurred...or that (referring to incidents that could have been eradicated if I was already a leader (of sorts) in the team).

I tell you this was tough.

All and all I think I did pretty well. There may be one more interview if a decision needs to be made by his superior based on a 'tie' or something.

definately a mentally exhausting day. Appreciate all your support...probably kept me from passing out from pure brain drain.

Blast to the past for Elmoes B-day!!

Ok...well tomorrow elmoe will be 36. Well while digging around in her 'hope chest' for an old address...(she had some money down in Provo I found through the unclaimed funds website), I located some old pictures.

Age 15ish

Age 17ish

And Finally when she was at Ripon College. The cover of a pamphlet for Ripon track. A quote in the pamphlet says "Other returning runners are juniour (elmoe..changed for privacy) who has a lot of potential".

Interview on Moday the 21st

Well....it has been awhile since I posted. I just thought I would let everyone know that I have a interview at Microsoft on monday.

If you all remember I was hired on as a contract worker..well a full time Microsoft posistion has come up and I applied for it. SO..wish me luck. I will update once I know what the day was like.

By the way its elmoe's bday on this day as well.

The question came up on my last post for a link to the foxfyredreamer page for the donatation link.

I have put a link on the left side bar to the foxfyre dreamer website. I will also ad one on to the foxfyre dreamer blog page as well.