New Blog for Tech Tips

Ok..short post on this blog. I created a new blog mainly so I can have a repository of any 'Tech Tips' I may pass on. This week I have isntructed those of you who are using the Playlist.com player on your blogs how to slim it down so that your visitors can not only adjust the volume but also use the scroll bar and even pick a song from your playlist they want to hear.

I also described how to turn off the autoplay feature. (mainly because I would rather click 'Play')

The Tech Tips site is http://blootek.blogspot.com

Let me know what you think (on that blog of course), see if I explained it in a useful way or if I need to change up my style.

No news is good news....right!

Well...its been almost one month exactly from when I posted about my interview. I have not heard anything beyond that the choice is now between me and one other guy. That doesn't surprise me much because we knew the likelihood was that this would be the case. Luckily he is totally deserving if he is chosen AND there are two more positions that are already approved coming up in another month.
We have basically been told that whomever doesn't get this spot will be first in line for the next opening.
Crappy thing is neither of us has heard anything...
So we just sit not patiently waiting for any news. I would rather know that I wasn't hired and he is...than this lengthy process of not even making a decision.
Anyways..thats how things go here...guess its pretty typical to take 2-3 months to finalize the process.

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.