Bob Schroeck Wrote:How about both? She really must have pulled up the stops for you to get a multistage 2nd interview. It's you're too good to pass up and now the trick is to find a slot for you in the company.Bob Schroeck Wrote:Oh, btw, two days ago I had the best "Sorry we can't hire you" call I've ever had. I think I've mentioned the outfit that interviewed me by phone two hours after I sent them my resume, who gave me an aptitude test to take while I was dosed with cold medicine. Well, they got back in touch with me on Wednesday, and the woman at their HR started by practically gushing about how impressed everyone there was with me and how much they'd love to have me working there. But... no one had told her until the last couple days that the opening was entry level and they could only pay $35-45K -- and while I had said I was flexible about salary, she didn't expect me to be that flexible. (And she was right.)Okay, new developments. The HR person just called me back -- apparently they want to see me after all, and are willing to up the salary ("be flexible" was how she put it; no specifics were mentioned). So now I have a huge multistage second-round interview on Monday afternoon in Manhattan, with everyone from the HR director to the CTO.
I'm not sure whether I should take this as looking like an amazing candidate, or that everyone else they've talked to really sucks.
Now I called back the Air Force folks about the admin position. It looks like they're filling a pool of applicants and when the need comes they pull out resumes for the openings, so we're looking at 6 months prior to going to the 2nd stage. The good news is that once you get to the 2nd stage and at least don't scare your putative boss, it's a good chance of getting in. Ditto for the Navy. Don't call us, we'll call you. Things are looking good for the Army though. 2 out of 4 resumes so far made the first cut, and is being referred to the hiring officials. The weird part right now is with OSHA. I got a look at the status of my application and found out that the qualifications for the GS-7 and 9 level, but I made the qualification for GS-11. What the hell does that mean?
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