Thursday, August 19, 2010

Interview!!!

If you follow me on Twitter, you already know the exciting news:



YAY!
Now for a little more info...

A couple of weeks ago I got an e-mail from a friend who I went to UofI with and who is an attorney (graduated from a Chicago law school last year). His boss's husband, who is an attorney but no longer practicing, was looking to hire a recent law school grad, preferably with a background in finance, for a temporary position. They were preferably looking for someone with a finance background. 
He knew nothing else about the position other than the guy is really nice, if you're not an idiot they can teach you what you need to know, and he thought it would be well-compensated.

Despite the fact that the only background I have in finance is that I really really like money, I sent my resume to the guy. And today I got an e-mail back that they want to interview me!


Of course the friend who sent me the e-mail about the job is the ex-boyfriend (very recent breakup) of a good friend and sorority sister (and blog reader! Hey!). So I e-mailed her yesterday afternoon:

"So I have an interview Tuesday for a position that [ex-boyfriend] sent me an email about. 
I promise to go back to hating him after that though. :)"


She replied:
"Hahaha no worries, loyalties are fluid in this job market!!  
I'd take a job recommendation from Osama Bin Ladin if I were you.  GOOD LUCK!!"

Now that is a good friend. 
 
So now I'm ready for the most crucial part of interview prep... the perfect outfit! Obviously I'll keep ya'll posted on what I decide to wear. Oh, and how the interview goes. Of course. 

14 comments:

  1. That is a good friend!!! That's how it should be in this job market is just so true!! Looking forward to the updates and my fingers are crossed for you!!

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  2. Congrats on the job interview!

    As an HR manager, one little piece of interviewing advice: take notes!

    It shows that you are fully engaged in the interview and it will make you stand out from other applicants.

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  3. Congrats and good luck!
    (Not like someone as fab as you would need it though!)

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  4. Congrats on the job interview! Good luck!

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  5. Congratulations and the best of luck. You're right, she is a great friend! :)

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  6. in addition to the great tip of taking notes, i would also recommend that you have questions in advance. but not just the basics, ask something that shows you did your homework on the company/industry/position!

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  7. good lucK!! take no prisoners!!! i mean, impress them :)

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  8. Hey! I didn't see this on Twitter but CONGRATS! I am sending positive thoughts and can't wait to hear about it. We'll double team you with Patron later.

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  9. Yayayay!!! Congrats!! I will keep my fingers crossed!

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  10. Fantastic news - best of luck! :-)

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