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2003-06-17 Finally, an Interview I was finally able to schedule an interview yesterday for this afternoon! It was at an art distributor, dealing with the U.S., and the job is for a Junior Administrative Assistant. It's in a really nice district in downtown Montreal, has a private high school across the street, and a few restaurants not far away. So I went, and the interview seemed to go reasonably well. I could see that the woman was really giving me consideration, so that's good. My only "downfall" is that my experience is, as she put it, more clerical that "office procedure", which I assume means administrative. But the thing is, no matter what my background, I'd have to learn office procedure anyway because every office is different. So, I'm hoping that that won't stop me from getting the job. It's very detail-oriented, which is fine by me. I notice things anyway, and I'm a fan of double-checking. I hate it when I work at a place that's SO rushed that you don't really have time to do much double-checking, so if they applaud looking everything over, great! I really want this job. The office has nice decor, it has - of course - a bunch of paintings on the walls, the people seemed nice. And I'd prefer not to keep doing the simple clerical stuff because it tends to be fairly mindless. I suppose almost any job can get to that stage once you've done it for awhile, but "Junior Administrative Assistant" sounds pretty damn nifty to me. At the same time, I know that she interviewed a couple of people yesterday, so there's a possibility I won't get the job. And I'll definitely be disappointed, but I don't think I'll necessarily be devastated. At least I had an interview, which has been a lot harder to get than I'd imagined. But if I get the job, then I can stop this horrible, draining job search, and start to get settled in a real job. I will be sad to give up my late nights and late mornings, my slow waking up process with my coffee and whatever book I'm reading at the time, the amount of time I have to write, and so on. But to have a purpose when getting out of bed in the morning, having somewhere to go, will definitely be nice. As will the paycheck. heh. Anyway, I'm supposed to call the woman tomorrow afternoon, so at least I won't have to sit around waiting for the phone to ring. I just hope that when I do call her, that she's chosen me. Keep your fingers crossed for me, will you? |
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