I was very excited today, I had a job interview in my field. The job was not as senior as my prior position but I didn't care it was in automotive/marketing, relatively nearby and the pay wasn't bad.
I have been working with a charitable agency that organizes networking sessions, career advice and they set up a mock interview at short notice that went very well.
I headed to the interview this morning well prepared, well dressed and confident.
I was in the interview for an hour and a half. I knew there was some concern that I was over qualified and I came prepared with arguments to put their mind at ease.
Besides HR I also met the president of the company, I believe I passed with both, hopefully without question.
It was at the end of the session that they admitted that the position had been filled yesterday! Although I spent an hour being interviewed for the advertised job they really brought me in to see about a "possible" more senior position "maybe sometime" later in the summer.
I wish that had been made clear at the outset and I would have prepared quite differently and would not have gotten my hopes up for a job that had already been filled.
Despite feeling very upset and disappointed I was professional and on returning home sent off a thank you e-mail and promised to follow up with them in late July.
Right now I am in a bit of a funk and am afraid it will take a while to shake it off and start all over again.
Stay tuned for more whinging in Part 2 tomorrow...
