# I have a job interview, too! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 29, 2005, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-job-interview-too/296792 "2005-03-29T17:22:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-job-interview-too/296792/1 "2005-03-29T17:22:50Z")
I’ve been out of work for four months. I’ve been sending out résumé after résumé, but there is little work for mainframe-based data management analysts up here. So I applied for a clerk’s position with the County Auditor’s office. I went down to the courthouse last Friday and took a test: 10-key, data entry and typing. I passed! I have an interview this Friday. It’s going to be a panel interview. I wonder what it will be like? I imagine a scene like in _Coupling_ where Jeff is being interviewed by a few people. I had my choice of times for the interview, and I chose three in the afternoon. I’d heard a report on the radio that said that people who perform last generally get higher marks than people who perform first. I hope it’s the same way for interviews. It wouldn’t be a _great_ job. It pays just slightly more than my last one, and a bit more than half of the job before that. Still, it’s for the County. I think those jobs tend to be fairly secure. And it will leave my weekends free for filmmaking. Wish me luck! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-job-interview-too/296792/2 "2005-03-29T17:25:17Z")
Oops. This should have been in MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-job-interview-too/296792/3 "2005-03-29T17:27:24Z")
IMHO, it would be really cool if this works out. **crosses fingers** ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-job-interview-too/296792/4 "2005-03-29T22:40:38Z")
Good Luck, **Johnny PNW**! I was just offered (and accepted) a job yesterday. Nowhere near what I used to make, but it should be enough to pay the bills. StG ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-job-interview-too/296792/5 "2005-03-29T22:48:35Z")
We’re rootin’ for you **Johnny**! Its about time you get off your butt! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-job-interview-too/296792/6 "2005-03-29T22:52:02Z")
> [@picunurse](#): > > Its about time you get off your butt! 😃 I just woke up from a 90-minute nap! I still wonder what the interview will be like. They know I can 10-key, enter data, and type to their standards. Maybe it’s just to gauge my personality? (If so, I may be in trouble! :eek: ) ---
**Author:** ![MaddyStrut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@MaddyStrut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaddyStrut)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2005, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-job-interview-too/296792/7 "2005-03-30T01:44:16Z")
I have no idea what a panel interview will be like. I only had one with the DEA when I was coming out of college (they wanted nothing to do with me and they told me as much before the hour was over). I seriously doubt the county auditor is going to be anything like a DEA interview, so I won’t scare you with the details. Good luck to you! You know the job requirements, so be confident. You’ll be a great asset to them. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2005, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-job-interview-too/296792/8 "2005-03-30T01:48:12Z")
excellent!!! goverment job! finestkind. best of luck, may you ace the interview. ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2005, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-job-interview-too/296792/9 "2005-03-30T11:02:59Z")
Good luck, **Johnny**! I have been interviewed by a panel, but, since it was the company’s entire IT department, it was more of a gang interview. I’d say it’s a good thing. It’ll give you a chance to see how you’ll fit in with the whole organization. I figure having more people there should also lessen the chance of one person’s particular biases working against you. Act confident, relaxed, and competent, but you already knew that. Congratulations! I hope it works out. CJ ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2005, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-job-interview-too/296792/10 "2005-03-30T12:56:55Z")
Moving this from IMHO to MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2005, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-job-interview-too/296792/11 "2005-03-30T13:20:05Z")
Congratulations! Good luck and knock 'em dead. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2005, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-job-interview-too/296792/12 "2005-03-30T18:37:49Z")
Fantastic! I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you. ---
**Author:** ![Amazingrace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@Amazingrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazingrace)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-job-interview-too/296792/13 "2005-03-31T04:57:52Z")
I hope you get the job and love it. Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-job-interview-too/296792/14 "2005-04-02T02:40:11Z")
I arrived about 20 minutes early. A few minuts past the appointed time, I was taken into a small room where I was interviewed by three women. I was nattily dressed in a charcoal-black suit, light blue shirt, and a nice tie. I felt I was confident; and I answered all of their questions well, I think. The Auditor seemed to be please by my answer as to how I would handle a customer who needed help using the computer, dealing with a ringing telephone, and another walk-in customer at the same time. I should find out if I got the job by Friday next. In the meantime, I have another application to fill out for a clerk’s position for the County Treasurer. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-job-interview-too/296792/15 "2005-04-06T21:18:58Z")
> [@](#): > > After careful consideration, we have offered the position to another candidate. ☹ I applied for two more County positions today. ---
**Author:** ![Greenback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2bfe46/32.png) [@Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greenback)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-job-interview-too/296792/16 "2005-04-06T21:36:02Z")
Here’s one more for you **Johnny**. ☹