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posted by [personal profile] laylee at 01:24pm on 06/05/2005
I'm pretty sure it went well, although one can never truly tell until the results are known. I pretty much knew everyone on the panel, which consisted of ex-boss, current department head, current division head, and someone from Monash. They were all very pleasant and nice, and at one stage I thought M (current dept head) was going to burst out laughing! They didn't ask me anything too hard or that I didn't have an answer for. I did waffle a bit, but that's just me and ex-boss did say that above all else I should just be myself.

Of course when it came to the "Do you have any questions?" question, my mind went blank, and I know I could have been clearer in my response to the "Where do you see yourself...?" question. But the suit went down a treat (money definitely well spent!) and I left the interview with a big smile on my face, so I suppose all I can do now is wait and see.

ETA: Just saw ex-boss who said I interviewed really well, but he can't make any promises and that I, like everyone else who is being considered for the position, should be prepared for disappointment. Which more or less means that they haven't made up their minds yet.

I think the wait's gonna kill me!

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posted by [identity profile] out-there.livejournal.com at 03:59am on 06/05/2005
*crosses fingers for you* Sounds like it did go well. Yay.
 
posted by [identity profile] laylee.livejournal.com at 07:02am on 06/05/2005
I did go well. Now I just have to wait and see.
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posted by [personal profile] celli at 06:49am on 06/05/2005
*hopes*
 
posted by [identity profile] laylee.livejournal.com at 07:02am on 06/05/2005
Much appreciated :~)
 
posted by [identity profile] engenda.livejournal.com at 06:59am on 06/05/2005
Fingers crossed!
 
posted by [identity profile] laylee.livejournal.com at 07:03am on 06/05/2005
Thank you!
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posted by [identity profile] phoebesmum.livejournal.com at 09:48am on 06/05/2005
*Momentarily distracted by some of the icons in the other comments*

... um. Yes. It sounds as if you did an excellent job, and should have a good chance. I would say don't count on it too much in case you're disappointed, but that's impossible, I'll just hope for the best.

And the interview will be good experience, and the suit is an investment, also an incentive never to put on any weight, ever.

... I wonder if I can even still get into my One Good Coat?
 
posted by [identity profile] laylee.livejournal.com at 10:05am on 06/05/2005
the suit is an investment, also an incentive never to put on any weight, ever.

It was a very good investment and I can never ever put on any weight if I want to fit into the jacket for the foreseeable future. Of course tonight's fish and chips don't count...
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posted by [identity profile] phoebesmum.livejournal.com at 10:11am on 06/05/2005
Occasional fish and chips are okay. Occasional anything's okay (that's why I can't see the point of Supersize Me - if you ate any one thing every day for breakfast, dinner and tea, surely the results would be the same? - but I digress).

We had salad last night for the first time this year. Yay! I made potato salad, which in my case has potatoes in, duh, and also a hard-boiled egg squished up into the mayonnaise, which has to be Hellmans (it was low-fat, I defend myself), and sweetcorn, and a chopped-up-tinily spring onion, or chives, or both. And this other salad I invented, which is an apple and a pear and a couple of pieces of beetroot all diced and mixed up together, and then you dissolve about half a teaspoon of honey in a little bit of boiling water and stir that in, with some wine vinegar, and which is my favourite with smoked mackerel. Yummy. Only we didn't have any smoked mackerel, we had tuna burgers, but that was okay too.

Mmm. Food. I think I talk about it to try to stop myself actually eating it. And yet.
 
posted by [identity profile] laylee.livejournal.com at 12:10pm on 06/05/2005
Mmm, I love potato salad. in fact I pretty much love all salad. Except for Ceaser Salad because it has anchovies in the dressing and I really can't abide anchovies.
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posted by [identity profile] phoebesmum.livejournal.com at 12:15pm on 06/05/2005
Then I shall make a note never to share my pizza with you, because I always have the one with anchovies and black olives. That was when I could still eat pizza (and am still boggling over my allergic reactions to same. How can this be?!).

So, no, I like Caesar salad too. Which is bad news, because that's really high calorie. I don't like the one with apples and walnuts and celery very much, though. Oh, and I hate cold pasta, so any sort of pasta salad is out.
 
posted by [identity profile] lenairina.livejournal.com at 11:50am on 06/05/2005
I hope the news is positive when it arrives. Did they interview anyone else from your workplace, or were the other candidates external?

 
posted by [identity profile] laylee.livejournal.com at 12:05pm on 06/05/2005
They didn't say who else was on the list. I know of one other person, but apart from that the rest are a mystery to me. And it's not like I told anyone I work with that I'd even applied for the job. I guess I'll just have to wait and see.
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posted by [identity profile] phoebesmum.livejournal.com at 12:16pm on 06/05/2005
Was anyone else exceptionally well-dressed that day ...?
 
posted by [identity profile] laylee.livejournal.com at 12:22pm on 06/05/2005
Apart from myself (and I snuck into the store room to change and put my regular clothes back on after the interview) no, no one.
 
posted by [identity profile] dawnglider.livejournal.com at 01:52pm on 06/05/2005
I'm glad you got a good suit and your interview went well. Good luck! *crosses fingers*
 
posted by [identity profile] laylee.livejournal.com at 12:47am on 07/05/2005
Thanks!
 
posted by [identity profile] flobberchops.livejournal.com at 08:44pm on 06/05/2005
GAAH - I HATE the "where do you see yourself...." question. That and the "what is your greatest strength/weakness" one. I always think I sound like a complete prat no matter what I say.

Fingers crossed for you, dear.
 
posted by [identity profile] laylee.livejournal.com at 12:51am on 07/05/2005
They didn't do the strengths/weaknesses question, but of course that was the one I'd actually prepared for. Ah well, I just have to wait and see.

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