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So I went on my first job interview yesterday in 13 years. That's how long I've been at my current job. I wasn't looking for a new job, this is what happened:
My best friend is an office manager at a big name department store (starts with an M) and I went to see her last Sunday to bring her a textbook one of her daughters had left in my car. Since it was so close to closing, I hung out with her until she was done with her work so we could walk out together.
On our way out we run into the assistant store manager ( D ) and we all chat for a bit. As we were saying our goodbye's, D asked what I did for a living. So I told him that I was a retail manager and had been with my company for 13 years. D asked then why hadn't I applied to work there and looked at my bff. She said she thought the position he was thinking about had gone to so-and-so. He gave her one of those weird looks that read "Her? Yeah, right!". So he asked me to get him my resume. Then we left.
At first, I didn't take D seriously and thought "well, I already have a job". But the more I thought about it, the more I thought what a great opportunity this would be to do something a little different. So I applied online. Now I've never even thought about having an updated resume on hand because I've been with my company since I was 19. So my bff yelled at me a bit for not having one and then helped me put together a kick-ass resume that I extremely happy with.
D received my resume Wednesday morning and sent me an email that afternoon to set up an interview because he had a position that needed to be filled right away. The interview was yesterday. D interviewed me and of course saw how nervous I was and told me not to be. After his interview, he asked if I was willing to do a second interview right then. I said sure. So I interviewed with another assistant store manager.
After the second interview, D came back into the office and said to send him an email on Tuesday. When I got home, I checked my email and saw that D had sent me a message. It read "Cam, Good job today. I'll speak with you on Tuesday!"...
So now I'm nervous.... Thanks for letting me get all that out.
My best friend is an office manager at a big name department store (starts with an M) and I went to see her last Sunday to bring her a textbook one of her daughters had left in my car. Since it was so close to closing, I hung out with her until she was done with her work so we could walk out together.
On our way out we run into the assistant store manager ( D ) and we all chat for a bit. As we were saying our goodbye's, D asked what I did for a living. So I told him that I was a retail manager and had been with my company for 13 years. D asked then why hadn't I applied to work there and looked at my bff. She said she thought the position he was thinking about had gone to so-and-so. He gave her one of those weird looks that read "Her? Yeah, right!". So he asked me to get him my resume. Then we left.
At first, I didn't take D seriously and thought "well, I already have a job". But the more I thought about it, the more I thought what a great opportunity this would be to do something a little different. So I applied online. Now I've never even thought about having an updated resume on hand because I've been with my company since I was 19. So my bff yelled at me a bit for not having one and then helped me put together a kick-ass resume that I extremely happy with.
D received my resume Wednesday morning and sent me an email that afternoon to set up an interview because he had a position that needed to be filled right away. The interview was yesterday. D interviewed me and of course saw how nervous I was and told me not to be. After his interview, he asked if I was willing to do a second interview right then. I said sure. So I interviewed with another assistant store manager.
After the second interview, D came back into the office and said to send him an email on Tuesday. When I got home, I checked my email and saw that D had sent me a message. It read "Cam, Good job today. I'll speak with you on Tuesday!"...
So now I'm nervous.... Thanks for letting me get all that out.
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