I have very little time this morning. Remember last week, when I said we need to have a resume ready at all times? Not only that, we need to be ready for an interview at a moment’s notice. Yesterday afternoon, I received a request for an interview for today. The job I had heard about materialized and events are moving quickly. Since receiving the job description yesterday, I have been analyzing it, preparing answers to potential questions, thinking of questions I want to ask and developing a 90 day plan. That is a lot of work to do in 24 hours.
I will probably go into these topics deeper in future posts, but the point today is the importance of being ready. My resume is up to date. I just finished printing a fresh copy for every member of the interview team, plus a few extra in case more are needed. Fortunately, I have a box of resume paper ready. I built the 90 day transition plan, just in case the question comes up. I developed that between dinner and choir practice last night. I still have my white shirt and suit pants to iron, shoes to shine and questions to develop. Somewhere on my hard drive, I have a list of answers to common interview questions I wrote out years ago. I need to find and review those as well.
Is all this necessary for an internal interview with my current director and his team? Absolutely! The competition is stiff and the only way I believe I can get a chance at this position is to nail the interview. I’m counting on the preparation I have made weeks and months ago to pay off at this short notice.
Always be ready.
Thank you to those who sent well wishes. The interview went well. Should find out the results in a few days. The preparation paid off, I believe. No nerves and only one question that I didn’t expect. I’ll add that one to my list for next time. And to those who thought it funny that I would blog instead of working on my list – I needed that quick break. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.