I have an interview for that job.
I never got a call from them, so I called them myself.
It sounds like the guy who's doing the hiring wasn't initially interested in me because my printing experience was largely clerical/admin - he said he picked a bunch of people whose resumes most closely matched the job description and called them (obviously I wasn't one of them).
I'm not sure what exactly about my experience he didn't feel fit with what he wanted, but it sounded like he wasn't sure I'd know the printing process and terminology, but once we got to talking about what exactly I did at my old job, he now knows that I'm familiar/comfortable with the terminology and was fairly involved in the process, and that I had actually wanted to stay in printing but there was nothing available when I left my old company.
I go in next Monday at 11:00. I'm not holding my breath because he sounded uncomfortable, almost like he felt pressured into giving me an interview. He could have said no, but maybe he felt I was confident in my abilities, so you never know.
He said he had over 100 applicants (which may explain why I never got a call or e-mail) and a good portion of them listed my old company as a previous employer. So we'll see.
You know, if I get this job, I will be sad to leave my present company. I LOVE the people I work with, and I enjoy what I do. The vacation, sick time and benefits are pretty great as well. But I'm getting tired of the drive, along with a few other things. But the drive is the first and foremost reason I'd even think about leaving. If I could do this job from home, I'd be set. A job I enjoy AND not having a 110-mile round trip commute that sucks two hours a day out of my life would be wonderful. Let's hope that if I get this job that I enjoy it as much as the one I have now.
I love my job, I'm just sick of driving.
Posted by beenie at May 10, 2004 04:16 PM