Interview – Thoughts

So – the interview seemed to go pretty well. I found the place – which was more of a struggle than it should’ve been – and was nearly late as a result, but managed it OK. It was annoying, because it turned out I should’ve just trusted my own sense of direction, rather than assuming that the street numbering was logical.

Basically, the interview was at number 30 on the road in question, and the first building number visible was 80. I walked in the direction I thought I needed to be going in, and the numbers went up, so I turned round, went the other way, and the road disappeared. Utter confusion. Turns out numbers 1 to 79 are on one side of the road in sequential order, then you cross the road, and it goes from 80 – 160 (I assume) are on the other side. Which was, it’s fair to say, NOT what I’d expected. Fuck London and it’s non-standard street organisation.

Anyway, I got there just about on time, and all was fine, if warm.

The entire interview went well, and was really more of a glorified chat than a standard HR “Q&A” session. I always figure that’s a good sign, at least.

All told we spoke for two hours, and it all looks promising. We covered all the important stuff – and one hell of a lot of less relevant stuff that still established that we all seemed to be a pretty good match personality-wise – and it seems good.

I should know more in the next couple of days.  I’m feeling a bit pessimistic, because if I really want a job it usually doesn’t come up – and I really want this one.  But I’ll find out soon enough.