Ooof.

[cupcake_goth]

Thanks for the good luck wishing, gang. I think the interviews went well. I ended up with 7 interviews, including a lunch interview that scored me tasty food at the British Pantry. 5 out of the 7 interviews were with people I used to work with, which was nice. The two that weren't were the very first interview (with the HR/recruiting -type lady, who was very nice) and the last one (which was an upper-management type who seemed okay). Thankfully no one asked any of those accursed logic puzzles that used to fill interviews at the Evil Empire. Either they don't do that anymore, or someone realized that there was no point to asking Those Sorts of Questions of the editor-types.

Supposedly, I'll know what decision has been made in 48 hours or so.

After the day o' interviews, I took a bus downtown and bought myself a new book (Minion, which I'm sorta 'meh' about so far, but I'm only 70 or so pages in), then walked up the hill to Chapel, where I had risotto and tasty tasty lavender martinis. After that, stroppy_baggage collected me and dropped me off at home (yay), then scarpered back to his D&D game. I'm going to spend the rest of the evening trying to catch up on LJ (I'm betting 'skip=200', because you lot are a chatty bunch), maybe check my work email, and then collapse into a bath.

So yes, thank you for all the well-wishes. Now to see if they want to hire me ...

Comments

[kijjohnson.livejournal.com]

The seventh interview is fabulous, because it's usually the optional one -- if they didn't like you in the interviews before that, they don't pass you on the the upper-management troll. He/she usually has final OK, and they don't waste his/her time with unpromising candidates.

I have my fingies crossed.

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

I know! When the team manager said "And now we have to get you to building __ for your interview with the PUM", I *barely* restrained myself from saying "Ooh, so I made it to the 'as applicable'?"

[poetry-lady.livejournal.com]

Who was this last interview with?

And, YAY!!! Here's hoping...and now if we can just get Ms. Uberheblich a Programmer/Writer job, my plans for world domination can finally get under way. Hee.

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

Klaus L-something. (I don't have my notes with me.) Aaaaand it's obvious that Klaus is a nickname, because I don't see that name in the address book. He was over in 25.

[poetry-lady.livejournal.com]

Interesting. I have no idea who that is...usually it's Jay or BJ or Todd. Whatever...fingers crossed, toes crossed, good vibes being sent out. I know you want to not be contracting anymore.

[bork.livejournal.com]

Yes, fingers crossed here as well!

[debg.livejournal.com]

Since I'm assuming they're a) from this planet, b) carbon-based, and c) endowed with both brains and taste?

It's a slam-dunk, bebe. How not?

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

I hope so. I'd like off the contracting wheel.

[wingedelf.livejournal.com]

Apparently, there has been an HR decision that prohibits interviewers from asking logic questions and the like anymore in MS interviews.

[poetry-lady.livejournal.com]

Yes, because they really don't tell the interviewer anything significant--they're a "test" that not everyone can pass. But whether or not you can figure puzzles like these out has no real bearing on whether you can do your job competently.

What's more important to me is: What color pen do you use to edit, and WHY?

[wingedelf.livejournal.com]

I edit in black, because I usually write in purple. In the rare case where I write in black- usually because I've run out of purple ink for my fountain pen- I edit in pencil.

Where I work at present, we do use the logic puzzles in interviews for testers- because knowing how someone thinks through a problem is indicative of the toolset they need to do their job effectively. Even then, it's more likely to be something loosely based on the product features which they'll be testing, rather than how to figure out which of nine otherwise identical balls is the heaviest.

[imflying.livejournal.com]

Glad it all went well, I was going to meet you at Chapel but didn't know what time... Sent you a text earlier, but I worked until 7 and had some things to do afterwards...

[minim_calibre]

Yay! Fingers crossed.

I was in Redmond today, having lunch with H. from my old team. He said he saw you on the bus the other day.

May you go blue again!

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

I am still keeping the luck vibe going for you.

[elenabtvs.livejournal.com]

I'm glad they went well.

Also, lavender martini? Sounds yummy.

[meegiemoo.livejournal.com]

Faboo! Will keep fingers crossed for next 48 hours.

[butterflywillow.livejournal.com]

Seven is a very Lucky number...We will keep our fingers crossed.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

I gots me fingers crossed fer ya!

Chris

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

That is a great icon! Is that Sanju the DevilCat?

[(Anonymous)]

Actually, it's Tatsuko, whose eyes are very yellow - especially when one pumps up the contrast using a photo editor ;-)

Chris