update!!!

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SO glad some of you got a chance to look at the sale! I'm very happy with my purchases...although, the skirt was not the one i thought it was, it is plain navy blue...but really? who cares?  it was $20. 

this next part will be a long-winded explanation of the interview today, but really, i have to start 6 years ago and in the end, it really has nothing to do with the interview itself.  here i go...

6 years ago, i had taken over for a school counselor when she was on maternity leave.  i did full-time work when she was gone, and when i got there, she was already gone, so i never met her before i started the job.  then, she came back after her leave and we job shared.  job sharing is tough in general, but especially so, when you are 180 degrees different from the person you are sharing with. 

before i met her, i knew that she kept her files, not in file cabinets, but stacked in various arrangements around the room.  that is all i knew.  when she came back, she took the a.m. and i took the p.m.  we saw each other for 5 minutes a day, maybe.  we WERE very different.  she had been doing the job for some time...she was married, had a baby, she was religious, and just really had very different takes on our jobs and how to perform them...nothing wrong with that.  anyway, after the year, she decided to leave and stay at home with her baby.  i interviewed for her job.  the interview was fine and was with the VP that i was used to working with, however, something was brought up about work ethic, reading and crossword puzzles. 

it took me a while, but luckily, i caught on before the end of the interview...she "somehow" thought that i was doing the latter two things, rather than working?  I backtracked in my head as to why she would think those things, as neither were true and then it hit me.  my co-counselor had provided me with a book about school counseling and bullies, that i had put in my purse for reads at home.  i also, at the time, cut out the crossword puzzle every day, and would carry it around in my purse or coat pocket with me, so that if i were waiting in line somewhere, it would be handy.  i explained both of these situations to her, and that was that.  then, i didn't get the job.  when i went into my office after hearing that i had not gotten the job, this job sharing partner made the mistake of asking if i got the job.  i told her no...she asked why did i think that i didn't and i told her about the book and crossword puzzle comments.  it was very apparent that SHE was the one who told the VP about that.  obviously, it was the end of the year, but this stung...i wanted that job more than...well, just about anything at that point.  she felt badly, i think.  it was really the only thing that could have made the decision....my work there was the best that i had done. 

fast forward to today.  i go to the interview and happen to know the girl that is at the phones.  i'm chatting with her, and lo and behold, the interviewee before me walks out of her interview.  yep...you guessed it.  Crossword lady.  

anyway, the interview went as well as it could of for someone whose only experience in elementary schools was as a social worker and not as a counselor.  that being said, if it was confusing, i did a lot of therapy with elementary school kids...this is different than being a school counselor.  we'll see.  the second step is that they are narrowing down to 2 people, then having a group of teachers interview those 2.  then choosing.  there is also a high school job that could be very good, as it's at my old high school. 

c'est la vie!!! 

have a great weekend!