Okay, friends, here's the update.
This morning was the greatly anticipated "FIRST INTERVIEW" of my recently unemployed status. It went fairly well - I say this because I'm trying not to get my hopes up. The job was managing an Opthamology Center. It's a four physician practice, so it's large, and I would be managing the front desk operations, the Operators, the billers, and the Medical Records department.
The woman who interviewed me was very pleasant, I let her do the "interviewing" before I showcased some of my experience and talents that I thought would be desirable for the position. Then, I took control of the interview, asked what my biggest challenges would be in the position, what the organization had to offer, and asked if there was room for advancement. All the answers were satisfying for me. We closed with my asking her how many candidates she was considering. She explained that she'd narrowed it down to three, and I was one of the three. She mentioned that it worked to my benefit to be the last person she interviewed (all the other interviews were done last week). She was so friendly, and I'm hoping not to mistake that for thinking that I've landed this job. It's hard to read friendly people like that.
I've only been on about four interviews in my working life, simply because I've typically been recruited to other positions and have bypassed the interview process. However, the four that I have been on, I've either been offered the position on-the-spot, or been offered the job at a later time. Hope saying that doesn't jinx my streak.
Sooooooo...I should hear back about this job by tomorrow or Monday. I'll keep 'yall posted.
Off to eat some dinner and write a few cards out to friends I miss. (Maybe you'll be fortunate enough to get one)
Until next time...