I just left the Symantec job fair out here in Springfield, feeling wishy washy about how it went....ugh. We'll see I guess....
I've done a couple hundred of my own performance based interviews, and when this gentleman started asking me the questions that I was used to asking, I kinda blanked. I new it wasn't going well when he only asked me the one question, and began to move on to small talk.
Thankfully I did catch his attention by bringing up a current project I am working on at Peterson-Arne (documenting processes, and developing training procedures). I was then able to touch on my experience in management, and it piqued his interest. He asked me what I was applying for (he was steering me in the direction of routing customers to the proper queue, something like a customer support role) and I told him I was looking for a position in Technical Management. I pointed to that part of my resume and explained that my most recent management experience at Stream was pretty intense and encompassed all facets of management.
He then made additional notes at the top of my paper, and said that the woman who directed my resume to customer support may have misunderstood something when she placed me with him for the interview, and let me know that hiring managers in both the customer support role and the management role would be looking at my application (he also told me that he wrote 'management qualified' at the top of my interview sheet).
I'm in a bit of a quandary about working with Symantec. On one hand, they are typically a strong performer financially, but a goal of mine was to work for a smaller and more locally focused company.
If I had three hands....lol...
On the other hand, I have goals beyond employment that require an augmented wage. In addition, Symantec offers tuition reimbursement, which is a really big deal for me, since another primary focus for me is finishing school. Ahh...once again, we'll see.
G~
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Is this my future employer?
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nnokIf/when it is right.. you will know. At least that is my motto. -C
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