We had an interview in Portland the other day. The position is resident managers for a retirement community in which we would be working together and creating a sense of community in the building. We would also have to sell.
We opted to drive instead of fly; the company will be reimbursing for gas and they would have paid for the flight as well. Di actually drove a lot of the way while I got into reading a book I have been trying to finish for a long while.
There is not too much to tell. They paid for a hotel room the night before, so when we arrived we checked into the hotel. We went and got some food and came back to the room. On the way back I called my sister because her house had been broken into and some of her stuff stolen. This is the same sister who has had medical issues, car issues, and a former apartment burn down. She just can’t catch a break. It’s sort of an isolating feeling to know you cannot be there to talk to everyone in person or to see your niece who is wailing in the background.
This hotel room may have been the worst we have stayed in yet. The room was clean but the bed was hard and neither Di nor myself got much sleep because of the noise. We literally heard noises all night long leading for a very tired morning.
The interview itself went okay. I was having an off day. I failed to make eye contact, to be engaging, direct, or specific. Di was much better and frankly carried us. She was personable, genuine, informative, and pleasant. We hope to hear back this week. In fat, we were hoping to hear today. I hesitate to write too much about it until we know more.
Today I got started on hub pages. Check out some of my posts. I am trying to rack my brain of all the things I know because the content on there is meant to inform and enrich. Makes me realize though how little I know. I like to tell Di that there are so many things I know. I have a ton of little facts stored away in my brain and rarely is there a time I can’t do something. But that makes me an expert on little. But I have some ideas. If people visit the pages and click on the links, I apparently get money. I am not sure exactly how it all works. That is Di’s part. I will just worry myself with creating good content.
Anyway, we watch too much TV and spend too much money each day and we have heard back from no jobs. Exciting times.
~Mitch Heid