Day 304 of writing every day.
Having had enough practice last night I felt confident today about the interview I had lined up today. Since I have to bring my own laptop to my current training camp assignment, I have two full bags to carry when I go to work on days where I have Aikido practice. Today was one such day, but fortunately, the interview location was close to my current assignment, so I went in as always to just drop off some of my stuff and then went to the meet up location.
I got there with plenty of time to spare, so I went and got a cup of coffee at a nearby Starbucks. Not the best choice, but some cafes in Japan charge ridiculous amounts for a cup of coffee that Starbucks is actually a better deal; just don’t get the sugar loaded fraps and whatnot and the prices will seem reasonable enough. I had about twenty minutes until the meeting time, so I went over my skill sheet and quietly rehearsed my introduction.
My boss told me to meet at the lobby of the building, so I was there, but I think he might have meant the nearest exit as I got a text from him asking where I was. I quickly got out on to the street and waved to him and we met up pretty quickly. I didn’t know ahead of schedule but another employee in my company was also interviewing for the assignment as well. We’ve worked at the same training camp assignment, so it was cool to see him throwing his hat in as well.
Given that there were four openings and four people total that showed up for the assignment, it almost felt like whoever goes gets the job if they look like they can work the 4 months the assignment is said to last. I haven’t worked in a warehouse before but if that’s all I can get at the moment, perhaps I ought to keep an open mind about it.
There’s a second interview but more experienced people in the SES industry say it’d be more like an introductory meeting between the parties to confirm they want the job rather than evaluate if they’re right for the job. After all, aspiring programming engineers aren’t wanting to spend anymore time doing repetitive tasks that aren’t programming related at all. Which is why they’re upfront with the truth as well that the candidates don’t need to pretend they want to be setting up electronic devices in warehouses so they’re ready to use/install wherever they go.
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