Day 39 - I CAN'T SPELL

First of all I would like to apologize for the numerous typos in my blogs. This always happens to me. I think I have checked my work and then... there it is the next day as blatant as if it smacked me in the face.

The worst thing that has happened to me twice was realizing I had subtle typos on my resume. The problem is when I noticed them, I was sitting in an interview. That is the most mortifying realization. You want to be cool and hope that the interviewer did not notice it but it really throws you off your confidence game. Mine have all been small like I spelled out Michigan and then one item I abbreviate it to MI. Here I am preaching to my attention to the details and there are issues with my resume. Nothing makes you lose credibility faster than that. The worst is when you have dreams that you may have made a goof in your thank you letter. I have woken up several times in the middle of the night to review letters sent... phew so far so good. But it does freak me out.

Needless to say, I noticed in my last entry that I can't spell miracle (even though there is a spell check). So I am apologizing now for any grammatical and spelling errors. I am a girl of content not of form sometiems.

FEEDBACK
I had a phone interview a few days ago and felt like I really clicked with the VP, Human Resources. I was supposed to get his thoughts in a few days from now. It is funny, once you are done with the interview, your desperation increases. I find myself neurotically checking my e-mails and voice mails for that reassurance that things went well. It is so lame but I keep doing it. You know the interviewer forms an immediate opinion about the candidate and then does not give you a second thought. He or she is off doing their work, picking their kids up from school and time seems to be on their side. However, on an interviewee's side - time is ticking second by second looking for that approval- even if the job is not at all of interest to you. It is kind of - the I don't want to get rejected thing. Not sure if this is a girl thing or not.

I had a message today from the recruiter who hooked me up with this phone screen. This man has really been very noncommittal with me. I barely know him and have probably spent about 3 minutes on the phone tops. He outsourced the pre screen to a junior team member. So the message started out... sorry it has taken so long for me to get back with you... I have some feedback (very low energy). I thought oh boy this is not going to be good. He then affirmed that the VP liked me too. There would be more follow-up about next steps in about a week as he is flying to Europe for the week. What a relief... my recruiter is not the most motivating person in the world.

REALIZATION
I need to pause and check my work. I am one of those people that need to step away and come back to ensure no errors (although don't count on it for this blog - I am shocked with my commitment so far to it). Realization 2 - My gut on how people have received me has been totally accurate so far. I need to trust my instincts and not be a phone and e-mail puppy, waiting for a bone and immediate approval.