Rapid Closure

Well, not having "medical device experience" WAS enough of a reason to lose the possibility of consideration beyond a phone interview.  I will not be called in for a face-to-face interview.  Although I prepared for two days for the phone interview, none of the expected questions were covered in the allotted hour.  The interviewed was wrapped-around-the-axle on a singular topic for at least half of the allotted hour.  After that topic was beat to death, the remaining questions were easy and basically related to leadership style.  When all was said an done, I did have the impression that I handled the interview well enough to be called in.

Since I was working through a recruiter, she called in for the guy's response and then informed me.  Otherwise I would have probably been hung out to dry as in the past.

Incidentally, back on March 20 I had an interview in-person with another company which lasted five and half hours.  The grilling was horrendous, but I really liked the two positions that they had open and figured it was worthwhile.  Today (almost two months later), I finally got closure. I received a thanks-but-no-thanks email.  It is almost like someone that puts off accepting an invitation thinking that they may get a better offer for the same time period.  I feel like I had been put off until the position was filled, on the off chance they would find someone that fit their requirements better.  This is no way to run a business...

Meanwhile, back to square one....

Mother's Wedding Dress
A couple was getting married, and it was only three days before the wedding. The bride calls her mother with some bad news. "Mom," she says, "I just found out that my fiance's mother has bought the exact same dress as you to wear to the wedding."

The bride's mother thinks for a minute. "Don't worry," she tells her daughter. "I'll just go and buy another dress to wear to the ceremony."

"But mother," says the bride, "that dress cost a fortune. What will you do with it? It's such a waste not to use it."

"Who said I won't use it?" her mother asked. "I'll just wear it to the rehearsal dinner."