Well, at least it's over. Government job interviews are always rough, and this was no exception. Unlike the private sector, there is generally no attempt at friendly banter or rapport. I was given a sheet of paper with questions on it, and then had to answer each one. I did not always have a good answer. Actually, I'd say very few of my answers were good.
After that, I was able to ask questions of my own, and that went a little bit better.
All I can do is think about things I did wrong, times when I did not communicate well enough, and the feeling that I had the deer in the headlights look throughout the entire interview. I do not have anywhere near the type experience they want, but it is allegedly entry-level. We will see what happens. I can at least take comfort in the fact that my feelings about an interview have never been a reliable indicator of how it went--there have been several times when I thought I knocked it out of the park only to get a rejection e-mail or letter a few days later. This time I feel uncertain, so maybe it worked out?
Job will be a huge stretch for me, but I guess that is how it should be. I try to tell myself, "If I don't get the job, it means I was wrong for it." I should hear something by the end of next week. Also, we are anxious about my wife's job now, she starts in a week and we have yet to receive an "official" offer or get anything from HR. I am trying not to think about having the rug pulled out from under us, but it's always in the back of my mind.
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