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Someone I sent a resume and cover letter to wants to see me tomorrow.
We talked a little bit, over the phone, about what the job involves. It's a two- or three-week contract gig, proofreading, $20/hour. Not great, but I think I'd be good at it--I've worked with indexes before, and that's what this is on--and it's real work, in my field.
And since it's a short-term gig, I suspect he's not spending a lot of time interviewing lots of people: in other words, that my chances are good.
I am pleased.
I'll be more pleased if I get it: and less so when I'm done up in job-seeker drag and on my way to the interview. I took the soonest time offered, which has the advantage of being mid-afternoon, so I can be sure of a good night's sleep and a real meal first. Afterwards, depending on timing, I either come home and change into proper walking shoes, then go out again, or head directly to dinner with friends and a show.
We talked a little bit, over the phone, about what the job involves. It's a two- or three-week contract gig, proofreading, $20/hour. Not great, but I think I'd be good at it--I've worked with indexes before, and that's what this is on--and it's real work, in my field.
And since it's a short-term gig, I suspect he's not spending a lot of time interviewing lots of people: in other words, that my chances are good.
I am pleased.
I'll be more pleased if I get it: and less so when I'm done up in job-seeker drag and on my way to the interview. I took the soonest time offered, which has the advantage of being mid-afternoon, so I can be sure of a good night's sleep and a real meal first. Afterwards, depending on timing, I either come home and change into proper walking shoes, then go out again, or head directly to dinner with friends and a show.