Job Hunting -- Job 1 Post-mortem

Job 1:

I was still in last 2 weeks of school when this opportunity arose. Bit of background, the job was 3 hours from where I live, but near my family. I applied online. Boys and girls, this is how I think you should do an interview process.

First, the Superintendent himself calls me. He tells me the job would like be a significant pay cut. (Yay! Set expectations early! This is good). I figured that going in so I said that is fine. He asked about why I was applying for a job so far away. I told him the reasons. He says he will call back to schedule the interview.

Two days later, he calls, and we schedule up the interview. He sends me directions, contact information, etc.

A week or two later, we have the interview with his team. They were looking for a different skill set than I brought to the table. Happens. I ask about timelines, etc. He set the expectation of about 5 days to expect them to select the candidate.

A week later, the Superintendent calls me. He says they went with another candidate. This is a hard call to make for most folks, but you gotta do it. He did. I told him thank you for letting me know and wished him well.

Overall, it was a positive experience. Personal calls and contact were made. Expectations were set from the get-go. Dates and timelines were generally kept.