First Interview After College

So I never did any internships during school. I was busy working in the service industry, i.e. waiting tables and bartending. Didn't want to leave the money for resume "upgrades".

So I finished undergrad and had submitted my modest resume on some websites, hoping for the phone call that would get me my first real job. After all, it did say that I had a Bachelor's degree. :)

About 2 months goes by and finally I got a voicemail. Paraphrased: "Hi, I'm the VP of operations here at Company X, and I see you have some good potential. Would you like to come in for an interview?" I was very excited, went out and bought a suit (never had one before this), and went to the interview. It was with an electrical engineer with whom I'd be working and learning on the job.

Basically the first interview consisted of the man asking me about classes I'd had in college and if I'd try my best to work there at Company X. Of course I said. A few days later I hear back from the VP. He wants me to come to a 2nd interview. I go and interview with him, this time getting grilled a little further about what skills I'm good at, etc. I answer what I think are good answers, you know the kind they like to hear, but being honest if there was actually anything I didn't know what the hell he was talking about.

He then gives me a walkaround tour of the Company. It all seems very interesting, he's telling me what the people I see are doing, and I see people working on laying components on PCBs and such. The interview worked out great, and I got the job a few days later, with a title of Junior Electrical Engineer. Exciting stuff it was. I mean it was my first "career" interview and I actually landed the job!

I'll go into more details about this Company in my next post. Hopefully by midweek.