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SADShooter

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« on: October 12, 2005, 10:52:04 AM »
DFW area members may recall I posted a thread recently asking about DFW because my wife had accepted a job there and I needed to follow from Austin. She's working at UTSouthwestern in research administration. So we've been doing the LDR/"who keeps the dog this week"/"look at my gas bill!" thing long enough it's no longer an adventure.

After more than 2 months of anxiety and frantic resume broadcasting, last week I got a call offering an interview this Friday at UTSouthwestern. Then, this morning, I get an e-mail from another office, asking me to schedule a phone interview quickly. On informing them I had another interview, the response was: "Great! Come over here afterward, we're just across the hall." This office told me several weeks ago that they wanted to talk with me, but were unable to as their offices were under renovation and wouldn't accomodate additional staff for months. Go figure.

So cross your fingers. If I manage not to slobber or spontaneously speak in tongues, I might make the next DFW group shoot.
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« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2005, 11:18:57 AM »
1) Get good and drunk the night before so you show up looking and feeling your best.
2) Ask about salary and benefits first, right off the bat.
3) Use racial epithets to get their attention.
4) End every statement with "and in accordance with prophecy."
5) Answer every question with "would you like fries with that?"
6) Hit on the secretary
7) Mumble a lot.

Do all those things and I can about guarantee your interview will be the most talked about for some time.
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« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2005, 11:43:21 AM »
Good Luck to ya SADShooter.

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« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2005, 12:12:49 PM »
"1) Get good and drunk the night before so you show up looking and feeling your best."

Bawaaaaahhaaa

kind of funny I was hungover at the interview for my current job, my brother came to town the day before and we went out for a bit that night.
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« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2005, 12:16:35 PM »
Thanks, steve!

OK, Rabbi, here's the real quandary: should I wear underwear outside the pants, or just not wear the pants and let the blinding alabaster hue of my legs and tidy whities frighten them into hiring me?
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« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2005, 12:40:02 PM »
Underwear??
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« Reply #6 on: October 12, 2005, 02:19:26 PM »
Who wears underwear?

Don't forget to not shower for the week previous.
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« Reply #7 on: October 12, 2005, 03:28:55 PM »
Good luck. Smiley

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« Reply #8 on: October 12, 2005, 05:42:30 PM »
As Dionysusigma would do (at least he threatened to), drink a quart of olive oil per day and don't shower for a week.  As you have considerably less than a week in which to prepare, I recommend at least a half gallon per day and lots of time in warm, humid environments.

Best of luck to you.

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« Reply #9 on: October 12, 2005, 06:50:40 PM »
Go you! GO GO GO!

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« Reply #10 on: October 12, 2005, 06:55:29 PM »
Be sure to show up late. Dress down. No need to brush your teeth or shave. Ask about the company dress code. Ask about the sexual harassment code.
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« Reply #11 on: October 13, 2005, 08:02:46 AM »
Thanks for all the kind thoughts, and especially the constructive advice. Tongue

True to form, the vehicle which I had serviced yesterday (including the battery) in preparation for the drive, refused to start this morning. After a tow (sublet by the shop, you betcha) I'm informed that the last "mechanic" to work on my Grand Chicken left the interior light switch in the full on position, draining the battery. Only an hour late for work. Yippee.

Cross your fingers and hope this is the worst mishap I experience for the next 28 hours.
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« Reply #12 on: October 13, 2005, 08:20:19 AM »
Good luck!

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« Reply #13 on: October 18, 2005, 08:05:12 AM »
Status update:

I will likely be the newest Senior Grants & Contracts Specialist in the Ofice of Grants Management at UT Southwestern. HR tendered an offer this morning for a bit more than my present salary. They want me to start October 31, which I can't do and give two weeks' notice, but I don't think that's a deal breaker.

I have to commit by tomorrow. The complication was another opportunity which isn't as firm but might be better overall. Per SWMBOAIAR I'll probably take the bird in the hand approach.

Thanks again for the support, encouragement, and goofiness.
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« Reply #14 on: October 18, 2005, 08:23:09 AM »
So, what is the AIAR after SWMBO??

PS:  You must have followed all the good advice you received above.  congrats on the job.  Reward yourself with a new handgun purchase, surely.
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« Reply #15 on: October 18, 2005, 11:05:33 AM »
Always In All Respects?

Just a guess.
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« Reply #16 on: October 18, 2005, 11:51:53 AM »
"And Is Always Right"
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