The interview went well. Very well. Really, really well.
Except for one little bit. Say there were 10 categories, I aced 9 of them. I mean totally aced and annihilated. That last one smacked me right in the gobber though.
They use a client/server application built on a .NET framework. I have exactly zero experience with this particular bit of computerdom so I've just acquired several .NET books and am getting a head start on my learning curve.
I also let the interviewer know what I'm doing and informed him that I'm similarly aggressive with other workspace challenges.
Did I do good? We'll find out some time next week.
UPDATE: Yeah, I did look like all of that and a bag of chips in my new suit. No pictures as I was in a bit of a rush this morning. If I get the job I promise photos of me wearing various parts of it at the celebration party.
Do NOT panic if there was one part that you didn't ace one part of the interview-if you aced the other parts, they will view you as an ideal candidate that can maybe do some training to learn whatever other part you felt you didn't ace.
DO NOT PANIC!
First Helen's house, now your job ... I'm running out of bits to cross!
But in all seriousness, if you need a hand with .NET stuff it's 90% of what I work with day in day out so just give me a shout...
If it were me I'd say that was the perfect answer - no one's likely to be 100% on top of it all, and demonstrating (a) aptitude (b) willingness to learn and (c) no aversion to Microsoft are all pluses.
It wasn't a birthday suit, was it?
Sounds like you handled it just fine, Jim.
Congrats Jim - whenever I've left an interview thinking I knocked it out of the park, I did.
From the standpoint of what you're doing (I'm assuming), I can't imagine that a super deep understanding of .NET is that important...
At any rate, I'm sending good mojo down to you!
Way to go, Jim. Like Clancy, i'm sending Mojo the helper monkey down to you.
Rob - Very cool. I may just be taking you up on that.
Simon - Nope. It was an un-birthday suit.
Helen - Fear not. I'm not panicking. I do have my extra dark sunglasses ready though*.
All - Thanks for the good wishes, mojo and monkeys. It's a rather trying time and having y'all backing me up is very reassuring. :-)
* Three points to the first person to get this reference.
Good luck Jim; don't sweat the one out of nine. I agree with Helen's assessment....
Good luck! Does this mean if you get the job you're going to ignore your Blogger Bowl team even more? You've had players on bye weeks for the last two weeks, dude.
It's no fun whipping your udder-sucking self if you're just going to sit there and take it. I want to see you cry.
Extra dark sunglasses--either Blue's Brothers or or Corey Hart. He's still singing "Sunglasses at Night" somewhere.
I have fingers and toes crossed. My tubes are tied...does that count as crossed?
Close Zaphod, but they only turned really dark when bad things were about to happen so you don't see it coming. I prefer a towel over the head to avoid the ravenous BugBlatterBeast of Traal, though. if you can't see them, they think they can't see you. Speaking of which, i need to watch that again.
Way to go, again.
Hey Jim, I got another trick for you. If say this interview went not so well and you dont get the job, the next interview you get, write down the names of the people who interview you and send them a letter thanking them to take the time to actually interview you. You could always do it to this job if you remeber the names.
We've been interviewing candidates here in Austin at my company for IT positions and I was highly impressed with people that took the time to follow up like that.
"The future so bright, I gotta wear shades"
Timbuk 3.
(Awesome tune even if it's not the answer your looking for. It took many many years for me to realize that it's actually about nuclear annihilation.)
Tommy's got it! The "Don't Panic!" sunglasses reference was from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
I also keep a towel handy at all times.
Any good news to update us on? Please? *keeping fingers crossed*