Request for good vibage from the bored
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 10:52 am
Had my first real job interview yesterday (meaning, not something through a recruiter that threw a nebulous job out there to lure in folks like me).
This was through an intermediary, but not a recruiter, per se (i.e., not Robert Half or such), but a management consulting firm that helps non-profits and small private firms. They're interviewing 10 or so folks, and will forward four recommended candidates to the company, and they'll take it from there.
Basically, it's a controllership at a small private warehousing/distributing company, about 25 employees, supervising two assistants. And we'd be basically handling all of the accounting functions collectively. In other words, dang near identical to the jobs I had prior to my current one. Plus, it seems this company (like my current one, or rather how my current one used to be) prides itself on the long tenure of its employees.* The salary range is agreeable on both sides, so that won't be a killer.
Better yet, it's a situation where the current controller is retiring (rather than being pushed), so they want someone to come in early January for a month of overlap. (And, since December 31 is my last day here, that'd be crack-a-lackin'!)
Obviously, I've not met the owner yet. He might be a big jerk and I wouldn't want to deal with that again. But that being said, it's a situation where the fit is pretty ideal.
And more importantly, I nailed the interview and sold myself well.
So, if y'all on the board can send some good vibeage my way, I'd appreciate it!
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* Something telling about the new leadership upstairs -- the corporate quarterly newsletter that comes from the top used to have milestone anniversaries of employees listed. That stopped in the issues for this year.
This was through an intermediary, but not a recruiter, per se (i.e., not Robert Half or such), but a management consulting firm that helps non-profits and small private firms. They're interviewing 10 or so folks, and will forward four recommended candidates to the company, and they'll take it from there.
Basically, it's a controllership at a small private warehousing/distributing company, about 25 employees, supervising two assistants. And we'd be basically handling all of the accounting functions collectively. In other words, dang near identical to the jobs I had prior to my current one. Plus, it seems this company (like my current one, or rather how my current one used to be) prides itself on the long tenure of its employees.* The salary range is agreeable on both sides, so that won't be a killer.
Better yet, it's a situation where the current controller is retiring (rather than being pushed), so they want someone to come in early January for a month of overlap. (And, since December 31 is my last day here, that'd be crack-a-lackin'!)
Obviously, I've not met the owner yet. He might be a big jerk and I wouldn't want to deal with that again. But that being said, it's a situation where the fit is pretty ideal.
And more importantly, I nailed the interview and sold myself well.
So, if y'all on the board can send some good vibeage my way, I'd appreciate it!
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* Something telling about the new leadership upstairs -- the corporate quarterly newsletter that comes from the top used to have milestone anniversaries of employees listed. That stopped in the issues for this year.
