On the Hunt... Bagged offer #1!!
Thursday, May 25, 2006The Hunt:
So I've had five interviews over the last couple days:
1. Contract House general interview - just going over the basics so they can find me a new job.
2. Small Medical Design Shop - Making prototype designs for doctors and other people. Would have a lot of freedom to design and seemed like a fun bunch of folks.
3. Small Medical device Start-up - hey make a novel new product to help with congestive heart failure. Definitely seemed like a good opportunity, and they really made sure to say they were flexible with times and with me finishing my degree next school year.
4. Machine Design Company - They make lots of different automated machines. Seemed like it would have been an ok job, but not nearly as interesting as the medical device options
5. Large Format Laser Printer Company - Seemed like it would have good design opportunities but there was a scheduling error so I missed the first attempt and an interview there and then he seemed to really not like the idea of having to work around a class schedule.
The Offer:
So interview #3 was at all am. I went in and talked with three different people. I talked with their operations director, their VP of R&D and one other person. The interview went quite a while, they showed me the product and stuff. Discussed a LOT of things and called it at 1pm.
The company is very small with about 35 employees, but they have a lot of Intellectual property built up and apparently they've already gotten offers from two major medical device companies (one of which is the one I most recently worked for) to invest in them. Definitely promising. I would be doing some of the same work I was at the old company, but would have HUGE opportunity for design and other work so it's really what I'm looking for.
At 2 I had an interview with a different company which went ok. I got done with that one and about 10 minutes later got a call from the contract house who set up the earlier interview that day and they said they wanted to make me an offer. It sounds like it'll be for about $3.50 and hour more than my last job too. That's a 2 hour turn around. Apparently they really liked what they saw!! So that was pretty exciting!
So yeah, YAY! A job offer. I also accepted a one week contract job because I thought it would take longer to find something. The one weeker will pay really well ($7/hr more than my last job) so that'll be spiffy!!
Things are definitely looking up!!
**THIS JUST IN!!!**
Just got called by another staffing agency and the company for the second interview called saying they were interested! Woohoo! Multiple job offers from both of the companies I really liked! This is going to be good!!!
posted by Chief Slacker @ 12:05 PM,
3 Comments:
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At Fri May 26, 04:21:00 PM,
Porq said...
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Good things happen to good people.
Thoughts and prayers to you Captain!!
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At Fri May 26, 04:23:00 PM,
Porq said...
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Not Captain.... CHIEF!!!!
oops! must have been the liquid lunch!!
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At Mon May 29, 06:19:00 PM,
Tamanna said...
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Well done, Nick.
Hope they keep rolling in!