the first interview

I went to my interview this morning. It went great! Thank you all so so much for your love and well-wishes. Your encouragement meant so much and helped a lot! I met up with Klane afterward for lunch and he insisted we do a little photoshoot in my outfit. What a cute husband! I was kind of embarrassed but it's okay. More on the interview below, for those who're interested.

"candid"

oh, hi husband. i didn't see you there, i was just walking...

wishing i had a job like all these other people in suits

he's so supportive. i love him.

The office was very high end; really really nice. And everyone was so kind and very professional. Great for a first interview. I also appreciated the way they run their practice, they emphasize teamwork and customer service, and it seemed like a really positive environment to work in. I spoke with the office manager as well as the doctor, and shadowed the hygienist for an hour to see how they do things. Oh, I would love to work in this office, it was so awesome! They allow their hygienists a full hour for each patient. They have all the best instruments and equipment, and they've got suction, which I guess it isn't so common out here. The dentist was so nice and very positive, and said he was impressed by me and that they'd keep my information and let me know if they decide to have me work there. However, he was very up front with me and told me they had interviewed a lot of great, qualified people who they were interested in. So considering I have zero experience, I'm assuming they'll go with the other applicants. That's the feeling I got anyway.

Either way it was a very positive first experience with job interviews and I came away feeling really great and a lot more confident. I wasn't expecting to get hired on my first interview, so it was just a good experience. We'll see if we hear anything from them.

I can already see that the big problem is going to be the fact that I just recently graduated. Everyone wants to hire someone with three years experience; even the temp agency said it would be hard to find work for a recent grad. I want to say to these people, "And how do you expect me to get experience if no one will allow me to work without already having experience?" It doesn't really make sense. I'll probably have to keep looking until I find an office that's totally desperate for a hire. Kind of scary but I think that's just how it's going to go. I'll keep you posted!