phone interview

This morning, I did a phone interview, and I go back tomorrow morning for a face-to-face interview. AHHHH!!! (running to hide)


Okay, I want this, but it also makes me really nervous. I haven't been in the working world for 8 years! I made it through answering the question of what my salary expectations were, so that has to be the worst of the possible interview questions, right? I have to go try on the work clothes I bought and decide what to wear to the interview! I have to decide how to wear my hair! Do I wear my glasses, because maybe they make me look more serious, or do I wear my contacts like normal? I need to call our new day care provider and tell her Samuel will be coming tomorrow during my interview! (There are a lot of exclamation points in this blog entry!)

The interview is for a legal assistant position, with many of the same duties I had at the County Attorney's Office, only in reference to civil cases (medical collections, to be specific) instead of criminal cases. The office is quite a ways from our house, about 12 miles northwest, and that is my only concern so far, and a pretty minor one. I was hoping for a short commute like Heath has, so that we can maximize our time at home together. On the other hand, the commute would give me quiet time that I am usually desperately short on, so that could be a good thing. I would also have to figure out how to handle lunches, because there aren't a whole bunch of sandwich places nearby, like there are for Heath's office. (He alternates between Subway, Quizno's, Jimmy John's, and Planet Sub.) Maybe there are decent frozen or otherwise pre-packaged lunches I could take. Does anyone know about such things?

So much to think about and figure out. But it is exciting! I could probably enjoy the excitement more if I wasn't so nervous. :-) I must also remember that a second interview doesn't mean I am guaranteed the job, most people go to lots of interviews before getting a job. But I think it's okay to explore the what-ifs.