My interview for the circulation job at AACPL was on January 10th. I couldn’t gauge whether or not I made a good impression, but I did feel comfortable with a majority of the answers I gave during the panel interview. If I could do it again, I’d change one of my responses. When asked about recommending a good book to a patron, I should have added that I would refer them to the reference desk.
*Smacks forehead*
Are you curious to know what I wore during the interview? The women on the panel all had on comparable outfits, so I didn’t feel overdressed. 
I find out January 20th if I am selected for the position so if I don’t blog about it again it’s because I didn’t get the job.
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Glad to hear you were mostly satisfied with your interview. I felt the same way when I interviewed for my position. The panel just asked questions and took notes…no “extra” conversation, so it was hard to know what they really thought. The waiting part is the worst! I hope it works out for you though.
Cute outfit! š
That taking note thing must be standard. If I hadn’t been so nervous, I would have felt like a celebrity the way they were writing everything down. I wonder what the notes said. I had about ten minutes to look over the questions and I wrote notes of my own, but I wasn’t allowed to keep the questions…
Thank you.
Looking smart Evelyn! Fingers crossed you got the job! It’s always hard to judge if you impressed them enough – at least it is for me because I’m so darn nervous during interviews. Now the hardest part: waiting for an answer.
I was nervous too, but I relaxed midway through sort of.
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Waiting is the hardest part. It’s all I can think of.
Hi Evelyn,
Best of luck with the job prospect. Just in case you didn’t do this already, you can contact the search committee head and let her/him know that you’ve been thinking about that one question about recommending a good book to a patron… Expand on your original answer and tell them the importance of the reference desk. It shows you are motivated, interested and that you keep thinking about the issues.
Best!
I didn’t think about that, but that is a wonderful idea. Thank you.
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Now that it’s way past the 20th…. Your Aunt Jessie’s birthday,