INTERVIEW
I just had a phone interview! For a job that wouldn't make me feel like I was wasting my life! It's at the university! It would be about 2/3 the hours I worked at my old job, but my paychecks would be 150% of what I made before! I would get to interact with humans, and facilitate learning!
I think it went well, but they only asked me a very few questions. But the questions they did ask were ones that I could answer easily, and they opened the door for me to a) brag about my experience teaching undergrads at UC-Berkeley, and b) talk about how badly I miss working in education.
Here's the thing, though. They still haven't asked for a cover letter, or a resume, or references. I got the phone interview based solely on my score on a state-administered standardized test, so now the only information they have is that random number, and my verbal answers to approximately three questions. All that's left to do now is to try not to hold my breath while I wait for a call about an in-person interview. And write a thank-you email for the interview? Is that a thing people do after a phone interview?












