Well that was some hiatus. It was not helped by a post getting entirely swallowed by the internet demons. So much has happened its hard to know what to blog on exactly. Fridays interview seems the best part I think.
Interview with Fubra - Friday 05/02
The further you have to travel the more that can do wrong. To be honest the day did not get off to the best start when the bus I meant to catch went missing. For more on this see this. This meant that things would be tight at the station. I would have 8 minutes to buy a ticket and get on the train to Woking, assuming of course the bus wasnt held up in traffic. Preparing myself for the worst but unable to get the bus to speed up I was quite agitated. Fortunately traffic was low and we sailed (not literally) into the station with 12 minutes to spare. The station was busier than usual, I soon found out why.
A lorry had hit a railway bridge on the line I needed causing massive delays.
Suddenly I find myself among the many business men trying to reach London. This led to the rather surreal scenario of being crowded on to a two carriage local train heading just two stops. My two change journey had just become three. The rest of the journey was uneventful, but the delays meant that far from reaching Aldershot 40 minutes to the good I arrived with just 10 minutes to find the offices. It was only at this point I gave in and rang the company to inform them I might be late.
A short walk across a field and I was there. A fantastic office set in an old manor house. For reasons unbeknown to me I forgot how to speak on a phone and stuttered my way through asking to be let in. I can not properly express how glad I was that this temporary attack of ridiculous nerves left me and I was led to a Mac where I was told to complete 4 questions, including a mock email, a 150 sales pitch for left over xmas trees and tactics for a failing cinema. It was brilliantly refreshing and the most fun I have had within an actual interview. These tasks were followed by a face to face interview in comfortable swivelly chairs. Something about the experience allowed me to relax and I was able to field all the questions, leaving the building pleased that I had given a good account of myself.
Halfway up the hill I realised something. Something was missing. Turning around I saw my interviewer running up the hill behind me holding my laptop bag.
D'oh!
Red faced I thanked her for returning it to me and headed back to the station. Special mention at this point has to go to the little cafe at the station. I was famished after my travelling and realising I had a few minutes till the next train ordered a sausage baguette. It was one of the best I have ever had. Everything about it was perfect. A good end to a challenging day.
On reaching home I was exhausted. 4+ hours of travelling. I reasoned that I would tire myself out travelling to Aldershot all the time, on the other hand hopefully lorries wont choose to crash into bridges each morning I go to work, 3 hours a day is manageable for a few months at least. Then I can move.
I will hear from Fubra later this week. Fingers crossed and hopes up. Its a great job and I cant see what I could have done better in the tasks or interview.
Tomorrow: The Job Centre Quandry!
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