The interview!

I went to my interview on Monday! I was absolutely terrified all day. I sat at my desk at work and basically wrote myself a script of things to say. It actually helped a lot. I found all of the commonly asked questions and formulated my answers to them and then at the actual interview I remembered my answers and I think I sounded really put together.

There is 1 issue. Although I am qualified for the position, I don't have anything that makes me stand out compared to the other applicants (over 100!) The one thing that I do have, and honestly I think it is what got me the interview is that my mother was the nursing supervisor at this hospital for almost 20 years.

I never mentioned this fact to anyone. It isn't written on any of my applications or reference sheets. I never said anything because I didn't want it to affect me either way (good or bad.) However, when I got the call for the interview, I was at work so the human resources woman called my house and spoke to my mom. My mom told me later that the woman called her by name and definitely knew who she was speaking to.

Then, at the interview, the same human resources woman introduced me to the nurse managers as "Martine's daughter." My mom was these womens boss! Part of me wants it to help me out with getting a job but I also want them to know that I was not the one who was pushing this fact.

I will update whenever I find out anything! But, I do think that it went well. I am trying not to get my hopes up.

In other news, I wore horrible (but cute) shoes and now I have blisters on my toes :(