Interview Day

Well that was the most nervous I have ever been walking into a grocery store :) I had to wait all day until the interview at 4:30 and wasn’t too crazy but definitely had some anxiety. I did morning devotions with my cousin Tim and his family and then we had breakfast. Afterward, I did a little interview prep and decided to hop on the treadmill to clear my head a little. Then my cousin, Jill and I went to lunch before she dropped me off at the train station to head into Chicago. I at least got a little nap in, on the hour long train ride to downtown. I battled the cold wind on a 12 minute walk from Union Station and entered "the Grocery" store, as ready to go as I would ever be. Still a little unsure about my full desire of the outcome, but I did my best and gave it my all. There were only a couple questions that I wish I could have answered better. The interview was in the cooking school kitchen area of the store where four high tables were placed in a rectangle and I was on one side and around the other tables sat 6 Staff. One from the regional office and the rest in store…education manager, store manager, produce supervisor, prepared foods supervisor etc. Overall it was a pretty friendly crowd but definitely hit me up with some tough questions and a couple intimidating ones. I must say by the end of the hour interview I was pretty exhausted. At 40 minutes I was wondering which of these questions would be the last :) At about 5:30 the last question came and thankfully it was an easy one. The one lady that was asking me all the tougher more in depth questions said, “ I just have one last questions (instant relief and thanking god in my head :) )…….Do you have a sense of humor and if you could tell us one movie that makes you laugh every time what would it be?” My answer instantly popped out confidently with a big smile on my face, “Yes I do and Dumb and Dumber.” In the interview, I learned more about the job that made me feel a little more nervous, in that, it is a high profile leadership role in a high profile store. She told me that a few times and said I would be considered one of the leaders and role models and expected to be the best since this store is in the top 10 of the couple hundred Stores worldwide. I also learned that this Healthy Eating Specialist position is new and I would be expected to take it and run with it immediately. So a lot of creativity, organization, knowledge and confidence in a startup program would be extremely necessary. Wow, actually makes me pretty nervous and made me question if I had what it takes. I think I could do it but it might be pretty stressful until I get in the groove and hope they like what I am doing. Anyway, I will find out by tomorrow evening whether I got the job or not. To be completely honest I have no clue. One thing that I think may hold them back is that I am fairly new to working in nutrition. It came up a couple times in the interview but who knows. It isn’t in my hands and what is meant to be will be. Either way I have enjoyed my time with family and will catch the train tomorrow back to Western Montana.