I got a call from an agency wanting me to interview for a "Minneapolis insurance compnay". Sweet! Minneapolis! What a deal! Maybe I could use the train! COOL! Well we had several calls and emails with much reference to the "Minneapolis insurance company". Why does she keep saying that and what company other than Berkley is in MPLS?
Then I get an urgent email: I've been trying to reach you; they want to interview you (in Minneapolis) tomorrow at 10AM. Terrific, fine, I'll be there. Send me the information. By the way, where is this in Minneapolis? Reimer Avenue. Where? Google it.
So I do. It's in friggin Osseo! Now I'm torqued. I feel like I have been lied to. But I committed to the interview and I go.
It took 40 minutes to get there. After 5 minutes they tell me they are not sure whether there is a position but that they are interviewing just in case and really this isn't the real interview. The real interview would be with their client -- this was just to put a face to the name as they are already impressed with my credentials. So, thanks and we'll be in touch. All that for a 40 minute drive.
That afternoon I get home to two voicemails. The first: Congratulations! An offer has been made. They want you to interview with their client! The second: They've chnged their mind and are going a different route. The offer has been rescinded. So in a matter of a minute I had and lost a job. This was my first in 7 1/2 months.
What? You hear the recession is over? Really.
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