[simplechamp]

Just got the news today that I am officially employed (almost 1 month exactly from date of the interview). My first taste of corporate hiring, they sure make you jump through plenty of hoops! Stacks of paperwork, background check, drug screen, etc. But all totally worth it. Start on July 11th and can't wait.

I also think there was some divine intervention, funny story:

When I sat down for the interview, the very first thing the recruiter says: "So tell me a good joke." My brain instantly panics. The only jokes I really remember are at best inappropriate for a job interview, at worst downright despicable. What am I supposed to do!?!? Then I remembered, on Easter Sunday my mother asked me to go to church with her. Now, I'm not very religious, but I was raised going to church every Sunday, and I generally make a point to go on the holidays (more for my mother than anything). Well during the sermon the pastor told a joke that, while not particularly funny, was at least OK to tell in polite company. And for whatever reason I remembered it. Told the joke to the recruiter, we had a good laugh to break the ice, and from there the interview went perfectly. As I said I'm not very religious, but I think the man upstairs was looking out for me on that one!

The moral of the story: always remember one clean joke, you never know when you'll need it.