What we want

SO, I just realized that finding a job is a lot like dating. You find something that looks interesting and you go on an interview, maybe you will like the person, maybe they will like you, who knows? There are zillions more people in that “organization” that you might or might not mesh with, but you by chance end up sitting across from that one in particular and what happens next is completely dependant on that interchange.

You talk a bit, chit chat . Tell them all your finest qualities, why you are the best “man” for the job. They tell you what all they have to offer and why you would be SO happy with them. The exchange ends, you share a parting gesture, and go about your way.

You drive away evaluating your thoughts. Was there an instant connection, a possible interest? Or was it a definite NO. This happens on both ends, of course.

Maybe you get a call back, a second interview. Maybe you go, maybe you don’t. It all depends. Sometimes you might already have a “job/significant other” to fall back on. Sometimes that is exactly what you are running from. Maybe you don’t really want a “new job” at all and you were just a little bored. Or you don’t have any leads at all right now and you are willing to take the chance on a maybe just to get out and try something new.

Maybe you get the "dream job" and quickly realize that dreams are better left in sleep.

OR . . . you just go back to the drawing board and wait for the perfect fit.