Day 9 - a scond interview is scheduled

Followed "the routine":

• Check job posting alerts (and apply for any matches)
• Check e-mail
• Catch up on tweets, LinkedIn and Facebook
• Update blog

I got a call from my recruiter this morning with promising news; the company I interviewed at last week wants me back in for a follow-up interview. It is set for Tuesday morning at 8:30.

So it seems, the "risk" I took by declaring I did well in the first interview has proven to be correct. The proverbial ball is back in my court.

Given that this is a smaller company without the usual red tape associated with larger organizations, this interview will likely be to "get down to business"; in other words, the weeding is over and I am likely their first choice.

I need to be prepared either way, so I will still bring the basics including copies of my resume and business cards.

The biggest preparation for this is just like preparing for any presentation - know your material and be ready to lead the meeting at every opportunity. Things to be discussed will likely include the total compensation package. Remember, this is a negotiation; you will only get what you ask for.

Other things like plenty of rest should go without saying, but I say them anyway - if for nothing else but to remind myself. Being off for the past month with the kids out of school has lead to a little later than standard daily routine - i.e. I am not up at 6:30 AM every morning...

I am off to register the kids for school - they both attend Redeemer Lutheran here in Austin.

For the weekend, I am going to a baby shower for a former colleague (and captain of my pool league team). There will be a lot of people there from my former place of employ; I look forward to seeing them!