The Precursor

The two (full) days of interviews are now over. Ryan said that he never wants to do another interview again. I can't say I blame him! When I talked to him after he interviewed with our first choice employer on Thursday, (five in one day--all with the same company), he felt the interviews had gone as well as they possibly could have. Ryan said if something didn't come of those interviews, then he didn't know how he would ever be hired there. At the end of the day, they told him the recruiter would contact him on Monday.

We chatted only for a few minutes last night about his Friday interviews and then, because there was utter chaos at my house, said goodbye. A couple hours later, he called back. When I saw him on the caller ID, I thought maybe he was calling back to chat a bit when he thought things would be less chaotic. They weren't and he wasn't. In fact, he called to let me know one of the managers he'd interviewed with the day before had sent him a "Congratulations on your offer" e-mail. (The e-mail was very complimentary of my wonderful husband!) Now, have you realized I haven't mentioned the offer yet? That's because Ryan hasn't received one.

I, for one, am glad for the precursory e-mail. Although I'm still in suspense, I feel a sense of relief knowing that they liked Ryan enough that they're going to make an offer. We've really been looking forward to this point--and it's hard to believe this is really happening!