OMG!

[memento1]

OMG, OMG, OMG, I made it. I got a second interview with the Oregon Zoo. I was so worried that I stumbled through a few questions, but the e-mail says "your interview went very well" (really?!? What interview where you sitting through?), so WHEW! That's a huge sigh of relief. It's REALLY hard not to get my hopes up at this point, but I'll continue to try. As I was lying in bed this morning I knew I had already gotten my hopes up more than I should. Okay. Whew! Next step:

- I have to send in a short video of me doing a show/presentation. Luckily I already have one from the Wild Animal Park, although it's of mediocre quality. It wasn't my worst show but it's not my best, either. Let's just hope it's good enough to get me through.
- They're going to contact my references. Let's hope they're all good enough.
- I have a second, longer phone interview with a panel of 3 in two weeks time. 2 weeks?!? I'm going to drive myself crazy worrying for 2 weeks.

As close as I can tell I am one of 4 applicants left out of a pool of 45 that applied, which is awesome but also makes me wonder at the qualifications of the other 3. Will my enthusiasm be enough? Because my one shortcoming in qualifications is that I don't have daily, routine experience with birds of prey, which is the majority of their animals. Oh, I hope I do well. I hope I hope I hope.

Comments

[virkatjol.livejournal.com]

Too bad you aren't by a Raptor Center that you could volunteer at to get more experience. Good luck on your interview! that's really exciting!!

[suzvoy.livejournal.com]

Good luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!

[kira-iras.livejournal.com]

good luck :)

[wendelah1]

This is good news. All you can do is continue to try, and do your best. Just getting to the second round is awesome.

[txduck.livejournal.com]

I've got my fingers crossed for you :D
and if you need a distraction, I just put up some new 10/rose icons ;)

[erries.livejournal.com]

Yay, that's awesome! Good luck with the second interview!

[tenacious-err.livejournal.com]

That is AMAZING. I wouldn't worry about the other three applicants, no matter what skills they may or may not have you're clearly just as good as them, and you're better than the other 41 people that applied. Enthusiasm goes a long way, anyway.

I wish the best of luck, and it sucks that it'll take two weeks. ♥

[duva.livejournal.com]

Congrats and good luck!!

[dictatorcari]

Eeeeeeeeeeee!!! Congrats! :)

[naushika.livejournal.com]

That's so awesome!! *BIG HUGS* Good luck with your second interview! I don't blame you, though, I also would go crazy waiting for two weeks. Try to distract yourself in the meantime, if you can. :D

[qwirky.livejournal.com]

OMG, yay! *snugs* *crosses fingers for you* :D

[lunayoshi.livejournal.com]

Grats, dude! I hope you get it!

[bayareajenn.livejournal.com]

Woohoo! *ahem* I mean, "Oh. Well. That's good, I suppose." ;-)

What kinds of questions did they ask you?

[ranee42.livejournal.com]

OMG YAY!!! I'm so proud of you!
and holy shit, that's a lot of stuff to go through to get a job! haha, you can tell I've only had jobs at restaurants and walmarts. I feel like just getting through all that is an accomplishment, and getting to this point.. I can't even tell you how impressed I am lol. Good luck for the next part!!!
(also, I was just talking to someone the other day about how I'd never been to Oregon/Washington/ most of those states up northwest, so if you get this I will TOTALLY be visiting you for crazy awesome fangirly times!! haha heck yeah!)

[stiffleaves.livejournal.com]

Dude, GOOD LUCK! This is sounding FABULOUS!