Going Back In Time

Once again, after hours of driving, I'm back in South Carolina after a job interview in Florida. The interview today seemed to go okay, but the woman was a bit intense. As soon as I sat down she handed me five informational handouts, one listing the duties of the position, the others listing the traits of a successful PR person as dictated by some guy who wrote a business textbook. I had to read the information and say whether or not I possessed these traits (I of course said yes) and she then asked a couple of standard questions like "Why PR?" and "Where do you see yourself in five years?" After the Q and A she told me that no one she's interviewed has really stood out (I'm not sure if she included me in that group) and that she is looking for someone with "charisma, presence, moxie," an inquisitive mind (Requirements for Success, Trait 5, Handout 4). I really didn't know how to respond so I just nodded and tried to exude moxie and inquisitiveness. She did say that she liked my varied internship experience, my time in Japan and the way I answered her questions so perhaps there is some hope for this job. I think it would be great experience although I'm sure I'd find the woman a bit intimidating. She said she has to interview two other candidates and will then either choose someone from the current pool or initiate second round interviews. We'll see how it goes. Meanwhile, my other interview for the beer marketing/beer bitch position is a week from tomorrow.

Thankfully, I'm going to become part of the "local talent" next week. After the interview my husband and I looked at a couple of apartments and ended up signing a lease at the same complex we lived in a few years ago. It's where we met actually (on the dock pictured below). We had a great time while we lived there and we've missed it over the years, but never did we think we'd be back. In a way my husband and I feel like we've regressed as we expected to own a home by now, but then I did earn a Master's degree and gain relevant experience in Charleston, not to mention our stints in Japan and Thailand, so it's not like we don't have anything to show for our time away. Plus there's this...

I can certainly think of worse apartment complexes to return to. We move the day after Christmas.