Another career search story

Posted by scott on October 31, 2006
Funny, Work

I had an interview with a company back in August that I was pretty interested in working for, and they said they wanted to talk again in October.  I have been trying to get this guy on the phone all month with no success.  He’s not returning my calls either.  So today, I figured I would throw up a hail marry attempt to get a phone call.  My plan was to leave a voice mail that sounded like a was a desperate guy who’s girlfriend wasn’t returning his calls.  I was then going to tell him I was joking, but that I would still like to hear from him.  It was supposed to sound something like this:

“Hello, this is Scott.  We talked back in August, and you mentioned that you wanted to speak again in October.  I’ve been trying to get a hold of you all month, but you haven’t been returning my calls.  What happened?  Don’t you love me any more!?  Just kidding.  Seriously though, it would be nice to hear from you again.  My number is xxx-xxx-xxxx.  Please give me a call.”

Unfortunately, I pulled a Beltran.  In other words, I choked hard.  It came out something like this:

“Hello, this is Scott.  We spoke back in August, and you said you wanted to speak again in October.  Well, it’s the last day of the month, and I haven’t heard from you yet.  I’d like to know what’s going on, so please give me a call.  My number is xxx-xxx-xxxx.”

When it came time to pull the trigger on the punch line, I just couldn’t muster the courage.  So I ended up sounding like a pathetic loser instead of a suave player.

 Update [11-2-06]:  He called me back today, and it was one of the weirdest phone calls ever.  I apologized for the awkward message, and I explained what happened.  He apologized for not calling me back sooner.  Then, he wanted to know about my senior design project.  I told him what I am doing, and he seemed to be pretty impressed with it.  He asked me to send him an email with some pictures of the project, and he offered to donate hardware if we needed it.  I still cannot figure out why.  There was no mention of a job or an upcoming interview.  I am so confused.

9 Comments to Another career search story

jared
October 31, 2006

lol, that sucks. let me know if you end up hearing anything.

Jordan
October 31, 2006

Scott, it isn’t too late to redeem yourself. You need to find out where this guy lives, and start leaving videotapes at his doorstep that reveal secret events from his past. When things get too real, he will cave. Professional.

scott
October 31, 2006

On the upside, I got two offers for onsite interviews today. So the search is going pretty well.

kyle
October 31, 2006

Along with Jordan’s idea, you could pull a Seinfeld. Just like George did. Find the office, go in there and steal the tapes from the answering machine. That’s the way to do it. Make sure you have a signal, though.

yvonne
October 31, 2006

tippy-toe, tippy-toe

jared
November 1, 2006

haha, tippy-toe…

kyle
November 2, 2006

Scotty, if somebody were to ask me which of my friends from high school that this were to happen to, I would pick you in a second.

scott
November 3, 2006

Yes, you would think that I would have grown out of my awkwardness, but I defy all logic.

megan
November 3, 2006

scott, good morning america is getting ready to announce what they think the new wonders of the world are. you should suggest yourself as one of them.

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