Interview #3

I just came from the supposedly last job interview. After this you're either in or out. I'm confused about how the process is, it seems to me they pick one individual for one position and expect them to pass the exam and the interviews. I don't think they turn anyone down. Everyone I know who has applied there has been accepted. So I'm thinking I might not even be competing against anyone for this position. Hurray?

The job interview was at UP-techno hub, on congressional, across from the UP campus. It's one jeepney ride away from my house and it takes around 25 minutes to commute there. This is excellent. The IBM building is next to a mini-outdoor mall, but it's not as lively as Eastwood at night. The actual building seems non-spectacular but decent enough. It's a new building, built within the last four years. So the actual interview...

I was supposed to be interviewed by a M. Go, but he never showed up. I arrived 10 minutes early and had to wait nearly 25 minutes before a replacement came and did the interview with me. His name is J.A. and I kept thinking it was A.J. This seemed like the most laid back interview I've had so far (largely due to JA's candid manner). He pretty much asked me about myself and went through my resume -- but he stayed away from the question "tell me about a time when you got stressed out, then tell me how you dealt with it." What he did instead is ask about my perception about the company, what my job expectation were, where I see myself in 5 years, relatively easy questions. He told me what the position entails: processing payroll for 19,000 employees in the states. He warned me that it's very technical and I might not enjoy it since I seem more like a creative person (he actually compared himself to me -- business management student out of default who has a creative side). So generally, it went really well. He's going to send in his evaluation and hopefully I'll hear back from the company by Tuesday. Yayyy