[Alkassyinhisk]

So I just came back. It was a hot day (the hottest of this year and hottest in decades) and I was sweating like a pig (no AC). That's OK though. It's hot for everyone.

It went pretty well. They had ready questions for me that they used for everyone. They said the short list is 4 people, and I'm one of them. I got the impression that they hadn't yet decided on the previous 3, as in it wasn't yet locked in their minds. I was the last one to be interviewed.

They had pretty tough questions though. I've got to admit, they put me to the spot but I think I handled myself well. i was honest: to some questions I had to answer no, I don't have experience of that yet, but I have experience in this and that etc. It lasted for an hour. The 'would-be-my-boss' liked me I think. He worried a bit (I sense) that my background is academic, and that maybe it's too academic. So I said that I realize this is an issue people might have but I'm a hands-on person particularly, that I did my doctoral studies in 2 years, de facto, and that it shouldn't be held against me for being capable of doing that. I said the previous in different words of course.

Towards the end of the interview, the 'would-be-my-boss' said to the other interviewer, who would be my co-worker, that my answers have been comprehensive and perfect.

So go figure. Let's say I would be extremely disappointed if I didn't get the job now. And it's a grrreeeeeaaat job! They will let me know on the second week of next month, so it'll be few weeks.

I try to think that I was selected out of many people into a list of 4 of this demanding and high position that is also very official one, and that I made to the list even with my lesser experience and young age and that I should be proud of that fact. But man it'll suck if I dont' get it.