Today we had interviews in our office...whew I forgot what that was like! I was so nervous for the interviewees I sometimes would feel the anxiety coming on. But, it was good to see some new folks coming through here and good to see people who are interested in environmental engineering as a career! One of them said that he read my blog, which gives me some motivation to keep it going :)
Our day started easy enough, we started at noon with lunch and I gave a short presentation on what Trinity will be like for their first couple years. We talked about skills needed, what to expect on an average day, what clients we have in St. Louis, and many more things. After that the interviews started and they spent 45 minutes each between interviewing with Kristine (my boss), Arron (KC office manager), and John (Kristine and Arron's boss) and performing a writing sample. I think they were each pretty well wiped by the end of it, I am fully convinced that anxiety and nerves will wear out a person much more than a normal day will (even a half day of said anxiety, etc.).
I sincerely hope that each of the interviewees finds the job they are looking for or are meant to be in. I liked each of them and it was kind of cool to be in on the interviewing process. I hope I can continue to be a part of it in the future because I really enjoy finding out people's passions and seeing where they could potentially line up in Trinity (or elsewhere if that is more appropriate).
Well, that is all for now. Peace.
-Josh