Suit Up - Round Two

It's time to once again

SUIT UP!

Yesterday I was part of a mass-interview with Washington Mutual Bank. I had applied online and received a call from HR the next day asking me to take part of the interview meeting they were holding for multiple applicants. That was the first Suit Up blog.

When I got to the meeting, I was signing in with the HR director when she said that after reviewing my application, I was way overqualified for the teller position I applied for and asked if I'd ever thought about being a Personal Banker. I had, because the recruiter from another bank old me the same thing on the phone, so I said I was interested.

I interviewed with a branch manager who was hiring for the PB position. I NAILED the interview (or at least thought I did). The only problem was that there were no PB positions in Vancouver, and the guy was hiring for Canby, OR (that's just south of Tualatin). I figure worst case was that I get more interview experience, so I had nothing to lose.

This morning I got a call from Mark (the manager I interviewed with) and he asked me to come to the branch for a second interview with himself and his assistant manager (who is moving up from the Personal Banker position and would be training whomever they end up hiring). I figure I must have a pretty good chance of getting hired if I've made it to the second interview. Mark mentioned on the phone he wanted to interview me with his ASM, and also wanted to get me an opportunity to "meet the rest of the team here at the branch." Does that sound like I'm in the running to you?

So now it's seriously time to make like Barney and suit up. I mean, can't you just see me as a Personal Banker?