Job Interview

On Thursday there was a Career Fair at the school. In the past it's always been a way to get job interviews and learn about what companies you might want to work for. This year there were only 5 companies looking for Construction Managers, and of those 5 there was only 1 that was actually giving job interviews. The rest were telling you to submit your resume online, or that when they ended their hiring freeze they would look over your resume. So that was a little frustrating. It was a reminder how hard of times it is not only for CMs, but for everyone.
The only company hiring was Wester Summit Contractors, a company that specializes in building waste-water treatment plants. After waiting in a line to get my 30 seconds to speak with their hiring person I didn't feel too confident that I'd get a shot. I came back later to talk with him for another 30 seconds and he seemed happy and said he'd call me for an interview. He called that evening and set a time for the next day.
In previous semesters, the day after the career fair was one that there were a lot of people dressed up for interviews. This semester, including myself, I only saw 4 people dressed up out of everyone in the whole program! I felt very blessed to get a chance to interview with him.
During the interview it went very well. Lasted about 30 min. and at the end I told him I'd love a chance to work with them and he said that they could probably make that happen and would be getting back to me quickly, within a week. So...it's looking pretty good!
Their headquarters are in Denver, CO. with regional offices in San Diego, Albuquerque, Houston, and Atlanta. So if it works out, it looks like we may be heading to some warmer weather! We're keeping our fingers crossed. They're a very good company.