Things are moving fast, and I now have my first invitation to an assessment centre! It’s quite a way to travel, and I’m not looking forward to the 2:00AM start, but it’s for a role I want so I think it’ll be worth it. I’ve been told that there are two face-to-face interviews involved, which I have to admit I’m not looking forward to (plenty of espresso at the station methinks). Other than that, I’m looking forward to it.

One other company got back to me one morning last week at 9:00AM, for an on-the-spot phone interview (what is it with these companies and early starts?) which actually went down surprisingly well! Despite not having a detailed knowledge of the company in question, my interviewer seemed happy with my answers: she even gave me the date of the assessment centre and told me I had a good chance of getting through. Fingers crossed this isn’t something she says to everyone

I’ve done one more application since my last post, which was a pretty standard affair to be honest. I’m used to the process by now, and have a bank of prepared answers making things speedier. I’d definitely recommend keeping a copy of any applications you make, both because it’s useful for making further applications, and because it always helps to know exactly what you’ve told a company when (if) they call you back