2nd Interview Yesterday

Aaron had his second round of interviews at Digi yesterday. The first 5 interviews went extremely well. The manager of the department, Mike, all but stated outright that he wanted to hire Aaron. Everything was really smooth sailing, until... the manager's boss got his turn.

He started out telling Aaron that he didn't know why Mike insisted on him interviewing Aaron. He isn't qualified technically to be in the industry. Aaron appreciated his openness - something he never sees from the president of Microboards. He fielded his questions really well, and in the end, the director told him he could see why Mike insisted on the interview. He just wasn't sure whether he could take the chance on Aaron being able to come up to speed on the technology as quickly as they would need him to. Aaron pointed out to him that he has a proven track record, and they could take someone who has been laid off, but is in the industry, but why take someone who wasn't valued by their company when they could have someone who is? He then told him that he wasn't sure how he could prove his ability to learn the technology quickly, but if they could come up with a way to evaluate it, bring it on! The director liked that idea, and said that maybe he and Mike could come up with a product for him to create a plan for, and give him a time limit to do so.

The interview left off there. No promises, but there is still hope. Aaron really loved it there. Each of the people who interviewed him were intelligent. They have a technology that is relevant for the future. They value their employees. Digi also has a fitness area, a cafeteria with good, inexpensive food, and a thinking room with bean bags and a bass guitar in it (I think that was mainly for the engineers, but I don't know for sure). It was a very friendly environment. So, please keep Aaron in your prayers. This will be a big disappointment for Aaron at this point if he doesn't get the chance to prove himself to them.