So far this lifetime, I've been to two interviews.

This year alone, I equalled that record, attending two interviews so far.

But this morning, I smashed that record by 50%, attending the third 
interview in only one year.

This is perhaps not so surprising. What /is/ surprising is that there 
seems to be a realistic possibility that they will hire me. It went like 
this:

- I applied to work as a Software Developer.

- The company came back and said they really wanted an experienced C# 
expert, and I don't fit that. But would I like to interview for a QA 
tester instead?

- Obviously, I said yes.

- About half an hour into the interview, the guy concluded that I would 
be a /terrible/ fit for the QA job, but that I have very strong 
programming skills. (Well, duh.) So he starts interviewing me for the 
job I originally applied for in the first place.

Much like the interviews that have gone before, the guy seemed very 
impressed with my technical abilities (going as far as to say I probably 
know more than him), and deeply worried that I might not be a very good 
team player.

There was some discussion about the possibility of some kind of extended 
trial period. I don't know if that will sway his decision.

OK, so in reality, he has hundreds more CVs still to wade through. 
Obviously somebody else will be a better fit than me. But it's still 
refreshing to attend an interview that /doesn't/ feel like a total 
failure...

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