[Rick Lee]

I just walked in the door from a job interview. I found it on Monster last week, submitted for it and they called me later that same day. Interview went very well and I think I'm getting an offer for pretty decent money, more than I've ever made, and the office is a very short commute from my house.

Interviewer asked me why I'm looking for a job. I couldn't be honest and say I hate my current job. So I told him I think my boss will soon order me to move to LA, which I think is true, and my refusal will not be tolerated. He bought it.

Honestly, I don't think my resume looks that great, but I also think some of the ones I've seen written by pros for big fees looked pretty terrible too. Interviewer told me I was the only person out of 10 he's interviewed so far for this job who has any federal contract experience. And this job is for fed. construction contracts. Then he told me only one other person he interviewed was not unemployed. Yikes! It's rougher than I thought out there. Still, I've never ever been asked about my college degree or any previous job, since I've been at my current one (mostly) since 2001. I really think resumes are just for getting interviews. Once you're in front of someone, the resume doesn't matter at all anymore.