Well I made it to the 2nd interview. A 15 minute presentation on a topic that I’d specifically said at the 1st interview I believed was not part of the role! So I argued against it and got better feedback than I was expecting.
Then they dropped the bombshell – that the current vice Chair had applied for the role and was being interviewed as well. So they asked awkward questions about how I might cope with a member of the board who was uncooperative, difficult, not up to the job etc etc. Surprisingly I found I enjoyed it.
But then I had to be appraised by an external third party and it was then that I realised just how different the private and public sectors are. And it really does appear that one is trying to operate with both hands tied behind one’s back. For example, although the company that is offering the job is in the private sector, it’s sole shareholder is public sector and therefore regulated. Which means that the private company is expected by the regulator to adhere to public guidelines and policy. Which calls into question how it can remain competitive and this expectation is onerous to say the least.
Anyway they told me that they would try and let me know by the end of yesterday and it is now midday GMT the following day as I type this and I’ve not heard anything so I’m assuming that it is a split decision and I’m still involved if only on the basis that if I wasn’t in the frame they’d have told me straight away.
And curiously, I find that I’m increasingly keen to land the job as I’m now very intrigued by how it all works. So fingers crossed!
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