Two is a trend

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I had another interview today. This one was very informal at a company where one of my friends works and put in my resume.
Like yesterday’s company, they aren’t really after someone like me. I’m overkill for their needs and they know it. But, this place seems happy to get a bargain if they can, so it is a very different feel from yesterday’s interview.
I’m very sure I could help them. One of their issues is a Solidworks learning curve and I’ve been using it for 10 years, was in charge of teaching it to people at two companies and used to be a beta tester for them.
It’s close to home. It’s very close to where my wife works, and a friend works there.
Again, not so much with the money. But...

I don’t know. It’s not like I have an offer or anything. It was just an informal talk with their director of engineering.
We’ll see.

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It is a good thing, nonetheless !

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Even if a job offer doesn't come out of it directly, having these interviews helps one:
1. Talk things out with different people at different types of businesses ->gives one a "feel" for how the economy is affecting various business markets and may help you fine tune or adjust the types of business/market segments you want to really focus on in the job search
2. Talking things over helps one to revisit and refine what are the key points that one is looking for in the new job - things which you aren't willing to compromise on, and which things that you are willing to compromise on, and by how much.
3. Sometimes, I find that these sorts of interviews where the "pressure is mostly off" helps me to come up with new ideas and allows me to be more candid/exploratory in the discussions, than when I know that there is a job that I really want and I know that there are numerous other qualified candidates vying for it - don't dare become too "weird" or controversial in those cases for fear of blowing it.
4. ALL interview experience is good - the more one does it, the better one becomes - both at "reading" the interviewer's body language and thought processes, as well as improving one's ability to represent one's self.