Today's employer was another marketing firm in Dallas, Bradley Clarke & Associates. Check out that website, it's so badass! Anyway, they do the same type of work yet they weren't as up front about their clientele as Synergy. I noticed various sports memorabilia throughout their office but nothing concrete besides a very large Mavs framed poster. The reason I sent my resume to Synergy was because they outright said they worked with the Texas Rangers, and me being a huge baseball fan I couldn't pass up the opportunity. On a positive note, the interviewer did mention the Cowboys when I requested an example of the company's work, so that's more of a step in the right direction. I love baseball the most, but any professional sport will do. After Asian film I'm a sports fiend.

So on to the interview. The good news is I actually got to say a couple of sentences, the bad is it otherwise went about the same way the first one did. Either this is some interview technique I'm very unfamiliar with, or I'm just getting the brush off. I sit down, quickly explain why my name is so long, hear the company spiel, and get quickly sent off. The whole thing lasts about 15 minutes. I try to get in a question or two with a careful interruption, but I want to be a good little boy so I refrain from breaking up the lecture too much. I believe I'm an excellent listener and I can ask smart questions, as long as I can remember what they are. This guy is from Ireland, only been here for 4 years, and he's going lightning speed through this information. Then when he finishes he asks if I have any questions and I'm speechless. I did have questions, 1 minute and 5 chapters ago, but sorry since then I forgot. Oh well. In about 2 hours I should know my status for a second meeting. Then it's full focus on interview #3 tomorrow.

I'm always fascinated how people can come to this country and almost instantly become successful. It really blows my mind. I've been here since day one of my life and I can't grasp it, yet others just show up here and before you know it they have a new car, house, family, kids, business, investments, etc. I just don't get it.  Did I miss something?

(FYI, the link above hasn't worked for the past 3 days even though they sent me an email urging me to explore their website. Hence the joke. Just in case at some point someone reads this later on and the link does work, no the site isn't badass. I'm pretty sure it's lame.)