Job Interview Anxiety Pt. I

On Friday of last week, one of my teachers officially announced a student sonographer position that had become available at a local hospital. I was ecstatic upon reading her message. I have done my clinical rotation at this particular hospital twice, and I absolutely loved my experience there both times. The two main job qualifications were 1) you have to be enrolled in an ultrasound program (of course) and 2) you have to have passed the ARDMS Sonography Principles and Instrumentation (i.e., physics) exam. Check and check.

I was really excited for the opportunity, and, as of now, I am the only person in my class who has passed the required exam, so I was quick to apply – just two days after the job was posted. My anxiety began festering right after I submitted my online application. I was racking my brain trying to “figure them out.” I wanted to know if I could expect to hear something soon, or if they were going to wait until they got more applicants or what. Two days had passed, and my worrying subsided a little. By this point, I had accepted that I just would not know until I knew.

Then Wednesday came. I noticed on my smart watch that I had a missed call from an unknown number and a voicemail. My phone was in another room, so instead of rushing to listen to the voicemail, I decided to Google the number. Nothing came up. I guess deep down I knew that this was the call I had been waiting on, but I was just too nervous to even listen to the voicemail. When I finally did, I learned that it was in fact the radiology manager at the hospital asking when I’d be able to come in for an interview this week. I called her back and let her know that I was free any time on Friday. So we agreed on 11 am. Boy, oh boy. I thought I was anxious before, but I was really anxious now.