MOCK ME
The mock interview went well. The acquaintance that I know at the company - she just landed there in HR - was present at the mock session as a courtesy to the outplacement agency so, basically, she "saw" my entire interview. A good get, I think. I just hope I get called for an interview!!

After the session, I found an article on line about a team at MIT that invented a "sociometer" which measures social interaction and can predict the outcome of the interaction, regardless of the content of the conversation. Cool, no? I think the outplacement agency should get a couple of those things to help provide feedback to their clients. Most of the other people there who are also "in transition" (oh! the euphemisms are endless!) had a pretty good interview, but there were others who clearly had not done this in a while, e.g. 1000s of ums, likes, you knows, no eye contact, talking too fast, etc.

WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE
I found a recipe at America's Test Kitchen for homemade pizza dough. I made some for My Beloved earlier this week and WOW! was it a success. Almost as successful as the homemade pasta. And easier to make, too! You do the whole thing in your mixer or food processor, a real no-brainer. No kneading! We're having in again, tonight, in honor of what used to be a Pizza Friday tradition.

INTERVIEW #1
I've an interview scheduled for Tuesday at the Wistar Institute. It is for a lab job and the benefits should be suhweet. Wish me luck!