One of many recruiters reached out to me about a position with Northwestern Mutual. I'd interviewed with them around a dozen times over the last decade, only to never hear anything back, until the next recruiter called. Not this time. The recruiter called, I was pretty blunt with him about previous experiences (What I just said above), and he assured me that would not be the case this time. Ok dude, whatever. The only reason I agreed to the interview was I had a job I absolutely hated, and was desperate to get away from (which in itself was a job I took because I thought it would be a good change from a long term permanent position. It was not.) I heard back from him later that day, and the interview was scheduled for a few days out. (Think I talked to him on a Wednesday/Thursday, and interviewed the following Tuesday). The interview went well. Met my current boss, whom I just adore. Seriously, she's the best boss I've ever had in nearly 20 years of being in the workforce. I went to the building, met my now boss, and we went to a conference room. There was one other person calling in, as that person was working remotely. If I had met that person the day of the interview, I might have thought twice about accepting. My boss and the phone person asked a bunch of questions about my experience, and I was able to successfully relate previous experience stories into how they would fit well in the position we were talking about. Apparently, I was the only person who answered one particular question correctly. It was a basic IT question, and anyone who has been in Service Delivery for longer than a week *should* be able to accurately and quickly answer, with relevant personal examples to demonstrate understanding. I heard back from the recruiter the next day, which was puzzling, I was confused as to why he was calling, because I genuinely wasn't expecting to hear anything back. I got offered the position. Obviously accepted. Let's see, better money, a boss who speaks to me, and a cool workspace? What's not to like about that?