It is rare but it happens, “hired on the spot”! That day I made sure I arrived at the site early. I had already put the address into my GPS a week prior when I was invited to the grand opening to the site. A friend told me that it was opening. She thought they would need someone like me to work in one of the offices.
I arrived early and sat in the lobby for roughly 10 minutes. When the owner arrived she said hello and told me she’d back in a few minutes to start the interview. She returned in 10 minutes and welcomed me into her office. The largest of all 6 on the floor with the main operation spaces on opposite side of the building. As I entered I said: Where are we sitting? She had a table with four chairs and her desk with a chair to the side. We sat at the table four chairs.
She began by asking me why I chose to go into the field? Where I attended school and where I was currently working. After answering those questions she wanted to know how I would handle specific cases and if I was flexible with my work, if needed. I responded by telling her that instinctual energy may alter my work and I prefer to work with clients who need results. Making a difference is what matters in this line of work while also allowing a client to feel comfortable. She told me we would have an x-ray machine for me to view bone structure and joint articulations. This, I explained would be essential to my determining the treatment needed to help client reverse condition, if needed.
I was then given a tour of the facility. I met a few of the other workers and we went to the space that I would work in. I noticed a few things I would add to the room to make my work complete, then prepared to demonstrate my art. I changed my clothes for comfort and started my demonstration. I demonstrated light, heavy, motion and pressure point. I know I introduced a few things that are truly unique to me as we all have individual styles. My demonstration lasted about 30 minutes. I left the room and allowed her to gather her thoughts. We went back into her office and she said: I have never done this before but “You are hired on the spot”.
I accepted the offer and said I would be in touch. Local licenses have to be filed and I have to take a test for the State. Yes, I felt good knowing my skills, person and character were received and that I would be an asset to the company.
