The Interview

Yesterday I had my long-awaited interview at Birmingham City Council.
Things didn't really get off to a particularly good start when both trains I could have caught were cancelled because a body was found on the railway line.
So instead I had to catch a bus to Walsall and then a train into Birmingham, costing my the best part of two hours and £10.
Fortunately I'd had the foresight to keep the Council informed as to what was happening, so when I arrived I was told that my late arrival would not unduly affect the panel's opinion of me. Because I'd missed my appointment I had to wait until a quarter to two before I was actually interviewed.
The interview itself was actually rather informal. At no point was I made to feel as though I was fighting to procure employment, it felt rather more like a discussion between myself and a few professionals about which architects I admire, what I like and dislike about modern architecture, which buildings I really like and those I passionately dislike.
As it happens, we found out we shared a regard for Le Corbusier and 1930s Modernist architecture and loath developer-led works.
So then we went on to review my portfolio. It transpires that the packages I'd used to produce my work were the same the office use anyway, and they were rather impressed I thought with the point that I'm not above using pencils and pens as well as computers. There were, of course, questions asked about my work along the lines of why I'd done things one way instead of another, but I think I did a fairly good job of explaining my thought processes and what i'd had in mind whilst designing my final project.
Overall I think I did fairly well yesterday. I just have to wait until next week to find out if I did well enough to secure a position.