One of my colleagues had decided to take a one-year career break. And that meant a temporary cover had to be found. For a long time, I heard no news about this. Later I heard through the grapevine who might have applied for this job. And then, finally, the invitation for the public part of the interviewing process (a trial lecture) appeared in my mailbox. I quickly moved the tutorial I had at that time because I wanted to be there. That turned out to have been a good move.
The morning of the trial lecture I suddenly received a call from my line manager; someone in the interview panel had had to drop out. Was I available to take their place? And I said yes. I did suddenly feel a bit underdressed; if I would have known I would be interviewing a potential new colleague I would have worn something smarter. I was in my Pompel og Pilt T-shirt!
Being now on the panel meant I was sent all the paperwork. And that conveyed the urgency of the situation. The job was supposed to start on August 1, and we were having the interview on July 25. Luckily the interviewee was an internal candidate.
Long story short: she has been offered the job, and has accepted. The official message to announce her appointment has been received. So by August 1st I will have a new colleague! Welcome Charlotte! And this is only a start; the entire school is waiting with bated breath for the permanent people (2 out of the promised 7, for now) that should be appointed around this time. I hope I can provide an update on that soon…
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