One reason I enjoy job interviews (yes, I'm a freak) is that, at the good ones, I always learn something about myself, in addition to learning things about the job. At my second interview the other day, I finally figured out one of the reasons why I really want to teach college composition instead of the creative writing classes all people like me are supposed to want to teach. Comp is one of the few interdisciplinary classes first-year students take, and I love interdisciplinary stuff.
Comp isn't interdisciplinary in the same way as a class that teaches, say, history, art, and philosophy at the same time, showing students how the three happened in relation to each other. It's more like comp is an interdisciplinary tool to teach people how to observe, analyze, and communicate no matter what discipline they're in. Anyway, I figured that out during the interview, so it was a worthwhile interview in my book. :)
Have you ever learned anything unexpected about yourself during a job interview?
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