I said I'd update on the latest interview after I'd had it, so here goes.
I'm quite glad I waited, because my opinion of it is rather different than it was when I set off. It was with a complete start-up in Essex, that are trying to find suitable sites for pumped storage in the UK. It's very low paid, and if I got/took it, I'd be living on a shoestring for the duration, but a bit of me is thinking it might be worth it.
The work looks really interesting to me. It would be a chance to combine my sustainability interest with my surveying skills. The office, while currently unfurnished, seems like it'll be a fairly nice place to be once it's up and running. The guy who interviewed me was a lot younger and less cynical than I had expected, and in general it seems like it'll be a young and exciting company. There might be a better paid position for me at the end of it if I show potential.
The location is Witham, which is pretty much half way between home and London. This would put some (much needed) distance between me and the family home without putting it completely out of reach, and it would be fairly easy to get into London to see people.
My interviewer mentioned, without prompting, that he knew the pay was low, and that given my suitability for the job, they might try to increase the offer to me, though he didnt mention any figures. To me this seems a pretty strong indication that he'd quite like to employ me.
I still think a London job would be preferable for a year or two at least, but I haven't yet heard from either of the London interviews, and don't want to make any assumptions. The waiting is starting to get to me.
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