Remington Interview

Okay, here is a quick update on the job front. I had the interview with Remington on Monday. I drove up in the morning (about 115 miles from our place), caught lunch and interviewed throughout the afternoon. I met with one director and two VP's, including the hiring manager. The position is just being created and will be tasked with creating a comprehensive, over-arching strategy for Law Enforcement and Tacital firearms across the Remington, Bushmaster and DPMS-Panther brands. In short - the coolest job ever!

Since this is a big deal to me I took some extra steps to get ready for the interview. Back when I worked for Gerber Legendary Blades I actually developed a number of products for the Law Enforcement and Military communities, so I was able to leverage a lot of that work in the interview. Over the weekend I built a portfolio book of presentations, documents and a special set of references that I could leave with the hiring manager. I also brought 6 samples of product to show what types of product I had developed and the inspiration for them. He seemed impressed that I took those extra steps and I hope it was enough to sway things in my favor. It cost me $50 out of pocket just to make the portfolio book, but it will be worth it if I get the offer.

I got a really good feel for the company and what the opportunity for growth is. I would really like this job if it came my way. I also got to drive through Winston-Salem, which is most likely where we would move to if I got this offer. They have one more person to interview and then they should be getting back to me early next week.

Next week on the 22nd I have been invited to go down to Columbia, SC to interview with Jarden/Pure Fishing. So, I will post an update on that one afterwards. Thank you to everyone who has been prayerfully supporting and encouraging me during this time - it is definitely appreciated!