I applied online and heard back after about two months or so. I got an email inviting me for an interview with the head of the department and an operations manager. The interviewers were pleasant and the questions were not difficult. I was really nervous, this being my first interview in a long time and so as the interview progressed and I relaxed a little, I began to ramble on and on, I interrupted the interviewer on several occasions to give tangential responses which were gushing out of my mouth like water from a burst pipe and I incorrectly answered a pretty easy foundational question. They were kind enough to ensure that I left the interview feeling that I had nailed it but they later got in touch with me and said that they had given the job to an internal candidate. It was on reflection that I realized how manic I must have seemed on the interview and how unprepared I really was (although they complimented me on being so well prepared). An email response to my thank you note from one of my interviewers describing our conversation as "interesting" should have alerted me to the fact that I had really flunked this interview. I was still riding on a high though and imagining myself dressed in a suit and sitting in a boardroom on the 28th floor of Third + Shoal. It was only after I got the rejection notice that I replayed the interview in my head and cursed at myself for being such a complete idiot. I still sometimes think about it and remember that interviewing isn't an easy thing and to always over-prepare. The job search process for me is also a lonely journey, especially when you flunk an interview. No one able (or willing?) to provide genuine feedback (fear of being labeled discriminatory?) and everyone saying how great your resume looks and what great experiences you've had. I think the worst ones are those where you never hear back, even from an automated system. A luta continua.