Aaron Saray's Diary

My Interview with Big Brothers Big Sisters

 So I decided to get involved with BBBS (Big Brothers/Big Sisters).  It was suggested when I lived in Central WI - but I knew I'd be moving.  Now that I'm in Milwaukee metro, I think its time to get involved. 

The first thing I did was e-mail someone from Craigslist who was talking about BBBS volunteering.  They sent me some additional information and suggested I read it and let them know if I want to continue.

I wrote back saying I would like that - so we set up a phone Interview.  Basically that was just telling me about the program more and asking if I had any questions.  Since I had none, they set up an in-person interview.

I went downtown for the interview.  Was a litlte bit early.  Met the person I was talking to on the phone.  Then, finally, a different lady came out to begin the interview.

Once again, I got an overview of the process.  Then, they asked specific questions about me.  What do I do for work, what about fun.  Why do I want to get involved? Tell me about your family life growing up, what do you do to resolve conflicts with friends.

The entire time I actually had fun - my interviewer was a lot of fun and we had a lot of laughs.  However, the entire time, she continued to type down notes.  I made maybe an 'unacceptable' joke at one time, though.  She asked how I resolve conflicts with my friends.  I joked and said we threw knives at each other (my roommate just got into knife throwing).  Oh well - I thought it was just a joke.  

The one question that was asked completely caught me off guard.  It was - How would you handle it if the mother of your 'brother' became interested in you. flirted, or made any other advance.  I coudln't answer right away because I was suprised.  She finally prodded and was like "would you be interested" me: 'oh heck no'.  Hah.

Now they're calling my references.  We'll see how this goes.