the interview

It was smooth.

I feel good about the entire thing. I answered each question asked of me, and answered it well, and entertained with light humor when I lost my train of thought or got stumped with too many options for answers…

It was a panel interview, with five people interviewing the candidates.
In attendance were:

The plant manager (the highest position on location; I have gotten a chance to know him being on morning shift this year and understand his great sense of humor. I know for a fact I both amused and impressed him with two of my answers to his specific questions.)
The acting production manager (He is also the pre-production manager, the person to whom the new position will answer. he clearly likes me and the work I do. He promoted my skills and abilities as much as I did.I have clearly done right by him at this company…)
The HR manager (This may be the worst with whom to deal for me. She and I did not have a smooth start when I was hired full time. It seems to be something past us both now; who can say. She seems impressed and engaged with what I had to say.)
A pre-production coordinator (she was my coordinator when I was up front working seasonally, but I was second shift, so I didn’t interact with her much. What little interaction we had was always productive…)
The production scheduler (Before her recent promotion, she previously held the position that the interviewers are looking to fill. I didn’t know who she was before she was promoted. Today was the first interaction I had with her. I still think I answered her questions in a way that satisfied her.)

The answer to when: today was the final day of interviews. I think there are at least six qualified candidates. The production manager said that the panel had to get together to compare notes and make one of two decisions: either they will have one candidate clearly in the lead by all panel members, or they will bring back the top choices for a second round. If it is the latter, I need to do more homework….