Being set up to win?

Friday afternoon I got a call from the recruiter who placed me at the last place I temped. He was calling because a client requested he send them three resumes. It's a non-profit in the Tenderloin that needs a temp position filled for about a month. This made me very nervous. Non-profits are notorious for paying very little. I stared out the window at my amazing view of the city that I'll have for less than a week more, and asked Tony how much the position pays. That's the best thing about dealing with recruiters - you can ask about salary point blank and it won't work against you.

I exhaled as Tony told me the non-profit will pay the same as the firm I temped at back in May. Naturally I told him it would be fine to send my resume. He reiterated that they'd asked for three, and said he would call me back if they wanted to interview me on Monday. I got a call back - they wanted to interview me on Monday. Tony said they didn't like the format of one of the resumes he sent, but they liked mine.

Bet you can guess what I'll be doing tomorrow. Tony reminded me to dress professionally, saying they've had problems with this in the past, and I pulled the phone away as I laughed. This is great - Tony sent three resumes, but one was not formatted well. Then he's telling me to show up for an interview dressed as if I'm going to an interview. I hadn't realized he liked me enough to set me up to win this way. Now all I have to do is teach myself what the hell it is they do out there in the Tenderloin before my interview.