Maybe McDonald's Is Hiring ...
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bloodyrosemccoyY’all, I have no damn clue how that interview went.
I think I did all right, but I keep seesawing between that and thinking of the dumb shit that must have come out of my mouth at some point. I am completely at a loss in judging the reactions Nice Reserved Ladies have to whatever garbage I spew out in response to useless questions like “Describe your weaknesses.” (“Sometimes I work too hard and can be too much of a perfectionist! Ha ha!”)*
If only job interviews were more like internet memes. Ask me about cake vs. pie and I will be ready to defend my position with logic, rhetoric, sources, examples, and even dry-erase board illustrations. Come up with the wacky hijinks of Sherlock Holmes and the Phantom of the Opera? I could get you an elaborate scenario in a minute flat! But ask me to “provide examples of your creative problem solving,” and all I can think is “Durr, I can stack up boxes until I reach the banana.”**
Well, if I just blew this interview, at least my supervisor has offered me a consolation job boost. (Ooh, FIFTEEN hours a week! Hooray …) Still … woulda been nice.
*Damn it, I should have said I have trouble integrating my efforts with other people’s and require a lot of communication. Oh, well, next job interview, I guess.
**“And one time I totally figured out how to open a jar to get at the delicious candy inside! The secret is twisting.”
I think I did all right, but I keep seesawing between that and thinking of the dumb shit that must have come out of my mouth at some point. I am completely at a loss in judging the reactions Nice Reserved Ladies have to whatever garbage I spew out in response to useless questions like “Describe your weaknesses.” (“Sometimes I work too hard and can be too much of a perfectionist! Ha ha!”)*
If only job interviews were more like internet memes. Ask me about cake vs. pie and I will be ready to defend my position with logic, rhetoric, sources, examples, and even dry-erase board illustrations. Come up with the wacky hijinks of Sherlock Holmes and the Phantom of the Opera? I could get you an elaborate scenario in a minute flat! But ask me to “provide examples of your creative problem solving,” and all I can think is “Durr, I can stack up boxes until I reach the banana.”**
Well, if I just blew this interview, at least my supervisor has offered me a consolation job boost. (Ooh, FIFTEEN hours a week! Hooray …) Still … woulda been nice.
*Damn it, I should have said I have trouble integrating my efforts with other people’s and require a lot of communication. Oh, well, next job interview, I guess.
**“And one time I totally figured out how to open a jar to get at the delicious candy inside! The secret is twisting.”
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Date: 2011-04-27 03:49 pm (UTC)Anyway, this upcoming interview is in a small Norwegian town I've never been to, called Jessheim, and to get there I need to take the train from Karlstad to Kongsvinger, and then find the bus to Jessheim. And I've no idea how much time I have to play with, so to be on the safe side I'm leaving Karlstad at 05:45 in the morning. 8] Chances are I won't even fall asleep before it's time to get up...
On the plus side, if I manage to overcome all the logistic hurdles I'll probably feel all good and confident when it's time for the actual interview. Unless I'm all stressed out and frazzled. And I'm not the most brilliant person in the world when it comes to understanding Norwegian, but hey! it'll be all right.
I hope.
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Date: 2011-04-28 10:36 am (UTC)