Interview Tomorrow
When applying for jobs, I write things that directly address the “Requirements” section in the job posting. Besides altering my resume to include all the needed skills, at some point in my cover letter I’ll say “I’m familiar with Powerpoint,” or “I’m proficient in PhotoShop and other imaging tools,” or “I’m familiar with a full range of marketing metric software, including, but not limited to, blah blah blah.”
What this translates to is: I have no idea what you're talking about. If you give me the job I'll learn what you're talking about before my start date. Now RESCUE ME, damnit.
Then I panic when I’m called in for an interview, because Oh my God, they're totally going to know.
I look really good in my new suit though. Hopefully the general air of importance that the suit implies, along with a firm handshake and eye contact (which I am so good at!), will get me a new job tomorrow before the conversation gets all technical.
26 comments:
What excuse did you give your current workplace? Gyno? Dentist? Colonoscopy?
It's all about the presentation. Look sharp, feel sharp, be sharp! You will knock 'em dead!
Hooray! Congrats! Good luck with that.
GOODLUCK ON YOUR INTERVIEW! But please don't stop blogging, you're too funny :)
Good luck! Knock them dead, although not literally...
i too have a shitty job that i truly hate. good luck
When I interviewed somewhere else, I told my boss my doctor wanted to "run some tests and do some blood work." I got time off and sympathy. Double score.
Good luck. Hope it goes well. Will you still be The Company Bitch if you love your new job?
HAHAHAHAHA! I totally did that on my resume, too one time!! HAHAHAHAH!! LOL! Love it! :) Kick ass, CB!
I looked great in my "interview suit" until I looked back to say something to the interviewer as we were walking up a set of stairs to the interview room and promptly tripped falling flat on my butt.
I suggest you skip that part.
I did not get the job.
Good luck, CB. Honestly, if they like you they will train you in whatever program you need work on. Let us know how you do!
If your interviewer is male, go braless and unbutton way low, and wear a short skirt and high heels.
If your interviewer is female, go braless and unbutton way low, and wear a short skirt and high heels.
What? I have no idea if it'll get you the job. I'm just fantasizing about being your interviewer. :-P
Good luck, though. :-)
Good luck CB! You definitely need salvation! Knock em dead...
The Washington Post had a really good article last month by someone who does interviewing, advising people on how to do well in this situation. You should check it out, it might help: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/20/AR2007012000390_pf.html
Good luck! I hope it wasn't whatever that last one was (metric software?), it sounded scary.
Sorry, try this tiny URL instead (for the WP article giving good advice for job-hunting) so you don't have to cut and paste that huge one: http://tinyurl.com/3ys3t8
Good luck CB. I can't wait to read more stuff from the new job and if you don't get it, you can just chalk it up to practice and use it as fodder for your blog.
Naw harley, everyone's the office bitch deep down, no matter where they work or what they're doing...
I remember my best interview, it involved sitting on the armrest of a couch in the lobby with the head of features for a news channel while he flipped through my cv... While the interview was good, and the job amazing, it turned out to be media after all, and the hours are torture...
Tailoring your resume to the job description is absolutely the right way to go. You'd be a natural at public relations - it's all about telling people what they want to hear without technically lying (but not necessarily telling the whole truth). You also get to make up official-sounding numbers on occasion, which then become set-in-stone unquestionable stats that other things are measured against. Sound familiar?
fuck interviews and start writing your novel. or maybe you are already....
Oh, Good Luck, CB! I'm crossing my fingers for you... let us know how it went.
Good luck CB!!!
Don't worry, a firm handshake and eye contact is all you need and mug up the words in the requirements and spit it out for them :)that always works for me.
Taking the extra time to cater your resume to each specific job is totally worth it. I put all my eggs in one basket recently and spent hours on the perfect cover letter for the one job I actually wanted. And I landed it!
yeah...we all do that at one time or another...
on the OTHER side of the desk....I always try to figure out which area the candidate has sorta BS-ed me on....
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