This is the thread where you clever bunch give me helpful advice and words of re-assurance.
― Johnney B (Johnney B), Thursday, 8 April 2004 07:42 (twenty-one years ago)
― winterland, Thursday, 8 April 2004 07:46 (twenty-one years ago)
― Super-Kate (kate), Thursday, 8 April 2004 07:48 (twenty-one years ago)
― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 8 April 2004 07:50 (twenty-one years ago)
― Super-Kate (kate), Thursday, 8 April 2004 07:51 (twenty-one years ago)
― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 8 April 2004 07:54 (twenty-one years ago)
I think a can of red bull an hour before I go in may be the key - despite my nervous tension I've feeling rather lethargic today for some reason.
Cheers for the advice and the kind words. Methodical - energetic & confident - think before I speak - all good pointers. Cheers!
― Johnney B (Johnney B), Thursday, 8 April 2004 08:12 (twenty-one years ago)
― Super-Kate (kate), Thursday, 8 April 2004 08:13 (twenty-one years ago)
also: yay james!
― mullygrubber (gaz), Thursday, 8 April 2004 08:16 (twenty-one years ago)
― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 8 April 2004 08:40 (twenty-one years ago)
― Johnney B (Johnney B), Thursday, 8 April 2004 09:28 (twenty-one years ago)
― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 8 April 2004 09:31 (twenty-one years ago)
― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Thursday, 8 April 2004 10:09 (twenty-one years ago)
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 8 April 2004 10:13 (twenty-one years ago)
I painted the WORSE picture of me EVAH! I mean, based on that show, I wouldn't hire me. I rambled, I pointed out my mistakes instead of my successes, and generally didn't sell myself enough.
Ah well, never mind. The pain of the failure will pass.
― Johnney B (Johnney B), Thursday, 8 April 2004 13:08 (twenty-one years ago)
― Super-Kate (kate), Thursday, 8 April 2004 13:09 (twenty-one years ago)
COME ON!
― Johnney B (Johnney B), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:28 (twenty-one years ago)
― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:30 (twenty-one years ago)
I had the same experience recently - went for interview, came out of it thinking I'd done really badly, yet got the job! In fact I start my new job next Monday. How about you?
― MarkH (MarkH), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:35 (twenty-one years ago)
Score: Sinking Feeling: 0, Confidence: 1
― Super-Kate (kate), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:36 (twenty-one years ago)
I've got a grin the size of Wales. They'll be dancing on the streets of Didcot tonight!
Cheers for your super-encouragement Kate - I owe you alcohol!
― Johnney B (Johnney B), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:40 (twenty-one years ago)
― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:42 (twenty-one years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:42 (twenty-one years ago)
― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:47 (twenty-one years ago)
― Super-Kate (kate), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:51 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:51 (twenty-one years ago)
― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:53 (twenty-one years ago)
Under no circumstances should you wear a double-breasted suit unless you think giving off "Once I finish beating the help, I'm off to my mistress's cabin in the Hamptons" vibes will help you fit into the company culture.
― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:54 (twenty-one years ago)
― Super-Kate (kate), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:55 (twenty-one years ago)
This being Dan, combined with reading this too quickly, I thought this read: "Once I finish beating off the help..."
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:55 (twenty-one years ago)
― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:55 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:58 (twenty-one years ago)
― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:58 (twenty-one years ago)
― Sarah (starry), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:00 (twenty-one years ago)
― hstencil, Monday, 19 April 2004 15:00 (twenty-one years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:01 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)
― Super-Kate (kate), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:06 (twenty-one years ago)
"living the dream"
― chris (chris), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:06 (twenty-one years ago)
(x-post, ha)
― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:13 (twenty-one years ago)
no guesses whether he got it
― chris (chris), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:15 (twenty-one years ago)
― Super-Kate (kate), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:17 (twenty-one years ago)
― chris (chris), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:19 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:19 (twenty-one years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:22 (twenty-one years ago)
I think it was, but my agent was a hard-boiled old lady who talked like Joan Rivers.
― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:26 (twenty-one years ago)
― MarkH (MarkH), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:27 (twenty-one years ago)
― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:29 (twenty-one years ago)
At the ad agency, the creative team I was promoted to had a culture of talking about Viz Comics and Football. Needless to say, it was hell for me, and probably would have been for any other woman.
I can understand wanting to preserve an office environment, but when that office "environment" is shorthand for "30-something males" i.e. No Gurlz Allowed type mentality, then it's not a valid criterion and should not be allowed to be one.
― Super-Kate (kate), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:30 (twenty-one years ago)
― Super-Kate (kate), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:50 (twenty-one years ago)
― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 19 April 2004 16:00 (twenty-one years ago)
― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 19 April 2004 16:01 (twenty-one years ago)
I was stupid to accept that job! The interviwer was the most Brentian person I'd ever worked with.
― MarkH (MarkH), Monday, 19 April 2004 16:02 (twenty-one years ago)
― Super-Kate (kate), Monday, 19 April 2004 16:02 (twenty-one years ago)
Me in the phone interview: "I'm not sure, math and science have never come easy to me."
Them: "Math and science aren't very important in this position anyway."
Oh. Okay then.
― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 19 April 2004 16:13 (twenty-one years ago)
― Johnney B (Johnney B), Monday, 19 April 2004 18:10 (twenty-one years ago)
* I originally typed amazing here then re-thought mid-sentence; it's not amazing at all given their asinine lapses in other areas!
― MarkH (MarkH), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 07:48 (twenty-one years ago)
The reasonm he won't get the job is that he was a bit of a prat and that his personality won't fit the team's in any way whatsoever
― chris (chris), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 07:51 (twenty-one years ago)
― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 08:24 (twenty-one years ago)
― chris (chris), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 08:45 (twenty-one years ago)
I have to go for the second at 4 and am just nipping out to pick up repaired stilettoes.
― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 10:04 (twenty-one years ago)
― chris (chris), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 10:05 (twenty-one years ago)
― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 10:27 (twenty-one years ago)
Thanks, Pink, I'm trying to swot up so I get it and stick to talking abt. subbing and features and stuff and not about the £$£$£$. And if they ask me what's the next art event I'm going to, I will be able to say Beck's Future's awards and party with 'secret' Beta Band gig in one week's time. PSYCH.
― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 10:38 (twenty-one years ago)
― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 11:29 (twenty-one years ago)
― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:12 (twenty-one years ago)
But your job involves art! Maybe Chris's job involves football?
(Sorry, I'll stop harping on this, but I know I would hate to lose out on a job because of my hobbies or lack thereof)
― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:22 (twenty-one years ago)
― chris (chris), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:24 (twenty-one years ago)
― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:26 (twenty-one years ago)
― chris (chris), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:30 (twenty-one years ago)
― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:32 (twenty-one years ago)
And if your judgement on employment is not based on it then you really should not answer it. As far as I can see, the guy being unco-operative in the interview was more than enough to deselect him.
I always used to ask what music people liked when interviewing for bar sttaff/shop staff. I was once asked why was this relevant, it actually was to see what music they would put on the jukebox/bring with them. So now I ask them that: What music would you play when you worked in the shop. And on my notes it stated clearly why I asked it (for understanding the need for a degree of popularism in a waorkplace).
I hate the eye-contact thing in interviews cos I can't do it.
― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:44 (twenty-one years ago)
Likewise, I do mention the music thing on my resume partly to test their reaction, and so they won't be surprised when I have to leave early on a Friday to get to a gig, etc.
― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:48 (twenty-one years ago)
WOO! YAY! If we move to the UK I will remember this.
(but only if he sat by me and sang as I typed).... (and brought me tea and toast, dressed as a french grenadier)
Um. What's the salary again?
― Tea Bitch (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:48 (twenty-one years ago)
― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:49 (twenty-one years ago)
"Hey, do you play softball?""No; in fact I am horrible at it.""Oh. Do you play any sports at all?""Not since high school.""... Well, thanks for your time.""DON'T YOU WANT TO ASK ME ANY PROGRAMMING QUESTIONS???""No, not really.")
― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:52 (twenty-one years ago)
― chris (chris), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:56 (twenty-one years ago)
― YUM (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:57 (twenty-one years ago)
― MarkH (MarkH), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:58 (twenty-one years ago)
― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 13:36 (twenty-one years ago)
The actual interview was pretty quick. I didn't use most of the stuff I had mentally prepared, she just asked me a couple of scenario questions, said my band is cool, and that was basically that. I'm not terribly optimistic, but I did the best that I could and will find out in 7-10 days if I have another interview or not.
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 20:25 (twenty-one years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 20:31 (twenty-one years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 20:34 (twenty-one years ago)
― DJ Tiara, Thursday, 22 April 2004 12:12 (twenty-one years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 22 April 2004 12:17 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 22 April 2004 12:19 (twenty-one years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 22 April 2004 12:20 (twenty-one years ago)
― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 22 April 2004 12:24 (twenty-one years ago)
― DJ Tiara, Thursday, 22 April 2004 12:25 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Thursday, 22 April 2004 12:31 (twenty-one years ago)
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 22 April 2004 12:32 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 18:50 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 18:37 (twenty-one years ago)
― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 19:04 (twenty-one years ago)
― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 19:05 (twenty-one years ago)
Yay for us!
― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 19:06 (twenty-one years ago)
I don't have health insurance - I want for the dental care instead. My teeth still look like shite, though.
― Johnney B (Johnney B), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 06:08 (twenty-one years ago)
― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 06:38 (twenty-one years ago)