Interview-ma, ita!
We use the latest in scientific technology and state-of-the-art weaponry and you, if I understand correctly, poke them with a sharp stick.
Dr. Walsh ,'Potential'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
EpicTangent - Aug 07, 2014 8:53:13 am PDT #3665 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Consuela - Aug 07, 2014 8:54:01 am PDT #3666 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Good luck, ita!
-t - Aug 07, 2014 9:10:02 am PDT #3667 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Good luck, ita.
So, you mean it would look too much to your current work like you were looking for other work if you wore the suit, Consuela? I get that. I like to randomly wear suits to work just to keep people guessing, but I probably wouldn't if I was really looking. Anyway, Tino be damned, hopefully no one else will notice any spots.
Jesse - Aug 07, 2014 10:43:16 am PDT #3668 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
One interview I had here, I ended up with my jacket over my cardigan over my blouse, and the conference room was SO HOT. I should ask someone if they noticed how sweaty I was by the end.
Theodosia - Aug 07, 2014 10:45:42 am PDT #3669 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
If an interviewer is going to disqualify me on the basis of an easily-missed spot, I probably didn't want to work for them anyway. Note that is in the presence of otherwise well-groomed appearance.
flea - Aug 07, 2014 11:00:41 am PDT #3670 of 30000
information libertarian
mr. flea once had an interview and realized after it ended that he'd neglected to shave. His friend Tony once didn't wear socks to an interview, which resulted in the composition of a song that goes, "Socks, everybody wears socks. Hey Tony, didn't your mom teach you to wear socks."
(Both these things happened when they were in college, but were for professional jobs - engineering co-ops.)
Sparky1 - Aug 07, 2014 11:35:11 am PDT #3671 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
In law school, my friend Paul had an interview with one of the big law firms, and he came out of it looking terrible. We asked what had happened, and he told us that when he'd sat down at the table he'd kicked the guy. "Oh, no!" we say, "what did he do?" "He said, 'ow!'" We eventually thanked him for taking all the pressure off the rest of us because who could top assault?
brenda m - Aug 07, 2014 11:41:39 am PDT #3672 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
We had a guy interview with us a couple of years ago whose current job happened to be in the same building. Nice guy, but not right for the specific position as it turned out. End of story, right?
Like two months later the lead receptionist asked my manager what was going on with him.
It turns out he had been keeping his interview suit in the coat closet in our reception area and coming in every week or so, changing in the bathroom, and v.v. after each interview in his (apparently lengthy) job search.
§ ita § - Aug 07, 2014 11:42:00 am PDT #3673 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The interview went well. Everyone was pleasant and seemed receptive and amused throughout. And the lead interviewer said I had the best "work out how many gas stations there are in the US" question.
I think I need a new TiVo. Suits was unwatchable with the bars and columns of interference and lack of audio.
Or is that what a bad digital cable signal looks like?
Jesse - Aug 07, 2014 11:45:52 am PDT #3674 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Just every so often with the interference? That sounds like the cable to me.
It turns out he had been keeping his interview suit in the coat closet in our reception area and coming in every week or so, changing in the bathroom, and v.v. after each interview in his (apparently lengthy) job search.
That is kind of brilliant.
I just took this test pretty seriously. Am disappointed I got one wrong. [link]