Well, it looks like one of the people I e-mailed my resume to was interested. She just called me on the phone this morning to set up an interview next monday. It is a computer programming / math job at a company that does automated library stuff.
PS> No worries. You'll do great, and remember you don't HAVE to take any job... just pray and ask God if its right... and be positive. You've got great things ahead of you.
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I'm not slow; I'm special. (Don't take it personally, everyone finds me offensive. Yet somehow I manage to live with myself.)
Don't be so sure the hard part is done... I could give you horror stories about the interview process I experienced for a job while finishing up grad school and for the following year until I finally secured a job on which I could support the family...
But, I won't, because I'm probably a statistical outlier when it comes to interviews.
You'll probably do just fine Pt314.
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It seems to me the only thing you've learned is that Caesar is a "salad dressing dude."
If they ask you to tell a negative about yourself try to use something that could be construed as positive. For instance, if you are often punctual, you could say that you are always very early for things. Does that make sense? Well, I took interviewing and it sort of sticks out in the mind. It sounds like a good opportunity!
If they ask you to tell a negative about yourself try to use something that could be construed as positive. For instance, if you are often punctual, you could say that you are always very early for things. Does that make sense? Well, I took interviewing and it sort of sticks out in the mind. It sounds like a good opportunity!
I always hate that question. "What are you strengths and weaknesses?" It's a trick question.
Oh and I can vouch for Coco that she hates being kept in suspense. She was fit to be tied waiting for someone to call about a horse the other day! (Sorry Coco).
If they ask you to tell a negative about yourself try to use something that could be construed as positive.
I think everyone is on to this trick these days, so pretty much no one asks that question any more.
If I ever do get asked that question, here will be my response:
Does anyone ever answer this question honestly? (Said in a nice, light, sort of "time for a funny" sort of way). And then, I'm going to say "I frequently say exactly what I think. Some may construe that as negative."
Actually, I suppose I could say "I frequently say exactly what I think. That is my biggest strength, and my biggest weakness."
I like to tell people that I have the bad habbit of firebombing fellow employees cars when they fail to put in 100% effort into their jobs and then quickly ask if they offer life insurance as a benefit at the company.
"The promptings of the Holy Ghost will always be sufficient for our needs if we keep to the covenant path. Our path is uphill most days, but the help we receive for the climb is literally divine." --Elaine S. Dalton
Utah Mormons have horns, eat with a long red pitchfork instead of a normal fork, and all pray to Heavenly Mother.
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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen! - Samuel Adams
"The promptings of the Holy Ghost will always be sufficient for our needs if we keep to the covenant path. Our path is uphill most days, but the help we receive for the climb is literally divine." --Elaine S. Dalton
My first interview went well, and I recently went to a in-depth follow up interview. I was grilled by their programmers. Well it looks like it all ended all alright because I just got an e-mail that I got the job.
I will be starting September 17, with a starting salary of $15/hour. I am excited.
Conga-rats to you, PT. That's an excellent start. Isn't $15 an hour like 5 times the wage of the average Utahn?
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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen! - Samuel Adams
Sorry, I shouldn't joke about Utahns. But it frequently is harder to get a good wage there, because so many mormons want to move to Utah that some unscrupulous employers feel that they can get away with paying much less than the job should earn. So, I wasn't joking about your job or wage, just about Utah. I think it's really cool that you got such a good job.
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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen! - Samuel Adams
some unscrupulous employers feel that they can get away with paying much less than the job should earn.
And the available labor pool has an overabundance of highly educated professionals who speak at least two languages and have solid family values. If I ran a corporation that needed personnel like that, I'd totally base it in Northern Utah--lots of professional, reliable, cheap labor.
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The ability to qualify for, receive, and act on personal revelation is the single most important skill that can be acquired in this life. - Julie Beck
"The promptings of the Holy Ghost will always be sufficient for our needs if we keep to the covenant path. Our path is uphill most days, but the help we receive for the climb is literally divine." --Elaine S. Dalton
aye aye! I find it sick that making prisoners work to help pay for their incarceration is considered 'cruel and unusual punishment' in some areas. Since when is labor unconstitutional? If so, I demand my rights! Obviously only illegal aliens can do my work since they should not be protected under the constitution!
Horn-y, maybe. (Can't use the right emoticon here...)
I notice that you didn't deny the rest of the accusation
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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen! - Samuel Adams
