Wow. There's an interview being conducted on the table next to me and the interviewee is killing it. She's all "Student Government this" and "Student Government that" and her interviewer is eating it up like cake. I remember doing interviews for Starbucks. I killed it as well. Interviewing isn't that hard. Just be yourself and don't worry to much. If you're right for the job you'll get it and if you really want to work there then you'll be able to show that through your honesty. At least, that's how it is for me.
Lol. She knows she's killing it. She's so happy. Now she's mentioning all her extra circular activities. Wow. If her life is actually this busy i'd be really impressed. She acts, partakes in sports, gets involved in student government, and now she's apparently a graphic artist that donates to charity. It's hard to believe that this girl is for real but some people are like that.
Even if she didn't do any of these things, i'd still be impressed at her conversational skills. I think that alone will get you through most things. You just need the ability to back your s**t up once you get the job.
i Really wish i was as motivated as her. She's now saying that the reason she does all these things is just because she loves to learn and experience new things. Her philosophy is "if humans can do it then that means i can do".
Hmm... now she's explaining how she struggled with the SAT's. That's smart. Showing your weaknesses is a great technique for an interview. It shows that you're self aware. You know what you're capable of and that you can improve yourself.
I wonder what she'll say next...
She doesn't learn verbally. She's a reader. She needs to see it written down to understand that. I wonder if that's an advantage? I'm an observational learner. I can teach myself how to do things that i see others do. That's how i've always been. It makes me appear really smart because i pick up things without having to be taught them, but when it comes to learning from a book i fall short. I can't visualize the skills that i need from reading about them. i need to see them in action for them to really stick.
She doesn't speak any other languages surprisingly. i would have guessed that she spoke all of them with her current resume. She does understand other cultures. idk in what ways, but that's what she's saying.
She's passionate about everything. She wants to be innovative and loves taking initiative. She's a team player that loves having a think tank to help enhance her ideas and broaden her horizons.
When she's in a group project though she normally does majority of the work, but she does ensure everyone has a part in the final product. What a perfect thing to say.
Hmm... she had to build a roller coaster for a marble. That's pretty cool. Why the hell didn't i need to do anything like that? I probably wouldn't have done it, but that's not the point.
She's rambling now so let me interject and say that the most challenging class i ever had in high school was Physics in my senior year. The application of Physics in the real world was the highlight of the course so my teacher really emphasized how each concept could relate to our lives. I was assigned as a final project to redesign a current aircraft to improve some function of it. That's when i dropped the class. Maybe i don't believe in myself, or maybe i didn't care enough at the time, but sometimes i wonder if i made the right decision.
She says that in High School she was a failure. Not in her grades but in her social life. Having such a busy agenda all the time limited her ability to make lasting connections with anyone at the time. I wonder if she's as lonely as i am.
She's an extrovert. The opposite of myself.
Oh! i see my friend has started her shift so i may miss some of the interview while i catch up with her.
Hmm.. This interview is inspiring me to improve myself. When i was becoming a shift supervisor at Starbucks my entire focus was to gain and improve the skills that would make me a more confident and successful individual. After i became a shift i stopped trying to hard. That was the first career goal i had ever had and i accomplished it so easily so after the promotion i had no idea what to do next. Maybe everyone is like that.
Well.. I'm bored now. Good bye.
iamnotamermaid · Sat Jan 17, 2015 @ 07:37pm · 0 Comments |