I have an interview

“I have a Job interview on Monday !!!!

any suggestions as to what I can do to get this job? keep it clean treebeard is listening
(its for Citibank)”

“what kind of position?”

“purchasing”

“i have a few ideas..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................be curtious, attentive and perky”

“Hmmm... interviewing for a position in the largest corporation on earth....


Say yes a lot.


Smile.

Say absolutely nothing of substance.

Answer every question with a question.


Use words like "Nimby" and "roots"

You should be a shoe in for the PR department.

You hear me, Artex?!

:)”

“Tell them how smart you think it is to continue to offer their cardholders offers for new cards. There's nothing like trying to expand into the market segment you already have, to be successful. <rolls eyes>


Seriously, though, dress professionally, be honest and forthright, and sell yourself. Ask questions about them, as well as answering them about yourself. Act as though you will be working for them, confidence in yourself is a big plus when interviewing.

Try and keep the potty mouth in check, and don't mention that you go backpacking with people you met on the internet, lol....”

“Look the interviewer in the eye when you talk, smile pleasantly, sit up straight and don't slouch, and when you finish up thank them for taking the time to interview you.

Ask questions about the job - questions that might allow you to respond in a way that will show off your strengths.

And when you get home, send a short, handwritten note thanking them for the opportunity to interview and you hope to hear from them soon (assuming you want the job after the interview).

And for heaven's sake, don't trash talk!”

“poopypants went and screwed up the thread.


mapleleaf-email dhutch- she is a big wig position and purchases alot of the stuff for a very big company. she might be able to give you a few pointers.

Be CONFIDENT
Larger than life”

“Ask intelligent questions about the job and what the expectations are.”

“Way to go Poppinfresh, ya dun screwed up Maple's thread with a whole row of ....'s!”

“i'm sorry!”

“I usually recommend holding back on bodily functions that involve noises or smells during the interview....


j/k mape, congrats and good luck!”

“Dangit, I hate when threads get messed up like this. Good luck, ML!!!!”

“Let's bring in the big bucks, babe!!!”

“Ok so I am 17 and I have had 2 paying jobs so fare. But I make more an hour then most of my friends do ($8.00). I know its cheap pay, but all of my friends are at minimum wage. Other than jobs I have been on many college interviews. Here is my advise.

Research......
Research where you are going, find out exactly what you are applying for and learn how you can help them. If you don't know what you have to offer to them, you better find out real fast or find another job. Studdy the the company, history and other stuff. Learn the company.

Dress aproperatly. Find out what people in the department you will be working in wear every day, then wear that to you interview. It is fare better when the company is reviewing your application and your interview and they can't remeber what you where wearing, because you fit in so well, than to over dress or underdress and stick out like a KKK guy at a blackpanther rally.

Confidance is not aregance. I don't think you have a problem with arrogance, but you may with confidance. The easy way to feel confidant is to do you research. If you know the company, and your attier is fitting with the setting, along with you truelly believe that you belong with the company then you will be confidant. --- Similer to me taking a history finnal that I studdied for, compared to the one I played vidio games the night before. When I studdy I am a cocky basterd, but I usaly get everything right.

Visulize.. Visulise the contract with your name on it. See the final hand shake after they tell you that you are hired. Visulise it all, visulise every question and your responses to them. It has been proven that athlets and salesment that visulize success usaly make the sale or the shot. Just like astronots. THey never really know what the crust of a new plannet will look like till they get there, but the try to imagin it as best as possable. When the day comes, it is just like the astronots practiced. (this metefore negates columbia and the are dead because of low funding, not because they did not visulize)

Desire the possition, become obsesive, imagin the days of work ahead of you.

Faith, belive you will get what you want. "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe it can achieve" -Napoleon Hill, the master of education of success.

***
Maple, you just got some of the greatest advise I can give you. Yet it did not come from my mind, only my hand that typed it. Those thoughts and passages of advise are paraphrasing of many motivational and self help books, that I have read. If you truely want to be successfully I highly recomend reading "think and grow rich" by Napoleon Hill. If you think I am a 17 year old fool, I challenge you to type Napoleon Hill Biography, into a search engin and read what you find.

Now my own thoughts on life that are inspired by authers like Hill, Waitly, Tracy, Kiyosaki and many other authors (the rest are all from Harvard so you know they are smart).

You only get what you put into life. Sir Issac Nuton was a smart man. He discovered a formula for physics, but it was truly the formula for life. His studdies of mechanical Advantage and engery show to us that can only get what you put into the tool. People like Waitly, Tracy, and Hill show us that this is allso true in life. If you take the time to research your prospective work site, and your time and effort will pay off. If you expect something for nothing you will never succeed. I stongy recomend reseach.



Maple, I do not wish you good luck like other people on this board will, for I believe that if you take my advise, luck will have nothing to do with acceptance to your new carear. If you get the job, it is because you where diserving, persistant, determaind, and had faith, not because of luck. Luck is the foundation the losers build their house on, winners build their house on a foundation of skill, education persistance, faith, determination, desire, and decision. Ever see a rich guy play the lotto, NO, because he makes his money from his skill, not luck. Ever see a guy who won millions from the lotto, if you saw him 10 years later he will have nothing (most likely). If you research and are of worth to the company you will get your job. Have fun"”

“If you get the job, we will be rivals! I work for JPMChase.”

“lol...

go get em maple...

Hey, can I get a loan?”

“try not to cuss too much and good luck pottymouth!”

“Got a few messages on my cell and home phone regarding an interview for a career-oriented job, a call from someone of the "parent company" he said. I already had a short impromptu interview with the person who runs the local office for the Co. when I went in to drop off my resume.

I called and left a message on both his cell and work phone and am waiting to hear back from him. He mentioned about meeting sometime on Friday...WISH ME LUCK!”

“Divine Providence Brother.”

“Unemployed Man Sent to Escort Agency
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Returning to work took on an unexpected meaning for an unemployed Australian man when the government's job network told him to apply to an agency looking for female escorts.
The Australian Broadcasting Corp said an employment agency contracted by the government to help the unemployed find work matched the man to two advertisements seeking "Ladies of all Ages."
"I don't think the government should be expecting jobseekers to apply for a job as a prostitute," the man, who asked to be identified only as Tom, told the ABC on Tuesday.
The ABC said the advertisements had been included in Tom's list of possible options by mistake.
Prostitution is legal in some parts of Australia but strictly licensed.”

“Best of everything for the interview.


I have a 2-half-dayer coming up the end of the month.

The advice from my department chair was "don't get drunk during the dinner!"”

“Let us know how it goes Buddur. Here's for hoping the best..”

“Buddur - Good luck!

Stumprider - Where's your interview? I remember my interviews 21 years ago...very comical when you look back at them.”

“The two day-er is at a private institution here in the chicago area--research position.

I'm already laughing at past interviews, guess that comes with approaching 50? :-)

Maybe when I get a job again we can meet?

Best.”

“and not with the other guy.”

“Stumprider - Good luck!!

I had ten 30-minute interviews back-to-back...no coffee or nothing. Most of them were real gems.

Now, 21 years later, after the most recent retirements I have the most seniority in the department!!”

“I have interviews today at the University of New Mexico. Hoorah, hoorah! It starts at 0800 teaching pathology residents at the ten headed microscope and ends at dinner with the selection committee, lunch tomorrow with the
Dept Chair.”

“Keep focus, weedhopper!”

“Best.

That's a grueling schedule. Been there, done that.

Hope it goes/went well.”

“May you all get what you want! (deserve? can I say that?)”

“Good luck Pathman, Stumprider and Buddur. Let us know how things went. Most of my interviews to get a job were pretty normal, except the one where I met my future husband .....

The interviews where I was trying to hire someone, that's where the funny stories are! One young woman told me that the computer would not let us overdraw our bank accounts. I called it "put your head in the sand" accounting.”

“and remember not to wet your pants before you walk in there....bad carrer move, trust me on this one....”

“Went great for me. I think I'll get a good job offer and the chance to say, "Take this job and shove it, I ain't workin' here no more."”

“Happy to hear it went well. Hope you're celebrating!”

“Taking a breather and a Sams Adams Summer Ale! The real celebrating comes when I go on vacation Friday, hopefully with an offer in hand.”

“Okay, I'm jealous....I want an interview!!! I've been looking for awhile now, I want soooo bad to get out of the company I'm working for right now!!! They've been so unpredectable since this new company took over a year ago, when the previous one went bankrupt. Just had a lay-off last Friday(about 50 people)...makes me nervous. Guess I've got myself in the wrong field(manufacturing)...the thing is I'm kinda stuck, been doing it for about 10 yrs now. Any ideas of what to do and where to go??? I'd like to tell my boss sometimes where he can go.”

“I've got the offer! Associate Prof, Clinical Educator. Only downside is 20% salary cut, benies may make up for it, have to do a spread sheet!”

“Cool, you'll be a professor! Have a great vacation then.”

“Congrats on the offer. Hope you can sleep on it and then enjoy your vacation.

Best.

Mark”

“That sounds like good news. Enjoy the vacation. Lots of changes afoot for my work also, and I'm taking the view that they are positive. We'll see.”

“hmmm so I sent my resume out to this place about a year ago.
got a call today LOL
so I am going to a job interview tomorrow
for animal vet tech. so we will see

this is what I really want to do but, the down side is, I make more money then what they usually offer.

maybe I can get a weekend gig. that would be cool. no life but hey extra money and hands on will come in handy on my resume.”

“Go for it. If you hold out for money you'll never do what you want to do”

“Good luck maple.

I had a great interview last week but just found out I didn't get the job. I'm quite sad. : (”

“Go for it Maple and good luck”

“I had a great interview last week but just found out I didn't get the job. I'm quite sad. : (
pixie
1:34:26 PM
11/23/04

pixie, do you need someone to hold and comfort you. I will volunteer to help you through your sorrow =)”

“Can you deal with seeing animals that have to be euthanized or are in bad shape? I guess you can if you are willing to take the job. I can't even watch that Animal Planet show called Animal Cops or Animal Precinct. They are a.s.p.c.a. cops that check out the condition of animals when people call them to report an animal that is in bad condition and needs help.

These a.s.p.c.a. cops issue summons and handcuff offenders for animal abuse. They can ask the person who is not taking care of or abusing their pet to sign the pet over to them for adoption. They can even make it that the person can never own a pet again.”

“Good luck mapleleaf - may the winds of good fortune blow your way!”

“You Go, Girl!”

“Lipstick hiker beat me to it...I was thinking the same thing....can you bear watching those cute animals going into the gas chamber?”