So this is the day for nerves. And sunshine, and going to the Co-op to buy fruit for a big trifle and a big fruit salad, and wine for our housewarming party on Saturday. I am happy to have things beyond the job interview to think about and plan for. I had a phonecall yesterday to ask me if I could come an hour earlier for my interview, as one of the candidates had dropped out. Yes, of course, no problem, I replied, thinking, well the odds just improved significantly of me actually getting the job, so thankyou very much. And I'm happy to get it all over an hour sooner...
L has just painted the front and back doorsteps, and very black and shiny they look, and there is a salad spinner on the doormat to stop me stepping on the paint - or this is the idea. Let us hope that it works...
Better go and practice my presentation some more. I'm a funny mixture of too blase and too anxious about it, so another run-through now that L's out of the house and I don't feel so self-conscious, would probably not hurt. This morning I was trying to do it in the garden, but our garden is close to the road and just opposite the post office, and there was a flurry of vans and pedestrians and dogs barking, just when I was getting into my stride, so that didn't really help with the judging of the timing. It is supposed to be 15 minutes long, but I think going over that would be more of a crime than under. If under, I'll just invite them to ask me questions. Gulp!
4 comments:
Yes, going over time is definitely the worse crime :-)
Good luck!
thanks Jean!
Good luck! break a leg etc. Shall be thinking of you xx
I am curious about your mentions of "presentations" in an interview. I have had many, many jobs here in the USA, of all sorts and variations, and I have never once had to make a presentation. Every interview was a series of questions from the prospective employer - a conversation, basically.
Are presentations common to acquiring work in the UK in general, or is it specific to your line of work?
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