In my 13 years of employment, I had 4 or 5 ( can't recall the exact) job interviews. I can say that more than 1/2 of them were traumatic and frustrating, not because I didn't get the position or the job, but because, the person sitting behind that table was so b_ _ _ h!
No matter how confident and prepared I may be, everything seems to be useless & senseless. You feel good after a call asking you to meet them for an interview, hoping that a better opportunity or career was finally opened for you. You go to bed early, pray that you may do good in the interview. Wake up early in the morning, freshen-up , put your best business attire and try to be there early than the schedule ( of course to impress).
Interviews last mostly hours, sometimes, you have to wait for the manager to free-up her schedule or sometimes, you have to wait for your name to be called from a long list of applicants.
You spent another hour filling-up those application forms where most of the items were already mentioned in your resumè.
Then the interview ( with the Vampire ). I am always pissed-off with the question where the answers were already in my resumè. It only shows that the person sitting behind that table did not even bother to check or read it, or she just can't think of a better question. Or she might be thinking that what you wrote was not true.
No matter how prepared I am for the usual questions, it turned out not so good ( of course I only mentioned the facts, the truths). Might want to check this link http://www.job-interview-site.com.
Most of the time, I went home, feeling low and frustrated of how the interview and the whole process turned out ( Again, not because I did not get the job) but because of how I did in the interview.
Well, I always blame myself when I rest at night , that I should have done better if I did this and that, or I should have said this and that. But they are done, finished, over. You can't rewind them. I just make myself believe that they are not for me ( the usual excuse ) for not getting something.
Well, maybe it's true. Maybe, fate has more for me ( and for you reading this).
Until I received a call from somebody today asking to meet her for an interview. It's a local job opportunity but what makes me happy about it is that the whole conversation ( I want to call it that way because it went like a happy talk). I answered few questions ( that are not included in my resumè) Had a good laugh with the person sitting behind the table ( who was not a B). I got to ask a few questions that were candidly answered and just had a nice afternoon chat.
I went home with a smile ( under a 32º C weather).

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