Interviews

I was lucky when I did my first interviews, there were questions left behind from the editor I had replaced. I just had to print them out. 🙂 But once when I was interviewing myself, there were two portions: standard questions and then a fun “either or” portion. I got asked silly things like chocolate or vanilla, Star Wars or Star Trek, etc.

It was fun, and for the interviewer, a good way to learn a little more about my personality. Good luck tomorrow!

Hah. I was like, “work a long side”? What’s “a long side”, and how do you work it?

I think my resume is 2 pages. I can’t just put that I worked at Belk and Dillard’s on a page, I did WAY more than that. Plus my address takes up space, and the references… Anyway, I think you just kind of judge the person based on how the conversation flows. You’ll know whether or not you’ll get along with them. Maybe ask them what their favorite TV shows are… ~I’ll be

I once sent out my resume and forgot to put my phone number on it! LOL! One of the potential employers emailed me, saying to call her. I called and she told me. Hahaha! I felt like an idiot. She had me come into the office for an interview and, I swear, it was only just to see what I looked like. To put a face to the idiot resume. I think that single page rule is a thing of the past. It was established back in the days when companies were loyal to their employees and employees were loyal to their companies so they didn’t change jobs that often. Nobody wanted to lose their pension. These days, most companies are most concerned with the bottom line and will lay you off in a minute if it saves them money.They don’t offer pensions and 401(k)’s can go with you. Most employees reciprocate in kind and leave in a heartbeat for more money or a better situation. The result: longer resumes.

I can’t stand errors on resumes. If you can’t proofread your own resume, what type of daily mistakes will you be making at work? I wish I could give advice but I don’t know what the job is. I had the best interview recently because the questions were great. It showed what type of person she was looking for and where she was looking to take her business. And I rocked the answers!

Assuming they went to college, ask them what is the most important thing they learned in college, and what their most useful class was.

Spelling / grammar errors on a resume show that the person is not careful and thorough. I’ve seen some doozies, wish I had saved them. I almost always just toss the resume on the “no” pile. In a face-to-face interview, personal rapport or lack thereof is usually evident. On the phone it’s tougher. Davo

I would ask: What do you hope to accomplish or learn while working for us? Where do your see your self professionally in 5 years? What is the best aspect of traveling for work and what is the worst aspect of work related travel?

That sounds pretty exciting! I think I’d overdo the power trip though. x

Yes, the one page resume has seemed to disappear. Mine is 2 pages and that was after TONS of editing (though looks as if I won’t be needing it again for quite some time, if ever). Sorry I don’t have any suggestions for you, I hate interviews lol.

RYN: He is pretty great. I kind of like him. Even though he never seems to update often enough. 🙂

Ritchey Woods is pretty popular, but there’s a smaller park just down the road that fewer people go to. I almost went there this weekend, but it was looking like rain, so maybe this weekend?

You never write any more – neither do I – hope all is well mate, and the silence is one of contentment. We are practically old men now you realise….

RYN – That’s true. I’ve been reading old entries and it started really sucking last summer when he had a new car payment and had just bought a $3000 motorcycle (actually I think it was $3500 and he lied about it) and was making LESS money at work. Then we had the vacation from hell and things just weren’t the same after that. Hard to date someone who can’t budget and bitches about it. ~I’ll be