I had an interview today. It was with a staffing agency, which I'm not thrilled about using, but hey, it if gets me a job, I'm for it. I'd printed off a copy of my resume last night, thanks a la Ring, and then went to Cane's where I promptly stuffed my face with chicken, then giggled the rest of the way through my dinner with Courtney. Yeah, we giggle a lot. I think it's cuz we try not to take life too terribly seriously...
Anyways, all yesterday I'd been picking and choosing interview outfits out in my mind. We women do that. We mix and match, trying to find the perfect outfit that says, Hire Me! It needs to be professional, but I like to throw a bit of my personality into it. So I wore black slacks, bucking the system a bit because I was taught to always wear a skirt to an interview. Then I threw on a light blue three-quarter length sweater. Light and breezy looking. Pulled my hair back and up, letting a few of the tendrils escape, only because they have a mind of their own and I can't get them to stay down. Stupid curls, they drive me looney!! I didn't wear it down because I need to look like I'm an adult. I'm here to land a job, not a dinner date. And I did wear my glasses, as in Oh, look at the pretty but nerdy girl, she's harmless...
So from the top of my head to the bottom of my pressed black slacks, I look the part. But then, the coup de grace was my shoe selection. They are FABULOUS. No, they really are! They are pink, pointy tip, but not too pointy, less than a two inch heel (professional) and they have light blue flowers embroidered on them.
My overall look says, intelligent, clean cut, pretty but not pretty enough to be a real threat to any other women I'd be working with, add that with a dash of fun because of the shoes, and I've got new hire written all over me. Yeah, the woman interviewing me...the first thing she said was, "I love your shoes!" See? It works.
As for the interview, she said I was more experienced than the girl that they'd recently hired and I'm a shoe in. It's an academic advising position. She hasn't given me all the details about it. Which will be rectified promptly when I'm at the interview. I want to know what I'm getting into.
Speaking of, I think I signed away my firstborn with all the paperwork the staffing agency made me fill out...
So from the top of my head to the bottom of my pressed black slacks, I look the part. But then, the coup de grace was my shoe selection. They are FABULOUS. No, they really are! They are pink, pointy tip, but not too pointy, less than a two inch heel (professional) and they have light blue flowers embroidered on them.
My overall look says, intelligent, clean cut, pretty but not pretty enough to be a real threat to any other women I'd be working with, add that with a dash of fun because of the shoes, and I've got new hire written all over me. Yeah, the woman interviewing me...the first thing she said was, "I love your shoes!" See? It works.
As for the interview, she said I was more experienced than the girl that they'd recently hired and I'm a shoe in. It's an academic advising position. She hasn't given me all the details about it. Which will be rectified promptly when I'm at the interview. I want to know what I'm getting into.
Speaking of, I think I signed away my firstborn with all the paperwork the staffing agency made me fill out...
1 comment:
Those shoes are FANTASTIC! Good luck with your job hunt! Love ya
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