First job interview

[fluffymark]

It would appear I have a job interview on Monday. In Cambridge! Dearie me, I'd not expected that. Now i'm very nervous and feeling shy about the whole thing, and unsure of what I know. I've never been good at interviews in my life. In fact, it fairly safe to say I'm appalingly bad at interviews. I'm scared of the whole job interview idea, and I have a sudden urge to cancel it but i know that's not really a good idea. But I'm panicked!!!! Can I just hide and will it go away???

Any of you Cambridge peoples know anything at all about Apama? *wonders*

Heather Nova tomorrow, with the fab kmazzy. Yaaaaaaay. And then birthday party in cambridge on Saturday - see some of you there.

Friendly email has been sent to catgirl. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting.....i'm holding my breath and feel like a tightly wound spring.

Update: Just remembered - I still have pink streaks in my hair. Are these compatible with job interviews? Should I attempt to hide them?

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_lois_/]

Hey job interviews are fun. For what it's worth, it's just as bad for the person interviewing you - most people I know including my current boss and my previous boss hate interview people.

If you have a firm idea of what sort of work you want to do, and what sort of company you want to work for it makes it easier, cos then you have questions to ask. Unless you're being interviwed by me, cos I am a total bitch and like to make people squirm, they aren't there to catch you out really, unless you lied on your CV or sommat. Most of the horrible, open ended questions about this or that scenario don't have right or wrong answers, they just want to know what *you'd* do, so don't panic and think they are after a specific answer they probably aren't.

So what did you think of lovely Aylesbury then?

[fluffymark]

Thinking from it from that point of view, that does make me feel better about it. Still, I don't know much about them, other than what little is on their webpage, which i guess i should have a good strong look at again over the weekend. And look at a Java texbook, they believe i'm an expert, which i should be, but i've not done any java since december, so it's going to look silly if i've forgotten how to do anything.

I must have been kept to the nice bits of Aylesbury, as I really liked the place (much like foreign visitors to old comminist states only being show the pretty bits, ignoring all the slummy bits). Theere was a fab Noodle place, and a pub that played half-decent music (the Bell, I think).

What else are you doing for your Birthday, other than B-Movie?

[http://users.livejournal.com/_lois_/]

Ah you did get taken to the best bits then. The Noodle bar rocks, that used to be the sunday afternoon just got out of bed post slimes place to go. The Bell is ok, Buckgoth pub meets used to be in there before we moved them to the Hobgoblin cos they have a rock night and we sorta merged the two, not that I've been for ages.

Birthday

[http://users.livejournal.com/_lois_/]

Ohhps forgot about this bit.

My actual birthday is kinda out of my hands, I've left it to Joseph to sort out, with a little help from Shira, that's what best friends are for IMO. I think it involves food and cinema, or atleast it did last time I heard, but then there was talk of squirty cream and Lois ice cream sundaes, so I really don't want to think about that!

Not quite sure what the current plans for sat / sun are yet, I need to find out whether I can crash in London on friday night after B Movie, actually better do that quick, so if not I can grab a lift up to B Movie and not have to drive :) Not sure what the plan for monday day is which may influence the plans for sunday.

So pretty much I haven't a clue ;)

[wechsler.livejournal.com]

I think they need to hurry up and install the Cambridge - London teleporters...

[fluffymark]

That would be fab. I've no idea where i'll be living if I do get this job. A two hour commute each way ever day would drive me nuts very quickly.

I think Cambridge should be moved en-mass to London. That would make life so much easier.

[taimatsu]

Good luck! :)

markmarkmark, who are you going to be on Saturday? I am wrestling with various ideas at the moment :)

[fluffymark]

Who are you thinking of being? I've still few ideas that seem to work, and i'm running out of time to do anything fancy. I may just slip on a pretty medieval dress and do my hair up and *then* get people to decide who i most look like.

But I don't want to be Juliet again....!!!

[taimatsu]

Not sure yet. I am bringing my nice Robert, and we want to do connected characters. We have limited costume options; we've considered everything from Titania and Oberon through Perdita and Florizel to a couple of pirates from Pericles :) We'll thrash it out tonight, I think, and I can run up any extra clothing items on Friday. :)

I can really see you in fairy wings, you know :)

[kmazzy.livejournal.com]

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay indeed! mmmmm Heather.

good luck with the interview and the girly.

*miaow*

[fluffymark]

Maybe i should start ahem...interviewing these admiring girlies. I think I could cope with those sorts of interviews. :)

[snow-leopard.livejournal.com]

Interview tips: You might want to tone down the campness and not do any tree impressions. Saying MOO!!! is also going to be a bad idea.
Doubt there is anything we can do about the pink streaks. We can tie your hair back to make it less obvious maybe.
Will you have a suit by then.
Eek so maybe looking for 3 bedroomed houses and sharing with strangers again - scarey. Guess we can always take a 4 bedroomed and then find someone esle for your room when you find somewhere in Cambridge. Meeples will miss you if you get the job.

[fluffymark]

Well, I'm hopeless at interviews, and this is my first, so i'm going to be hopelessly underprepared and so probably not get it. At the moment i'm assuming that.

If they don't phone me about suit today, I'll phone them first thing tomorrow (I don't have the number with me today).

Bloke just phoned me about houseviewing the Leyton place near Asda, he wants to meet us 6:30 on Monday - is that good?

[andrewwyld.livejournal.com]

Good luck wi't'interview.

Yay!  Faint heart never won fair lady!  Now you need something to take your mind off.

Eighties television theme songs (http://www.80snostalgia.com/classictv/misc/sounds.html);
If it's not Scottish, it's shite (http://thedevilspanties.keenspace.com/d/20011109.html);
Check out photos (http://www.ripe-fruit.co.uk/photos/), especially the bosewarming.

More coming through when I have a moment.

[fluffymark]

Yaaaaaaaaay photos! Black and white is just prefect for those shots. Especially the Bosewarming photo of yvesilena and the_alchemist at the tramstop. Cute! :)

[laumiere.livejournal.com]

Good luck sweetie

[fluffymark]

*huuuuuuuuuuuuugs*

Thankyou dearie. :)

Are you still going to the Heather gig tomorrow?

Re: is it an academic job?

[fluffymark]

No it's not an academic job. And yes, if they do complain I can always remove them. And they're fading already, so probably won't be much visible in another month or so anyway.

Need to get my roots redone soon too. Hmmmmm.

[ixwin.livejournal.com]

Good luck with everything.

The pink might actually work to your advantage - at least it's memorable.

[fluffymark]

Thanks. I don't think they will have any trouble forgetting me. *hugs*

My interview suit still hasn't arrived yet. Grrrrrrr. They said it would be here today and it's not.

Yay!

[alektoeumenides.livejournal.com]

Loads of luck you! I'm sure the hair won't be too offputting - shows you have your own personality, that kind of thing. Still, I agree with Cat that saying MOO might be a bad idea :)

Let me know how it goes m'dear!

Re: Yay!

[fluffymark]

*giggles*
I think I can control the Mooing. I can't control the campness however. :/

*nervous*

[pinkdormouse.livejournal.com]

Good luck!

You can have a hug to go with that tomorrow if you so desire.

Gina

[fluffymark]

Yay! Hug would be most welcome. See you later today. :)