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Interview Diaries I: Facing the Judges1/26/2018 As a person who is very picky about which job i'll end up doing, I think I can confidently say that I have been to a lot of job interviews. This is a brief description of interviewers that I have encountered. Yes, I did liken interviewers to judges. Well, they are there to judge if you are the right person to do the job that needs doing. That is what they are paid to do. Somehow some just take it a little too far. You may agree or disagree all you want, this is just about me judging the people assigned to judge me.
My first interview for my first job was a disaster. I ended up crying on the way home, I probably was just was too weak or emotional or whatever. Here's what happened. I was asked a basic question, the why-should-we-hire-you-from-the-other-fresh-graduates question. I didn't know what to say, but I did still try to say something. Unfortunately, my eyes started to water from frustration over the situation, made worse by the interviewer who pointed it out and I told her it was nothing. I did end up really crying because of embarrassment. I was told then that they do not think I will be able to handle office stress because of that little scene. I proved them wrong of course because I have worked with children with learning disabilities, irate customers, and supervisors who hate the word no. Fast forward to now, there was one interviewer I did not like talking to because he questioned every tiny thing. Like why I was still single, how I came to live where currently live, why we have 2 houses. Like dude, wtf back off. He didn't even bother explaining why he needed to know these things. There were also those who love asking why there was a huge gap between my employment. I mean I do get why they need to ask that, what I do not get is, why I feel like they are judging me negatively once they hear the answer to that question. Is it really wrong for me to be picky on the path that I take? Is it really hard to believe that the job that I am looking for is hard to find? Haven't they heard that unemployment is on the rise because some jobs are just not available to some people? Don't get me wrong but there are actually interviewers that are good with making an applicant feel at ease. Interviewers who won't give you a feeling of dissatisfaction with yourself. People ho won't belittle your achievements that are not so little to you. It's just a matter of chance encounter.
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The Hardest Word1/19/2018 In the words of Elton John " Sorry seems to be the hardest word". Is it really? What makes it the hardest word? I disagree on this actually, I think "sorry" is one of the easiest words to say. How? I have heard people say sorry a lot of times. I actually am tired of hearing this, it just sounds so empty to me. I have seen people(me included) say this when they do something wrong and just do it all over again(whether intentional or accidental). I know some people say sorry just to end a conversation or an argument.
So how do we properly do it? How do we say sorry for the things we do not mean to do? How do we tell another person that they do not need to be offended or get hurt by our actions? Unfortunately, there is no standard way of doing it other than plainly saying it(with matching facial expressions maybe?). Not all of us are good with showing our emotions, I know. We can also show that we are sorry through our actions. By making a more conscious effort of trying not to offend others. By being more understanding, by showing others that we are trying to better ourselves. Remember actions speak louder than words, although it doesn't mean you really won't say it. Others still might need to hear it, but when you feel like your words are not enough then act on your guilty feelings. Show that you felt guilty and are in the process of bettering yourself. AuthorShe thinks she is an incredible writer. This space's purpose is just to have a place where she could dump the garbage on her mind without her mother's snooping. Archives
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