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my first job interview (copyright Tyco 2004)

post #1 of 6
9/27/04 at 2:17am
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It's my fresh-meat year of college, and my first ever job interview is this Tuesday at 11:00. My parents didn't want me to work in high school (for personal/family reasons), but now that I'm on my own, I want to get a part-time job so I'll be able to help pay for my rent and tuition, and some extra spending money on the side. I need (read: am lusting after) new fall shoes like nobody's business.

The job is for serial work (whatever that is) at the library, which is good for me, because I don't have a car, and since the campus is the only thing on this godforsaken island (I swear to god, I'm not joking.) my only option is a student worker job that I can walk to. Should I mention this to the interviewer? Personally, I think that students without cars should be given some priority to the on-campus jobs, since the students with their own transportation could get a job working in the city. I know I sound pretentious, but being in my situation is not fun, and I think I'd be just a little resentful if someone with a car (who could just as easily get a job off-campus) got the on-campus job instead of me or another student without a car.

Any suggestions for some good things to mention during the interview that might help boost my chances of getting the position? Any first job/first interview stories you want to share?
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post #2 of 6
9/27/04 at 9:46am
One of my duties is conducting job interviews, so here's some advice from the other side of the desk:

1. Dress immaculately.
2. Do not inflate your accomplishments.
3. Use perfect grammar. When you write your follow-up 'thank you' note, make sure it's grammatically perfect. I've seen people crush the interview, then send the note and have the employment group say, "This person can't write for shit."
4. Make eye contact and project confidence.
5. Smile and be politely friendly. I'm not just deciding whether you can do the job - I wouldn't be interviewing you if you couldn't do the job. I'm deciding if I want to have lunch with you for the next year.
6. Be enthusiastic, but don't bullshit me.
7. Tell me stories. When I ask you to tell me about something you've failed at, or the toughest decision you've ever made, or the thing you're most proud of; give me the background, your thought processes, the resolution, and what you learned from it.
8. Remember, a job interview is like a first date - only here, you're plunging into a relationship based on that one date alone. So, put your best foot forward.
9. Think about potential answers to probable questions, but do not rehearse your answers. Your interviewer can sense a rehearsed answer, and it doesn't sound authentic.
10. Read a book on job interviewing.
11. Finally (and I know this is the hardest one, especially if you need the work), relax. If you are yourself and you don't get the job, then it isn't the right job for you.

Knock 'em dead!
FC
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post #3 of 6
9/28/04 at 1:20pm
Giving a little oral never hurts...
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post #4 of 6
9/28/04 at 1:25pm
Wear that bra from the photo thread and you'll get along fine.
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post #5 of 6
9/28/04 at 2:53pm
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Originally Posted by Agent Danger
The job is for serial work (whatever that is) at the library
From my wife, the librarian:

A serials person works with the periodicals in a library. He/she may check them in, assign call numbers (some libraries do this), set out the new ones, collect the outdated paper issues, arrange for binding of old issues into hardcovers, shelved periodicals that were used during the day, handle payment to vendors, monitor subscriptions, arrange for transfer of old issues to microfilm and/or anything else that is needed.

Hope this helps!
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post #6 of 6
9/28/04 at 7:16pm
I like to apply and interview for jobs that I have no fucking clue what they are too.
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