An interview next week

So, I have an interview next week, well actually a phone interview to select the finalists for a face to face interview.  I have been doing this for a while now, and it finally hit me how I can do better on these phone interviews.  It seems so simple, and I should have thought of this a long time ago, but I could have notes in front of me as I did the interview!  Instead of answering questions from memory and thinking of the answers as I sit on the phone, I could script my answers for questions that I anticipated being asked.  The opening question of, "well Mike, tell us a little about your experience" can now be scripted with highlights and points that I want to emphasize instead of beginning with a deep breath and trying to decide how far back to start.  Instead of kicking myself after the interview because I wish I had said this or mentioned this project or answered differently, I can have my crib notes on a 3x5 note card and make sure to cover all the important points.

So simple, and I something I can't believe I hadn't thought of already.

Summer break is over, I need to start again

I have fallen off the wagon and with it my leads for a new job. The series of four interviews in two months and none of the people hired me was kind of crushing. The motivation to keep trying was kind of low after being rejected four times. It felt like finally being old enough to go to a high school dance, but then being rejected by every girl I asked to dance.

So, we start again. tonight, I will apply to a job I found online that is a good fit for me and we will start refreshed, optimistic, knowing that there is a job waiting for me that will fit my skills, having me looking forward to going to each day, and will allow me to have enough money that I do not dread the Christmas season as the spectre of looming debt.