Well!
Yesterday it turned out I had THREE interviews...oh I knew it would be an in-teres-ting day and I wasn’t disappointed.
So first interview:
I was late by about half an hour, why? I couldn’t find the damn place. Eventually got there and filled out a form with information that was on my C.V. anyway. Then, they took a random (horrible) picture of me to 'put on their files'. Then I had to take a surprise test! It was a word, excel and spelling test so it wasn’t too hard. I am advanced at using Microsoft Word but I dont know the technical terms for the tasks so I guessed most of them...its common sense really. There was a typing test where you had to type from a sheet next to the computer screen. I did ok, but I knew I could do better couldn’t though because I was in a hurry, I didn’t want to be late for the next interview!
There was a woman behind me taking the same test and she re did it about 3 times so obviously her words per min would be way higher than what she is REALLY capable of...oh well, if youre given the opportunity to cheat, wouldnt you take it? Personally, I wouldnt. Once I had the opportunity to steal a really nice belt from a shop, they wouldn’t have known I'd taken it because it was part of a top and had no security tag on it. I had seen that others have stolen the belts as there were only one or two tops with its belt remaining. I was tempted but I didn't do it. I didn’t do it because it was wrong and also because Im a Christian so I live like a Christian (or try too!)
2nd Interview:
Didn’t make it...why? Couldn’t find the damn place (again)! Used the tfl (Transport for London) website to help me find the place and it misled me...COMPLETELY! So I asked if I can reschedule it and unfortunately the person who was suppose to interview me wasn’t available so I left a message for him to call me back…did he? No. He sent me an email message asking me when next I would be available. I replied and asked whether it would be possible for him to actually call me so we can discuss where his office is and when we can next meet. He then sent ANOTHER email asking if next week Tuesday was ok. So first, he IGNORED my request and second, he has poor customer service. He is a consultant and I work in an agency so I know how GOOD consultants are suppose to work and I believe they should at least call you to have some form of personal contact. I don’t see the point of sending over 20 emails back and fourth when we could get it all over and done with in one convo. I’ve NEVER spoken to this guy, all contact has been by email even though I have called him and he has been unavailable…is this guy shy or something and if he is, why is he a consultant????
So that’s that!
3rd Interview:
Well I got there at 1:30 pm (seeing as I wasn’t going to the second interview anymore) and waited. I waited until 2:15 (the interview was at 2pm). The lady eventually came out and said to me “I wasn’t expecting you today”. I wasn’t shocked because I kinda expected that seeing as the security guard had such a hard time getting hold of her. Turns out my agency who I had spoken to the previous day hadn’t told her I would be coming for an interview. O well, no ones fault but the agency’s I suppose.
So we had our informal interview, she was really nice, very young, pretty lady. I spoke about me she spoke about the company; all we needed were cups of tea and some biscuits (but of course she wasn’t expecting me so she didn’t have time to prepare those). So the job isn’t really that interesting, I don’t really want it, it isn’t in a media company but I don’t think Im in the position at the moment to be picky really. I need £££’s right about now. SO hopefully she’ll call me back, they’re interviewing a couple of people so hopefully Im the lucky one.
But...I have a feeling Im NOT the lucky one though, Im very ambitious and I sometimes let my ambition cloud what they want to hear SO I may have given the impression that I’ll leave as and when I find something better which would be the opposite of what she wants. They want someone who will stay for at least six months…that's fair I reckon.
Anyway I’ll see how it goes.
After this interview I spent about an hour looking for a Café Nero to get me a strawberry milkshake frappe latte. Do you how hard it is to find a café Nero in Oxford, Leicester sq? I couldn’t believe it! I was determined to get it before I left for home though. I DID get it eventually after walking about in the most uncomfortable pointy shoes and when I was on the bus home, it went right past a Cafe Nero which was so much closer than the one I went too! Meh C’est la vie eh?
Still not intensely applying for anymore jobs, just maybe one or two if they pop up….Im gonna see how things pan out.
Moaning over…for today!
Yesterday it turned out I had THREE interviews...oh I knew it would be an in-teres-ting day and I wasn’t disappointed.
So first interview:
I was late by about half an hour, why? I couldn’t find the damn place. Eventually got there and filled out a form with information that was on my C.V. anyway. Then, they took a random (horrible) picture of me to 'put on their files'. Then I had to take a surprise test! It was a word, excel and spelling test so it wasn’t too hard. I am advanced at using Microsoft Word but I dont know the technical terms for the tasks so I guessed most of them...its common sense really. There was a typing test where you had to type from a sheet next to the computer screen. I did ok, but I knew I could do better couldn’t though because I was in a hurry, I didn’t want to be late for the next interview!
There was a woman behind me taking the same test and she re did it about 3 times so obviously her words per min would be way higher than what she is REALLY capable of...oh well, if youre given the opportunity to cheat, wouldnt you take it? Personally, I wouldnt. Once I had the opportunity to steal a really nice belt from a shop, they wouldn’t have known I'd taken it because it was part of a top and had no security tag on it. I had seen that others have stolen the belts as there were only one or two tops with its belt remaining. I was tempted but I didn't do it. I didn’t do it because it was wrong and also because Im a Christian so I live like a Christian (or try too!)
2nd Interview:
Didn’t make it...why? Couldn’t find the damn place (again)! Used the tfl (Transport for London) website to help me find the place and it misled me...COMPLETELY! So I asked if I can reschedule it and unfortunately the person who was suppose to interview me wasn’t available so I left a message for him to call me back…did he? No. He sent me an email message asking me when next I would be available. I replied and asked whether it would be possible for him to actually call me so we can discuss where his office is and when we can next meet. He then sent ANOTHER email asking if next week Tuesday was ok. So first, he IGNORED my request and second, he has poor customer service. He is a consultant and I work in an agency so I know how GOOD consultants are suppose to work and I believe they should at least call you to have some form of personal contact. I don’t see the point of sending over 20 emails back and fourth when we could get it all over and done with in one convo. I’ve NEVER spoken to this guy, all contact has been by email even though I have called him and he has been unavailable…is this guy shy or something and if he is, why is he a consultant????
So that’s that!
3rd Interview:
Well I got there at 1:30 pm (seeing as I wasn’t going to the second interview anymore) and waited. I waited until 2:15 (the interview was at 2pm). The lady eventually came out and said to me “I wasn’t expecting you today”. I wasn’t shocked because I kinda expected that seeing as the security guard had such a hard time getting hold of her. Turns out my agency who I had spoken to the previous day hadn’t told her I would be coming for an interview. O well, no ones fault but the agency’s I suppose.
So we had our informal interview, she was really nice, very young, pretty lady. I spoke about me she spoke about the company; all we needed were cups of tea and some biscuits (but of course she wasn’t expecting me so she didn’t have time to prepare those). So the job isn’t really that interesting, I don’t really want it, it isn’t in a media company but I don’t think Im in the position at the moment to be picky really. I need £££’s right about now. SO hopefully she’ll call me back, they’re interviewing a couple of people so hopefully Im the lucky one.
But...I have a feeling Im NOT the lucky one though, Im very ambitious and I sometimes let my ambition cloud what they want to hear SO I may have given the impression that I’ll leave as and when I find something better which would be the opposite of what she wants. They want someone who will stay for at least six months…that's fair I reckon.
Anyway I’ll see how it goes.
After this interview I spent about an hour looking for a Café Nero to get me a strawberry milkshake frappe latte. Do you how hard it is to find a café Nero in Oxford, Leicester sq? I couldn’t believe it! I was determined to get it before I left for home though. I DID get it eventually after walking about in the most uncomfortable pointy shoes and when I was on the bus home, it went right past a Cafe Nero which was so much closer than the one I went too! Meh C’est la vie eh?
Still not intensely applying for anymore jobs, just maybe one or two if they pop up….Im gonna see how things pan out.
Moaning over…for today!
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Good luck
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