the call went really well I think! I mean, I have no way to gauge it, but I don’t think I could have done any better. so, at the end of the day (i.e. Tuesday), whatever decision they make will feel fair.
I’m so shaky right now. GAH.
mls-classics replied to your post: Do you ever just want to completely delete your…OH MY GOSH. Not even a full HD. I would just do a 1,2,4 gig flash drive swap. It could be mailed so easily.
but the point is to get everyone in one bigass room and find stupid ways to pass the time while all the files transfer!!!
Hahaha, true, but there weren’t a ton of nerds in my undergrad (lack of strong science depts), and those that were there were very clique-y and hostile — and I didn’t have the time in grad school for that, sadly.
Perhaps someday at a con, one can be thrown together.
GIANT MUSIC, SHAREWARE, ART-SWAP. PUNCH AND PIZZA AND WII AND TABLETOP GAMING.
can I get in on this? Jake has like 500,000 music files, I could bring the goods… *shifty eyes*
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I have a stage two phone interview in just over an hour. I am in fact v. proud of myself already because even pre-qualifying for this company is not easy BUT I would really REALLY REALLY REALLYlike this job.
I will know by Tuesday one way or the other if I move on to the real interview (stage three).
How to Job Hunt as a 20-Something in 2013.
I wanted to share some knowledge I picked up during 8 months spent unemployed. This is a conglomerate from personal experience, trial and error, and input from other friends who have been through the same.
This is really long, and I hope none of it is really painfully obvious, but I hope it helps somebody out.
Read on for tips on resumes, applying, interviewing, and following up!
Saving, because I obviously need this. Ughhhhh.
this is great advice and all, but I think something needs to be added:
don’t be arrogant. be humble, even if you KNOW you are the person for the job.
you see, there is this tendency of young people, starting from a very early age, to believe they know a lot more than they do. there is simply too much in the world for any one person to have a handle on it all, and time is the only real way (barring that direct download chip in the back of your head, nbd) to gain knowledge and experience.
if you have a college degree: just because you do, it doesn’t make you better than a) people without college degrees, b) people whose knowledge and/or degree may seem outdated just because it was earned 20 years ago, and c) people in your field who have an unrelated degree.
over the course of the 18 months I’ve been working at this small technology company, I have watched the guy who hired me (the tech support manager) interview probably 20 people. many times, he has received a resume from a younger candidate with good qualifications and been very eager to sit down with them – but then returns after the interview shaking his head. when I asked him last time what had changed his mind, he told me, “she was just such a know-it-all.” without any immediately relevant experience, a 20-something woman had basically informed him of several ways his processes were faulty and should be overhauled.
even if you managed to hide arrogance during the interview, you will quickly become the hated one in the office or workplace if you display it while on the job. the moment you act entitled to your job or delegate work in a way that makes others feel demeaned, it WILL be sniffed out and everyone will know about it. arrogance makes you unlikeable, intolerable, and frustrating as a co-worker, and will earn you many complaints to the boss. complaints to the boss = reprimands, firings, and absolutely no references.
and it’s just courteous common sense. treat other people like they matter, and when you are struggling with a task on the job, they will jump right in and help you.
three solid hour of snuggling last night. I’d say I done good.
