[floatingslowly]

Originally Posted by kinnikpasswordforgetter

in all surriusnass

does anyone else really worry about all the things youve said and done online coming back to bite you in the ass in the future?

someone could really embarrass me to potential clients if they found this treasure trove of inanity and offensiveness and terrorist redemption fantasies.

i would look about as professional as i did back when i was on drugs and dressing like a gay punk.

i guess what im saying is 'blackmail me NOW and get rid of this goddamn anxiety'.

that's a Facebook problem.

I stand by everything I say.

[Genteel Death]

Originally Posted by kinnikpasswordforgetter

well good for you if you are in a position to pick and chose what job you want to do

as arrogant as what you said is, it's not as if i don't feel the same.

altho my job is hardly very 'square'. i do it for the money, and because it does good for people, and because i get to (eventually) become my own boss.

lol

[Savage Clone]

I'm not "in the position to pick and choose."

I have no marketable professional skills. I am a manual laborer mostly. Fortunately I like it.

[floatingslowly]

like a boss.

[the ikara cult]

stay on benefits
Fuck the taxpayer, he's always been a cunt to me

[keep poppin pimples]

Originally Posted by the ikara cult

stay on benefits
Fuck the taxpayer, he's always been a cunt to me

that's exactly how i feel

[jon boy]

Originally Posted by the ikara cult

stay on benefits
Fuck the taxpayer, he's always been a cunt to me

thats basically the best thing ever.

[The Watcher]

Originally Posted by Savage Clone

Very few places care about tattoos anymore in my experience.

True, but not at the job interview stage. They'll immediately decide to go with someone less impulsive and more reliable. Same with gum and possibly even the nail polish. [semi personal info ]I work in a very conservative environment and wore a suit to my interview, combed my hair real nice and all that shit, yet I have lots of visible tattoos, wear JEANS (OMG SHOCKING), have hipster long hair and a hipster beard...... now after 4 years there I show up sweaty from biking in my shorts and no one gives a cats whiskers because they know I'm competent and can do my job, but for that first year while still on union probation? Well you better believe I played nice....... And I had to interview in front of a panel of people, 5 I believe including a doctor and upper upper upper management....... not fun[/semi personal info]

It only takes them what, about 5 seconds to decide yes or no in their mind, usually before you've spoken a word (or was that seeing the resume? I forget now) so don't take any chances, we are still in a recession no matter what 'merica says about it.........

[floatingslowly]

the slobby idiot who just quit wore jeans, a tshirt for an automotive repair shop and.....flip flops (every day).

I always wear a shirt and tie---even on 'casual days'. like a boss.

[The Watcher]

I don't dress up for work, only for interviews......

[Keeping It Simple]

I've found the whole interview process has evolved into a kind of humiliating pantomime.

[SONIC GAIL]

Originally Posted by truncated

I have an interview tomorrow for a job I want quite badly, but I have never actually had a formal interview before. As the time approaches, I'm getting a bit neurotic about the little things:

- Should I paint my fingernails? Should the fingernails match the toenails? if u paint them no black or flashy colors and they must match . It is a sign of organization
- Glasses or no glasses? Glasses tend to make u look more educated
- I can inconspicuously conceal all of my tattoos but the ones on my wrists. Do those really matter, or should I wear long sleeves (seems absurd in the summer)? Tatoos r more widely accepted now but I would still cover them some tend to b thrown off by them
- Gum or no gum (I thought fresh minty breath would be a plus, but I fear chewing gum looks unprofessional)?ABOSLUTLEY NO GUM
- Do I touch up my roots? I don't have tu-tone hair, but to the critical eye, it could use some freshening up. Yes looking neat and tidy is EXREMELY important
- Is it poor manners to bring in a coffee? NO COFFEE they will likely offer you a drink anyway

Any other tips? I have no idea what people notice in ordinary circumstances, let alone a job interview.

I want to be a hermit that writes technical manuals from a cave.

I want a job interview. NOTHING is coming up

[SONIC GAIL]

Originally Posted by floatingslowly

the slobby idiot who just quit wore jeans, a tshirt for an automotive repair shop and.....flip flops (every day).

I always wear a shirt and tie---even on 'casual days'. like a boss.

Dapper

[SuchFriendsAreDangerous]

I say fuck em, go in shit faced, disheveled, and ornery

 

[knox]

The advice really depends what kind of job you're applying for and what they're looking for. I know plenty of companies that won't hire people if they dress too conservative and have no tattoos. But the coffee is an obvious one.

[SuchFriendsAreDangerous]

Originally Posted by knox

The advice really depends what kind of job you're applying for and what they're looking for. .

Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

I say fuck em, go in shit faced, disheveled, and ornery

 

was that not sound, universal job seeking advice?

[knox]

I once had to interview some people and write a report. I did and recommended they'd hire the GOOD one. They wanted the young and cute and dumb one instead.

[atari 2600]

truncated, I wouldn't worry about the tattoos and feel it's likely that you should wear the glasses. Do touch-up your roots and of course don't chew gum. The toe/fingernails thing seems completely indicative of a lot of unneccesary worry. Coffee seems to me to be up to you. Unfortunately, many of these interview processes, like much in our culture where undue scrutiny takes place, are strictly pageantry and the recruiters already have a fair idea of a type that they want beforehand, or, at worst, it's a side-door-gets-you-in deal instead of the front door and much depends on who you know. So try to take that in the positive aspect and realize that it's not at all worth working yourself up over.

On the whole, I can only relate my somewhat recent experience and perhaps some of what follows may prove helpful to you.

I was one of some sixty applicants for my current job that I've held for the past three years.

Two interviews were required, and in retrospect, neither were particularly grueling, although I was so nervous during the first one that as soon as I was told there would be a second with a narrowed field of candidates, I went to a psychologist twice to help stave off what I felt would be my inevitable anxiety. I guess the main point here is to not let yourself become your own worst enemy.

The therapist employed a deep relaxation technique, starting with visualization of complete calm at the top of my head and continuing downward systematically to the tips of my toes as he intoned a hypnotizing voice. With my eyes closed at one point during the second session, I felt for several minutes as if I was lifted out of my body and rising to the ceiling of his office. We worked at coming up with a way other than deep breathing and counting to kickstart a calming effect directly preceding the interview and encourage the relaxation I had hopefully accumulated in sense memory during the appointments. I hit upon the idea during the second session to do some repetitive exercises to condition myself as to when the calm would take effect at precisely the moment that I sat down in the interviewee's chair.

I believe this helped more than anything and allowed me to project my positive attributes and present myself in the best light. At one point several months after being on the job, I was searching my e-mail program for something or another and stumbled across a message from my immediate boss to the owner boss in which the person being promoted whose job I was taking and my direct manager expressed that they liked a particular candidate best, but, fortunately for me, the owner expressed that he preferred to hire me.

I imagined beforehand, with some help researching on the net, what types of questions would be asked. I wrote out responses and also questions of my own in a notebook. I didn't utilize much of this rehearsal, but there were bits of phrases here and there that manifested, and all in all, it assisted in serving as a provision for certain guidepost touchstones along the way in the jumble of the event.

Good luck!

[Pookie]

Or to summarise:

Originally Posted by atari 2600

truncated, blah blah blah

Good luck!

[atari 2600]

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