Another Interview
February 7th 2007 06:09
Dull day at work today, so it was just as well I had an hour out of the place doing an interview. The interview went well, I thought at the time, but afterwards you begin to lose all confidence and feel as though you could have done several things better, and presented yourself differently.
For instance, I was asked: if your friends were here what five positive things would they say about you? I came up with positive things, but with a bit of difficulty (we're not used to finding the positive about ourselves...at least I'm not), but when I mentioned this to my wife tonight, she immediately said: Honest, Hardworking, Conscientious, Reliable, and something else which I've now forgotten. Maybe I should prepare a list for next time...
I can understand more and more why people find it hard to get back to work: partly it's the difficulty you have in an interview situation, and partly it's the getting of interviews in the first place, and partly it's not working normal hours and starting to settle into a virtual retirement.
A friend of mine has told me about one of her brothers. For years he had a senior position in a large school - and his wife worked there too. Then some restructuring of staff positions was done, and his job was split in two. Even though he had been capably doing both roles, he was turned down for both jobs. He's now caught in a cleft stick because his wife hasn't lost her job, and it's not easy for them to move: the school is situated out of a main centre.
He's getting quite depressed about his future, as you can imagine. Depression is an easy state to fall into when you're unemployed, especially if, like me, you have a slight tendency to a melancholy nature anyway. I've kept myself up and running most of the time I've been off work, but it's not easy to maintain than kind of positive outlook.
Here's hoping the next couple of days bring some good news...!
For instance, I was asked: if your friends were here what five positive things would they say about you? I came up with positive things, but with a bit of difficulty (we're not used to finding the positive about ourselves...at least I'm not), but when I mentioned this to my wife tonight, she immediately said: Honest, Hardworking, Conscientious, Reliable, and something else which I've now forgotten. Maybe I should prepare a list for next time...
I can understand more and more why people find it hard to get back to work: partly it's the difficulty you have in an interview situation, and partly it's the getting of interviews in the first place, and partly it's not working normal hours and starting to settle into a virtual retirement.
A friend of mine has told me about one of her brothers. For years he had a senior position in a large school - and his wife worked there too. Then some restructuring of staff positions was done, and his job was split in two. Even though he had been capably doing both roles, he was turned down for both jobs. He's now caught in a cleft stick because his wife hasn't lost her job, and it's not easy for them to move: the school is situated out of a main centre.
He's getting quite depressed about his future, as you can imagine. Depression is an easy state to fall into when you're unemployed, especially if, like me, you have a slight tendency to a melancholy nature anyway. I've kept myself up and running most of the time I've been off work, but it's not easy to maintain than kind of positive outlook.
Here's hoping the next couple of days bring some good news...!
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