Got a job interview this afternoon!
By juicemilk
@juicemilk (2283)
Australia
January 30, 2007 4:53pm CST
A guy from the recruitment angency I went and saw last week rang me up last night and asked if I wanted him to pass on my CV to a company...I said yes and they want to interview today!
Pretty short notice, so feeling a little nervous!
I dont think I do very well in interviews because I hate talking about myself and my mind just goes blank lol
But I have a few sort of sample answers planned out, hopefully I do alright!
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9 responses
@mansha (6298)
• India
3 Feb 07
I just wanted to check what happened at the interview? Did you get a positive response? I also went to a recruitment agency for wipro but they said I need to improve my communication skills and wanted me to pay 500S to get training under them, I smelled rat and came back. Is it a common practice with recruitment companies.
@juicemilk (2283)
• Australia
3 Feb 07
Thats a bit much!!
I haven't heard anything back yet, hopefully will get a call on monday
@BELMCstar (1341)
• Australia
2 Feb 07
How did it go?
What sort of job was it, or is that too private?
My account was on pause for a while, so I don't know.
@juicemilk (2283)
• Australia
2 Feb 07
Hi! I think it went pretty well, but I haven't heard anything back yet. It was for an admin/sales support role
@caramello (4377)
• Australia
3 Feb 07
Good luck to you juicemilk and have been in the situation of interviews where I think my brain decides to go to sleep! lol But hopefully you receive an answer soon and that all will be good for you as the new year continues. Positive thoughts go your way and don't forget to let us know! lol
@juicemilk (2283)
• Australia
30 Jan 07
Thank you! It sounds like a pretty good job, but I guess I'll see this afternoon :)
@euniceeleanor (5966)
• Singapore
1 Feb 07
Good Luck! and i'm sure you will do pretty well in the interview...do update us on how's the interview....i hope you will get the job and it will be paying you more than before
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@juicemilk (2283)
• Australia
2 Feb 07
Thanks :) I thought it went well...just waiting to hear back now, hopefully will hear something on monday!
@chetlog (525)
• Philippines
30 Jan 07
Hey, goodluck! I hope you nail the interview and get the job. I know how you feel about the interview. When I was applying for my present job I also had the jitters but I just tried some deep breathing exercises and it calmed me down. Just do some research about the company you're applying to and you'll be just fine.
@juicemilk (2283)
• Australia
30 Jan 07
Thanks! I have been reading up on their website, but not sure which bits I shold be looking at! lol
@ossie16d (11821)
• Australia
6 Feb 07
Oh I do hope you have some news by now juicemilk and I know that the waiting can be a little stressful. If you don't get this one, then it was not meant to be and there will be a better job waiting around the corner for you I am sure. One good thing is that you will, or should, not be competing with school leavers.
Part of the reason for quick interviews is that often employers go through an Agency, they want to fill the position quickly - just in case it is listed with more than one agency. I know that when I was interviewing I would space them out a little bit during the day, and also taking into account that some people had to come after work rather than during working hours. But I would firstly limit the number of applicants I would see because too many gets confusing. Then I would see say a maximum of 4 per day on the first interview, and the reason was that it gave me time to absorb what had been said as well as the nuances etc. Of course this meant that if I had to see say 6 people, then I wanted them slotted in over no more than 2 days.
I am talking about when I was interviewing people for Admin type jobs rather than in the factory, as they were much easier and I would see one about every 15 minutes. :)
@ossie16d (11821)
• Australia
5 Mar 07
We haven't heard from you since this was posted juicemilk, so I am hoping that it is all good news and that you did get the job. Oh well, I guess we will have to wait till you return to find out how things went.
Having said that, if you didn't get then job, then that is the loss of the employer and something good will be waiting around the corner for you I am certain. :)
