I've gone through a little mini-marathon of ZP and since I was catching up on some make-up work at school as well, things started to blend. Please take the following example of waht not to write to your teacher regarding your mock interview.
My Mock Interview and Me:
A Tale of Boredom and Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
In my interview with some lady from Insight cable, only the second largest of 2 cable companies in the area and most of the state, I was calm. I was not expecting an interview that may unintentionally be in the field of study I?ve been toiling at for over 2 years. A slight nervous twinge hit as I was walking in thinking, ?Wait they do stuff with TVs, TVs display graphics, my major is Graphic Design, HOLY CRAP!? But I was then happily calmed and reassured I was right all along as my new interviewer friend began interviewing me for a menial labor job that doesn?t seem to require a High School education or G.E.D and which one could hope to start out on at roughly $8.00. Whew crisis averted.
I asked first and foremost the moment I was able about VC jobs within Insight and before my needlessly direct question of ?Have I wasted my money here?? could be said I was greeted with a big fat ?No, your education here is not a factor.? With my questions out of the way I did learn that Insight?s based in Indiana (or so she said) and that she has a 20 minute commute to work. Seriously, that?s all I got. She asked the same generic interview questions along the line of ?What have you done to be a good boy at work,? with no real surprises tossed in. The most difficult question she asked was after the interview regarding what I was going to do with myself after school as I seemingly had no plans to woo her off her feet. In all honesty I was prepared and explained I was going into the Army as any Lower-Class Central Kentucky male with no opportunities and a few anger issues might do. Next time I hope to answer the question in likewise fashion but that?s because my next interview is tomorrow WITH THE ARMY.
As far as her knowledge went, she knew nothing of the area, the surrounding area, the people in the area, the demographics of her customers in the area, nor the name of the road she took driving into the area (considering I?m betting on the Interstate, that?s especially sad). But she did know how to sell the bejeesus out of her company in the way a stubborn man will insist that his favorite movie is great despite the fact that the performances were so bad many of the actors can?t even get on TV. Overall, I believe I did as well as I set out to do. I had planned to use it as a way of getting rid of pre-interview jitters and I did as my next one went seamlessly and was offered a Job 5 days after my mock interview in a real interview for a real job. While my search for a graphic design job that accepts belated Associate?s degrees from schools located in Strip Malls with less experience who can?t freaking use HTML goes on unabated and unaided.
My Mock Interview and Me:
A Tale of Boredom and Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
In my interview with some lady from Insight cable, only the second largest of 2 cable companies in the area and most of the state, I was calm. I was not expecting an interview that may unintentionally be in the field of study I?ve been toiling at for over 2 years. A slight nervous twinge hit as I was walking in thinking, ?Wait they do stuff with TVs, TVs display graphics, my major is Graphic Design, HOLY CRAP!? But I was then happily calmed and reassured I was right all along as my new interviewer friend began interviewing me for a menial labor job that doesn?t seem to require a High School education or G.E.D and which one could hope to start out on at roughly $8.00. Whew crisis averted.
I asked first and foremost the moment I was able about VC jobs within Insight and before my needlessly direct question of ?Have I wasted my money here?? could be said I was greeted with a big fat ?No, your education here is not a factor.? With my questions out of the way I did learn that Insight?s based in Indiana (or so she said) and that she has a 20 minute commute to work. Seriously, that?s all I got. She asked the same generic interview questions along the line of ?What have you done to be a good boy at work,? with no real surprises tossed in. The most difficult question she asked was after the interview regarding what I was going to do with myself after school as I seemingly had no plans to woo her off her feet. In all honesty I was prepared and explained I was going into the Army as any Lower-Class Central Kentucky male with no opportunities and a few anger issues might do. Next time I hope to answer the question in likewise fashion but that?s because my next interview is tomorrow WITH THE ARMY.
As far as her knowledge went, she knew nothing of the area, the surrounding area, the people in the area, the demographics of her customers in the area, nor the name of the road she took driving into the area (considering I?m betting on the Interstate, that?s especially sad). But she did know how to sell the bejeesus out of her company in the way a stubborn man will insist that his favorite movie is great despite the fact that the performances were so bad many of the actors can?t even get on TV. Overall, I believe I did as well as I set out to do. I had planned to use it as a way of getting rid of pre-interview jitters and I did as my next one went seamlessly and was offered a Job 5 days after my mock interview in a real interview for a real job. While my search for a graphic design job that accepts belated Associate?s degrees from schools located in Strip Malls with less experience who can?t freaking use HTML goes on unabated and unaided.
