How to survive a job interview

How to Survive a Job Interview

We all know people who are always “a ball of nervous energy” whenever they go to a job interview. Since they are nervous, a lot of people make mistakes that cost them the job that they would not have made if they had a clear head. This is understandable since surviving a job interview is such a daunting task to accomplish. Here are some tips that will hopefully soothe those troubled minds.

Dress appropriately for the interview. Kate McInnes, author of “How To Survive A Job Interview,” states that a person looking for a job should “leave the suit and tie at home.” Great advice, because if the place a person wants a job at is not a suit and tie sort of place, the person wearing one will look too “stiff” and “old fashion.” Also, no one else will be wearing one and the person will look awkward and out of place. McInnes also says a person should not show up in jeans and sneakers either. Also good advice because a place might not be a suit and tie place, but it is still a place of work and a person should dress professionally and ready to work. That means no jeans, sneakers, flip flops, showing of underwear, no low cut shirts, and no showing tattoos and piercings. What I am trying to get at is that a person should not dress up too much, but they do not want to underdress either.

If a person goes through the trouble of getting an interview, they should have the common decency of showing up on time. McInnes says in her post that “arriving on time is good,” because it “separates you from the other applicants and every little bit helps.” Showing up on time to a job interview is very important. Being nervous, as well as late to an interview, is not good and will probably cost someone the job. If a person knows they will be late, they should call and ask to reschedule. While being on time to an interview is very important, a person should not show up too early to one either. Showing up too early at an interview can be troublesome and annoying to the interviewer. He or she might be on break or in a meeting and will have to be interrupted to be told the applicant is here. Instead, look around and get to know the place. See if it is a good work environment. A person should show up on time to an interview or only a few minutes before to make the best impression possible.

A person separating themselves from the rest in a good way is crucial, but separating oneself in a bad way could cost you the job. Katherine Goldstein, author of “Arianna Huffington and Getting A Job At Huffington Post,” is a good example of having a positive impact while Bruce Hurwitz’s story on Amy Levin-Epstein’s post “Job Interview Horror Stories” is a perfect example of making a very bad impression. Goldstein was thrown into her interview ill prepared, and, to make matters worse, she was being filmed the entire time. She kept her cool and eventually got the job due to her good attitude and ability to adapt. Hurwitz’s story, however, did not go quite as well. Hurwitz was waiting for the elevator when a man walked up and started talking to a woman also waiting for the elevator. She chose to ignore him so the man started yelling at her about “how he was interviewing for for a great job with a great salary and he could buy and sell her” if he wanted to. Bruce was the interviewer and told the man the interview had been canceled. Now, some people will say all a person has to do to get a job is to know people. While, yes, it is nice to know some people to help out, it is still up to the person to make a good enough impression to get hired. If a person is confident, and makes a good enough impression, more than likely, they will get the job.

To recap all the major points of this advice, dress appropriately, show up at reasonable time, and make a good impression while not making yourself look bad. Now that you know these helpful hints, do you think you can successfully survive an interview?

Doyle, Alison. "What Not to Wear on an Interview." About.com Job Searching. About.com. Web. 15 May 2012. <http://jobsearch.about.com/od/interviewattire/a/interviewnot.htm>.

Kennedy, Erin. "How To Survive A Job Interview." Executive Resume Writers & Professional Resume Services by Erin Kennedy. Web. 15 May 2012. <http://exclusive-executive-resumes.com/interviewing/how-to-survive-a-job-interview/>.

McInnes, Kate. "How to Survive a Job Interview, 10 Tips for Creative Professionals." Adobe Illustrator and Vector Tutorials, from Beginner to Advanced. 04 Jan. 2011. Web. 15 May 2012. <http://vector.tutsplus.com/articles/how-to-survive-a-job-interview-10-tips-for-creative-professionals/>.

Levin-Epstein, Amy. "Job Interview Horror Stories." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, 10 Mar. 2011. Web. 15 May 2012. <http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505125_162-47540318/job-interview-horror-stories/>.

Goldstein, Katherine. "Arrianna Huffington and Getting a Job at the Huffington Post: My Story." Slate Magazine. Slate.com, 11 Jan. 2012. Web. 15 May 2012.

What does being human mean?

Being human means striving for a better purpose and being able to feel emotions. Everybody feels and wants to do something. Might be something miniscule or humungous, doesn't matter, they still want to do and feel something. If someone had no emotions or goals for there life, I believe that that person would lose the qualities that would make them human.

Everyone wants to do something with their life. No matter what the goal is, everyone has one. The goal might be to become a firefighter, lawyer, hobo, create life like Victor Frankenstein, or even a power ranger, there is still a goal set. My goal is to become a welder once I graduate from high school and college. Having goals is part of what makes humans humans and everyone should set a high goal for themselves.

Every human has the capacity to feel emotions. No matter who you are, you feel some sort of emotion.It could be happiness, sadness, remorse, indifference, or even appathy, people still feel something. Someone could be a evil villain or the world’s most nicest person, they still feel something. Even if it is just a fleeting feeling, the feeling is still there and that is also part of what makes us humans so different than other species.

Some people will say animals feel emotions to, and they do. The feelings I’m talking about are deep emotions that could rule a person’s life. Animals go off of instincts instead of emotions. Those certain people might also say animals have a purpose as well, and, yet again, they do, but they do not set goals for themselves and strive to achieve that purpose.

Anthropomorphism

My friend, Tucker, and I were out running around and doing other wolf things one day. During out trek through the vast forest we call home, we spoted a herd of dear. We had been goofing off all day so we worked up quite an appetite. I decided to approach the herd from the right side while Tucker took the left. Right before I pounced on the herd, I heard a lot of superflouos noise coming from Tucker's side and the herd trampled off before I could sink my teeth into one. Angered, I stomped over to Tucker, and what I saw will forever be etched into my memory. Tucker, the fool, had fallen into a sink hole and couldn't get out. He was covered in mud from tail to head and had the funniest look on his face. I laughed so hard and long that the sun was setting by the time I got Tucker out. We headed back to the pack and shared the story of our adventure that day.

Frankenstein vs Walton

I think Frankenstein and Walton are similer in ways. but very different in others. What I mean by that is they both stirve for the same thing, but go about it very differently and both are obdurate.


Both of the men want to achieve greatness and do what's never been done before. Frankenstein wants to create life, something that has certainly never been done before and will achive him great fame, and Walton wants to go to the artic cirlce, something that wasn't achieved at the time and would get him considerable fame.


Frankestein didn't stop when he should've unkile Walton did. Frankenstein gave up everything, including his life, in his journy to fame. Walton saw that his goal was unachievable and turned back before disaster could befall him.


So as I said earlier, Frankenstein and Walton are similar, but Walton, in the end, proved to be wiser than his counter part. Proving that they are in fact different in important ways.

The zeal to survive

A person should never give up on life. If a person is faced with a seamingly impossible, arduous situation, they should never give up and submit to defeat. They should fight 'till the bitter end, because there might be a way out they didn't realize before. So a person should NEVER loose the will to live.


An example of situations where people didn't give up would be the Titanic. The ship was sinking and the people on the ship fought to live. They never gave up and fought 'till there dieing breath. If people can be faced with such insurmountable odds and still fight, why can't everyone else?


Another example would be Buck out of the book Call of the Wild. He is taken from his home, thrown into a new life style, and constantly facing hardships he never had to face before, yet he still fights rampantly to survive. If he can be put through that and still come out on top why not us?




I've have stated a few examples of why we should never loose our zeal to survive. So now I leave you with a question. The next time you are faced with a tough situation are you going to give up and accept your bitter fate, or will you rise up and face it head on with celerity and formidable strength?

Frakenstein

If I had the choice of creating a monster like Dr. Frankenstein did or not to, I would choose not to create one. One reason being I would have to take care of it and make sure it didn't hurt itself. Another being I would have to worry about it hurting me or someone else. So no, I would not take the chance to create life.

2012 theme word

Focused.

         I chose the word focused because I didnt do so well on the first simester and I don't need to fail since I'm so colse to graduating. I have been going to school for my entire life pretty much and have not failed a grade the whole time and I don't want to start now. Plus if I fail my dad would kill me so there's a little more incentive to get my work done and do it right.

        I'm in my junior year of high school and I have lost focus on doing my work and succeding in school. The result, I have failed two of my classes in the 2nd nine weeks. Now that a new year has started, as well as a new semester, I feel that I need to pay more atention to my work and less time doodling in class.

        Also, if I want to get into a good college I need good grades. Unfortunatly, good grades don't just fall into my lap, so I am going to have to work for them. I want to get into one of the top welding schools so I don't exactly have to be an expert when it comes to history, but it at least helps to pass the freakin' class.