that big green patch over dc means...that i am really wet. i had planned to go visit something after work today, since rc is gone and i didn't want to be home alone, but i couldn't stand the thought of being outside. dc was so flooded as i was leaving the office. people were standing huddled in doorways, or running barefoot to avoid wrecking their shoes, or bracing their umbrellas against the rain pelting down from a 45 degree angle. so i came home, wrapped myself in a towel, closed all the windows, made dinner, contemplated the thought of going to the giant to get some more groceries, decided to post in my blog instead....
today i was in meetings all day at work (doesn't that make me seem important?) they're interviewing two candidates for a vacant position at my office, and so they had these final interviews with the entire staff. getting a job is scary. i got a copy of each of their resumes and i kept thinking that they were like the sample ones from the crc, and had to remind myself that these were real people. the applicants had to sit at one end of the conference room table and answer a question from everyone (well, except the interns.) they asked hard questions too. then after they left we had a little meeting about each one. from which i learned: if they ask you about where you heard of the job, don't say "Idealist." i'm scared of finding a job now! (i already said that...) to all my readers presently in a job finding situation... i wish you lots of luck!
3 comments:
oh no! why shouldn't i say idealist? i love that site!
So where are you supposed to say you heard about the job?
just act like you knew about the organization beforehand, i think it's ok to have found out about the vacancy through idealist, but you should say you knew about the organization some other way?? they just didn't like how the one applicant was like, cruising for a new job, without seeming to have a passion for our issues.
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