One thing that constantly baffles me is how good we are with creating and using fictional characters, and at the same time, how horrible we are at our own, personal self-character. You know, the me myself and I.
I always get so agitated at this -- your self image of yourself is so corrupt. You are NOT shy. You think you are, and I think that YOU like to think you are because it gives you an excuse. Insecurities... we have them all, everyone does. But they don't mean that you're shy, and you, well, I think I know you and I KNOW you aren't shy. It's just self-deception.
I can understand you being nervous about the job interview. I would have been too. But everyone is. Talking about yourself is the worst thing in the world! You know you're sitting there being constantly and on-the-minute judged, and hell, part of you feel like the biggest part of the judging and that the interviewer's already made their mind up before you've said your last word
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It went fine, really. It wasn't one of those interviews where they ask stupid "situation" or "ambition" questions. It was just really general chatty stuff, the kind of things you'd get asked by a guy at the pub. The lady was nice, and she went on to explain what the company actually does. They represent businesses and market them, eg, at the moment they have a contract with a phone company called Optus. It's Roam Corporation's job to promote them. The next stage for me is I'm supposed to spend a whole day with one of Roam's people, to see what they do, and to see if I'd meet their requirements. They need really confident people, and damnit, I don't think I'm qualified. I have to ring the lady back and tell her if/when I'm available. She asked if I could come tomorrow, but I've got a funeral to go to. One of the appeals of the job is that the hours are from about 12 noon to 8pm, which is like my prime time, lol. But I really don't think I'm what they're looking for.
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One thing that constantly baffles me is how good we are with creating and using fictional characters, and at the same time, how horrible we are at our own, personal self-character. You know, the me myself and I.
I always get so agitated at this -- your self image of yourself is so corrupt. You are NOT shy. You think you are, and I think that YOU like to think you are because it gives you an excuse. Insecurities... we have them all, everyone does. But they don't mean that you're shy, and you, well, I think I know you and I KNOW you aren't shy. It's just self-deception.
I can understand you being nervous about the job interview. I would have been too. But everyone is. Talking about yourself is the worst thing in the world! You know you're sitting there being constantly and on-the-minute judged, and hell, part of you feel like the biggest part of the judging and that the interviewer's already made their mind up before you've said your last word ( ... )
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It went fine, really. It wasn't one of those interviews where they ask stupid "situation" or "ambition" questions. It was just really general chatty stuff, the kind of things you'd get asked by a guy at the pub. The lady was nice, and she went on to explain what the company actually does. They represent businesses and market them, eg, at the moment they have a contract with a phone company called Optus. It's Roam Corporation's job to promote them. The next stage for me is I'm supposed to spend a whole day with one of Roam's people, to see what they do, and to see if I'd meet their requirements. They need really confident people, and damnit, I don't think I'm qualified. I have to ring the lady back and tell her if/when I'm available. She asked if I could come tomorrow, but I've got a funeral to go to. One of the appeals of the job is that the hours are from about 12 noon to 8pm, which is like my prime time, lol. But I really don't think I'm what they're looking for.
Detailed enough for ya? Lol
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