Interview and the city on saturday
Well I'm hoping things went ok, I'm feeling pretty positive now (although that might be the relief of having gotten it done). As I was walking to the train station this morning some jerk in a mercedes beeped at me so I'll assume that my interview outfit (black blouse, black above-the-knee skirt and black boots) was a success. I felt a little out of place when I arrived cos all the staff were wearing very casual clothes, but theres no harm looking smart for an interview. The people seemed very friendly and the staff were chatting among themselves, I really want to work there.
They asked me about customer service experience, teamwork, why libraries are important, what services they have and how I would present a positive image; I answered these questions fairly well. I felt a little less sure when they asked me about people who need more help (I assuming they meant disabled) but I answered as best I could but I don't quite know what they were looking for exactly. They seemed friendly and were willing to be quite informal in between the questions.
After the interview I went into town and discovered another hippy-ish shop full of rainbow colours, ethnic-type stuff, floaty/dangly things and pretty ornaments. It's the type of place that makes me want to make lots of impractical purchases including cushions, lamps, wind chimes and picture frames. It's right next to a Habitat and walking past that I suddenly wanted to go in and look at homeware stuff. I believe these impulses are related to the fact that I'm going to have a house soon and apparently have a greater interest in decorating than I originally supposed.
A woman on the street offered me a stress test and since it was free and I had nothing to do I thought I might as well. She took me into this Scientologist building hidden away beside Pizza Hut. She commented that I didn't have a Brummie accent I said I was from Worcester, she said I'd given her a craving for Worcester Sauce crisps cos she was pregnant. They had many books written by the same guy inside (I'm assuming he's their leader) and a picture of John Travolta and his family on the wall. Apparently I'm not particularly stressed, I mentioned that I'd come from an interview and when asked about a traumatic experience i mentioned when Elizabeth died, but I didn't actually focus on that. She asked if there was anything about my personality I'd want to change, I replied that there were some small things but I'd lived with them so far and I was generally quite happy with myself.All in all that was a slightly random experience.
I needed to buy thread so i headed to the rag market, I've never been there on saturday before (cos I don't like to brave the crowds unless i have to). It was crazy at one point I was surrounded by old ladies who were all at least a head shorter than me but were bustling around as though I wasn't there. There were several pretty type things there but I think i'll have to explore it properly another day.
There were people dressed as a wedding party handing out flyers. When I went into Tesco I saw the bride-lady having problems with her train and the bridesmaid shivering in the freezer section. I don't know what they were selling, probably wedding gear.
They asked me about customer service experience, teamwork, why libraries are important, what services they have and how I would present a positive image; I answered these questions fairly well. I felt a little less sure when they asked me about people who need more help (I assuming they meant disabled) but I answered as best I could but I don't quite know what they were looking for exactly. They seemed friendly and were willing to be quite informal in between the questions.
After the interview I went into town and discovered another hippy-ish shop full of rainbow colours, ethnic-type stuff, floaty/dangly things and pretty ornaments. It's the type of place that makes me want to make lots of impractical purchases including cushions, lamps, wind chimes and picture frames. It's right next to a Habitat and walking past that I suddenly wanted to go in and look at homeware stuff. I believe these impulses are related to the fact that I'm going to have a house soon and apparently have a greater interest in decorating than I originally supposed.
A woman on the street offered me a stress test and since it was free and I had nothing to do I thought I might as well. She took me into this Scientologist building hidden away beside Pizza Hut. She commented that I didn't have a Brummie accent I said I was from Worcester, she said I'd given her a craving for Worcester Sauce crisps cos she was pregnant. They had many books written by the same guy inside (I'm assuming he's their leader) and a picture of John Travolta and his family on the wall. Apparently I'm not particularly stressed, I mentioned that I'd come from an interview and when asked about a traumatic experience i mentioned when Elizabeth died, but I didn't actually focus on that. She asked if there was anything about my personality I'd want to change, I replied that there were some small things but I'd lived with them so far and I was generally quite happy with myself.All in all that was a slightly random experience.
I needed to buy thread so i headed to the rag market, I've never been there on saturday before (cos I don't like to brave the crowds unless i have to). It was crazy at one point I was surrounded by old ladies who were all at least a head shorter than me but were bustling around as though I wasn't there. There were several pretty type things there but I think i'll have to explore it properly another day.
There were people dressed as a wedding party handing out flyers. When I went into Tesco I saw the bride-lady having problems with her train and the bridesmaid shivering in the freezer section. I don't know what they were selling, probably wedding gear.