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My interview went very well. It was with an IT staffing company that had me in mind for one particular job, and also wanted to have my resume and such on hand for future opportunities. I talked a little too much on some questions, but overall it was great and I got a good vibe from the place. Let's see if it comes to anything.
I don't feel like hashing out the interview itself, so instead you will now hear more about my adventures shopping for interview clothes than you ever wanted to know. Dana's Shopping Epic behind the cut. : )
When we'd gotten it scheduled, I did a happy dance then realized I have no interview-worthy clothes appropriate for warm weather, except the pair of slacks I'd gotten a few days ago for that reason. I cruised through Davis's two clothing-oriented thrift stores, where I tried on what felt like every single thing in my size and realized that maybe people bring new-looking clothing to thrift stores because there's something off about the design. There was just something odd about the fit of almost everything I tried on. Finally I came back with a second pair of slacks, black shoes, brown shoes, and a top, everything new-looking except some minor wear on the shoes. Total: $20. Sweet.
Having only one top, and about a million concievable ways I could disfigure or destroy it in the next 24 hours, I headed to the mall to look for a backup top. There was a huge Forever 21, so I headed in on an impulse and was soon capering through it in a state of fashion ecstacy. There were piles of things I wanted to try on, but none of them were the professional type, so I decided to come back on a day that I actually had spare time and money.
Macy's seemed like my best bet. It was enormous. The clothes just went on forever. Eventually I got a cute crinkly blouse with colorful stripes. It has one of those scarves that's attached to the collar and made of the same fabric as the shirt. The tying options for this seemed to be a simple fold-over almost like a tie, or a cute puffy bow. I decided that cute and puffy did not project the image I was looking for, so tie it was. I also found a belt that is now one of my favorite things ever, because it holds my pants up without feeling like it's squeezing me. It's wide and stretchy, so the pressure is more evenly distributed or something.
The Macy's had the strangest mannequins. Instead of legs they had creepy little pinchers. I'll have to see if there's a picture online.
That's about all. Anyway, the interview was good and now I won't have to go emergency shopping next time I have one. Whew.
I don't feel like hashing out the interview itself, so instead you will now hear more about my adventures shopping for interview clothes than you ever wanted to know. Dana's Shopping Epic behind the cut. : )
When we'd gotten it scheduled, I did a happy dance then realized I have no interview-worthy clothes appropriate for warm weather, except the pair of slacks I'd gotten a few days ago for that reason. I cruised through Davis's two clothing-oriented thrift stores, where I tried on what felt like every single thing in my size and realized that maybe people bring new-looking clothing to thrift stores because there's something off about the design. There was just something odd about the fit of almost everything I tried on. Finally I came back with a second pair of slacks, black shoes, brown shoes, and a top, everything new-looking except some minor wear on the shoes. Total: $20. Sweet.
Having only one top, and about a million concievable ways I could disfigure or destroy it in the next 24 hours, I headed to the mall to look for a backup top. There was a huge Forever 21, so I headed in on an impulse and was soon capering through it in a state of fashion ecstacy. There were piles of things I wanted to try on, but none of them were the professional type, so I decided to come back on a day that I actually had spare time and money.
Macy's seemed like my best bet. It was enormous. The clothes just went on forever. Eventually I got a cute crinkly blouse with colorful stripes. It has one of those scarves that's attached to the collar and made of the same fabric as the shirt. The tying options for this seemed to be a simple fold-over almost like a tie, or a cute puffy bow. I decided that cute and puffy did not project the image I was looking for, so tie it was. I also found a belt that is now one of my favorite things ever, because it holds my pants up without feeling like it's squeezing me. It's wide and stretchy, so the pressure is more evenly distributed or something.
The Macy's had the strangest mannequins. Instead of legs they had creepy little pinchers. I'll have to see if there's a picture online.
That's about all. Anyway, the interview was good and now I won't have to go emergency shopping next time I have one. Whew.