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g__m0ney

Best Week of the Summer

Jul 27, 2005 01:16

Well, according to the calendar it's been over a day since I was in LA. It doesn't feel like it though. This last day just flew by in a whirlwind of memories from this past week. Though I'm at home and going through the usual routine of helping out parents and stuff, I feel like I shouldn't be here. But then again, LA seems so far away and ( Read more... )

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I feel your pain norphen July 27 2005, 14:06:57 UTC

Interviews are teh suck. I'm no good at them either, because I'm not one to jump up and down and gush about things like that. The comment you heard, "If I'm so excited about going to med school and becoming a doctor, then I should be excited." pretty much sums up my problem with the whole thing.

It is exciting to be in med school and know you're on your way to becoming a doctor, I'd imagine. However, until you actually get into med school or law school or whatever you're trying to accomplish, it's not exciting..just tense and stressful. At least for me. It's hard for me to be excited at a job interview when I don't even know if I'll have the job or not. Instead, I just worry that my tie is straight, my 5'o clock shadow is in check, I don't have any pimples, I'm sitting up straight enough, etc etc.

Maybe I've gone overboard. As you can see, I have a somewhat severe hatred for this whole process that gets worse every day. I wonder if going berserk during an interview counts as "excited."

Anyway, glad you enjoyed LA. Peace.

Re: I feel your pain g__m0ney July 28 2005, 03:37:30 UTC

Interviewing is definitely struggle. One of my interviewers asked me who chose my suit. It was my dad's but I had chosen to wear it over the others that I had. So it wasn't like my mom and dad dressed me and sent me off to the interview. Unfortunately, I can still see myself stumbling to convey that because he threw me off with the question. It looks like Rick has the right attitude about the whole thing, though. Maybe we can learn something from him. Next time an interviewer attacks a weak part of the resume, just respond, "Hellz yeah!"

Gautanamo Bay! conti_lol July 27 2005, 23:29:43 UTC

Glad you enjoyed it here man, it is tight. :) Anyway about the whole interview process thing, the only thing I could say that has given me success is that I'm genuine about the whole thing. I don't jump up and down and I don't sound overly excited but I make it clear that I really want to work. Through my interview experiences which have been quite a few, I feel that for the most part the interviewees are pretty nice, they are not out to get you, infact they called you because they know you qualify for the job already, what they want to know is what you're like. If you're all up tight and serious they are going to realize that maybe thats not really what they want. Especially in the entertainment business they want a person thats loose and happy to be where he's at, even if its a slave job. My job at warner is part slave and part not, and I knew that going into the interview, but I let them know clearly that that didn't matter to me. I just wanted the job and really wanted to work for them. Also I've felt that by changing the ( ... )

Re: Gautanamo Bay! g__m0ney July 28 2005, 03:45:16 UTC

Thanks Rick, you have some really good advice. That and your vote of confidence are good to have. But man, I'm really missing LA; missing you guys and that city and the fun we had just chillin. You guys simplify the plot of Project X yet? We came up with some crazy ideas that night outside the movie theater in Burbank. Also, I like your working title it's funny. alright lil fella, time's up. I gotta go. Gautaammmmm Kammmmthannn!
Oh my god he just went in.

Re: Gautanamo Bay! norphen July 28 2005, 04:21:30 UTC

Ah ha ha..

Don't get me started on resumes and cover letters. Believe me, I hate them too!!
Especially cover letters, so fucking lame. Sorry for my rampant negativity, but hopefully once I'm done with this crap it will recede.

Why do you always do this shit, Leroy?

Re: Gautanamo Bay! etherb0x July 28 2005, 07:09:44 UTC

Totally random, but I was grouped with a 60 Warrior named Fisho the other night who was wearing shit gear and was totally unable to keep the hate off my damage-dealing self. He had this habit of spamming his "Leeeeeeroy Jennnkins!" /yell macro right before he'd open the fight, and finally stopped fucking using it after he managed to wipe us three times in a row when the mob got loose. gg.

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