grace
Who can forget their first job interview? I surely will not. It was a success – my first interview. I was well equipped. Body language I was told was important. While waiting at the Reception I was told I should not look anxious. Those who would interview me may just watch us candidates waiting. I had a book in hand and that was what was told to me – just pretend to read. I pretended as you very well know, how can one possibly concentrate!!
I also equipped myself to know a bit about the Company that had lined me up for that interview. Everything was stage managed. I looked at my folder a million times to see if I had brought with me all the certificates.
I was neatly dressed with no makeup and that again I was told would be a plus point.
I did not stick there for long as I had ambitions to work for a multi national which I did and I was there for 22 long years.
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Would you like to share your first job interview expereince?
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Yes
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My first interview for a job came after university. I was told that I probably would not get the kind of job suited for a university student because everyone was looking for experience. So I was advised to learn basics like typing. I went to take typing courses and my first interview was for a secretary. They gave me a typing test and I knew I was just not fast enough. However, the company looking for a secretary was a marine insurance company and after I left when my interview was done I got a callback and they asked me if I was willing to learn to be a marine insurance adjuster. I said sure because I wanted a job so badly. I worked in the marine insurance field for 8 years before I left for Latvia,
So you landed up doing what you least expected but stuck to it for 8 long years!!!
I actually learned to really enjoy marine insurance and it was one of the jobs I wanted to try for in Latvia because I am also a Latvian citizen but there the rules are much different so I did not have a chance at that kind of job,
My first white collar job interview, I kinda wore casual clothes. It lasted less than three minutes.
You mean to say you got the job within 3 minutes?
Yes. It was very short.