Job interview tomorrow.

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Edited By oldschool

My first job interview in over ten years tomorrow.  


I just completed 10 years of service and an opportunity has come up for a shift to another division in the company.  Instead of working with food for humans, I will be working with food for animals.  What's the worst that can happen?  If I don't get it, I have a good, stable and well paid job anyway.  I can't lose.  For that reason alone, I don't feel nervous or stressed.

Wish me luck  :-)
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#1  Edited By oldschool

My first job interview in over ten years tomorrow.  


I just completed 10 years of service and an opportunity has come up for a shift to another division in the company.  Instead of working with food for humans, I will be working with food for animals.  What's the worst that can happen?  If I don't get it, I have a good, stable and well paid job anyway.  I can't lose.  For that reason alone, I don't feel nervous or stressed.

Wish me luck  :-)
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#2  Edited By redeye1984

Good Luck...

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#3  Edited By KaosAngel

Yo,

My close friend used to be a Marine.  He's one of the best friends I have.  He's working on being a pilot one day...and he will. 

Don't feel stressed...you're better than most people.

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#4  Edited By mike
@oldschool: Dress like this. If they see how much you don't need the job, then they are that much more likely to give it to you!


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#5  Edited By oldschool
@KaosAngel said:
" Yo,My close friend used to be a Marine.  He's one of the best friends I have.  He's working on being a pilot one day...and he will.  Don't feel stressed...you're better than most people. "
Thank you for those kind words.  I also wished you luck in your thread  :-)  

Maybe my daughter will be working for you one day - as a game designer  xD
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#6  Edited By Red

How is feeding animals an upgrade over feeding humans?

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#7  Edited By mracoon

Good luck. I wouldn't mention the amount of time you spend on GB, or maybe I would?

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#8  Edited By TheKidNixon

Excellent news mate! Good luck!

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#9  Edited By oldschool
@Red said:
" How is feeding animals an upgrade over feeding humans? "
Same shit - different bucket?

It is a sideways shift.  Same pay.  I feel like a change and people will always have and feed pets - recession or not.  The company I am with is he largest food manufacturer in the world, so it isn't going anywhere.

@MB said:
" @oldschool: Dress like this. If they see how much you don't need the job, then they are that much more likely to give it to you!

"
Good tip  :-) 

I am just getting my shorts and t-shirt ready as we speak.  I should have suggested the bowling alley as the venue  xD
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#10  Edited By oldschool
@mracoon said:
" Good luck. I wouldn't mention the amount of time you spend on GB, or maybe I would? "
Bastards blocked this site from the work computer  :-(

Probably a good thing.  I might never get any work done.
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#11  Edited By Al3xand3r

Gluck.

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#12  Edited By Tireyo

Best of thoughts to you.

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#13  Edited By AgentJ
@oldschool:
Maybe someday when i move on from the College newspaper i'll do a story about... whatever it is you do with animal food
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#14  Edited By oldschool
@AgentJ said:
" @oldschool:
Maybe someday when i move on from the College newspaper i'll do a story about... whatever it is you do with animal food
"
Ummm, sell it to people to feed their pets?  Not really much of a story  :-(
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#15  Edited By AgentJ

So you work on the sales end then eh? It could be a fun person to person story! And itd be from Austrailia, so itd be exotic for americans.

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#16  Edited By oldschool

Australia exotic?  Maybe compared to America  :-)


Interview in 90 minutes.  Just leaving for the office.  I even dragged my suit out to look impressive.

Have a good day y'all.  Thanks.
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#17  Edited By torus

Just keep calm, composed, professional.

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#18  Edited By gingertastic_10

i didnt do a interview for my job, since my dad is pretty much the boss, he just said "your hired" so i guess i got my job easily....but best of luck to you sir

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#19  Edited By addictedtopinescent
@Red said:
" How is feeding animals an upgrade over feeding humans? "
Do they pay you more ...?
Whatever
Good luck bro
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#20  Edited By Marzy

Best of luck Oldshcool, I really hope it goes well for you.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

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#21  Edited By RetroIce4

Good Luck. You'll Need It!... God I have been playing to much Smash TV.

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#22  Edited By oldschool
@Marzy said:
" Best of luck Oldshcool, I really hope it goes well for you.I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. "
Thanks Marzy and to all of you for your kind words and wishes.

I decided at the last minute to go with the suit.  I wasn't sure whether to suit up, but Barney convinced me  :-)

The dress standard thing is an odd one as I have work clothes that they see me in all the time (business clothes with a subtle company logo and I always wear a tie).  Putting on the suit seemed a little pretentious or false.  I went there as I said.  The interview went well.  I stayed confident and on top of it all the way through.  No idea what they were thinking though.

There are advantages and disadvantages in internal job applications.  Advantages seem obvious - I already know everything there is to know about the company, I know the clients and I know our employees.  On the other hand - you can't make up bullshit during the interview when you have 10 years of performance reviews to go over and a multitude of managers to speak to.  What will happen will happen.

One of the applicants had a major advantage over me though.  She was blonde, pretty and had cleavage.  Don't get me wrong, I have cleavage as well, but hairy cleavage apparently is not a plus  :-)

I will know the answer next Wednesday.
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#23  Edited By teh_destroyer

Good luck man,have fun.

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