Interviews are weird. Sometimes you sort of want the job because you see it as a means to an end and then you bomb the interview spectacularly like I did a few weeks ago. And sometimes, you don't actually want the job very much at all, and you rock it. And then you walk out thinking, well if the interview was that easy, maybe taking the job wouldn't be so bad. What's up with that!?
I have no interview skills. There is no rhyme or reason why sometimes I have an out of body experience and watch myself saying ridiculous things that I should never say in an interview and sometimes I'm funny, and witty and charming and delightful. Absolutely no reason at all. My thoughts on interviews are always if you're given the chance, take the interview. Even if you walk out hating everything about the job you've just interviewed for, the worst that happened was that you gained experience. And as someone who goes down in flames terribly about 60% of the time, I'd say experience is never a bad thing!
Of course I say all of this on a day when I was turned down for one job for being "qualified for the position, just not qualified enough" and completely rocked an interview, that I now have to fill out yet another resume for justifying everything I told them in the interview just so they can assure I fit the job requisition. So basically, what the heck do I know about interviews? : )
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