Yes. I have a couple of good ones for you.
So, yesterday I was rapping things at The UW (shout out to the Badgers!). I had 10 back-to-back interviews without a single break.
Not only was my stomach growling, but my throat was so dry from all the talking. Surprisingly, nothing awkward came about from those two situations.
However, just before I went to get my 11:00 interview, I decided that I had to at least eat an apple quickly so that I wouldn't pass out (not kidding...this happens to me more often than you'd think). So, I snarfed down an apple. I did not have any time to run to the restroom to see if I had apple bits in my teeth. I realized, I just had to deal with it.
So, as I was conducting the interview, I felt incredibly paranoid that I had apple in my teeth. It was all I could think about. So, I decided to take a drink of water to try to discreetly "swish around". Well, I completely missed my mouth and the entire cup of water spilled all down my face and my suit.
Really discreet, Mrs. Ruby.
The interview-EE handed me a tissue and I wiped down my face and soaking-wet suit. Here I am, the interview-ER and I'm spilling water all over myself. The sweet thing said to me, "Don't worry, I saw a poor girl fall flat on her face last night at the career fair."
At least I wasn't that girl, right?
Then, it was almost the end of the day and I only had two more interviews. Both of which I was pretty excited about. My second to last interviewee showed up a couple of minutes late. Point deduction #1. He was profusely sweating. Point deduction #2.
He sat down in a huff. He explained that he was running late because his class ran a few minutes over. 2 points back on the map - now back at 0.
So, as he sits down, he explains that he had just come from his African Story-Telling class. Of course I was a bit intrigued, and so I mentioned that sounded interesting and asked what types of things he learned in a class like that.
He said, "Well, for example, last week we went through a series of stories and they all revolved around a penis."
Point deduction 500 and no final interview.
He didn't even elaborate. He left it at that.
Seriously?
4 comments:
Wow. Talk about over sharing! Even if it WAS in class you do NOT just say that. And if you do and happen to realize it was a mistake do NOT just leave it hanging there and make yourself sound weird. At least try to explain it a LITTLE so you don't sound like such a freak.
Oh, and I wouldn't feel bad about the water thing. I've totally done the same thing before. At work. It was great. Especially since we had to wear all white uniforms. I sure had some happy customers that day..and none of them were female. =/
Haha! Ok first of all if you're gonna say penis in an interview you better have a story to back it up. I can't believe he didn't say anything else about it. Awkward for sure!
Oh my WOW! He wasn't shy, was he??? You have the best stories to share!
You could write a book :)
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