Thursday, April 21, 2011
Old Habits Unfortunately never die
So I've had this problem for almost my whole life now. Words just tend to leave my mouth faster than then are thought of. I was when I was either nervous or not nervous, so basically all the time. I went to speech tutors in elementary school and middle school. I also went to an independent speech specialist. My parents tried all they could to help me, I guess be understandable. I was ok my senior year of high school, and I knew I had to somehow combat my speech problem in college. Socializing and being by myself, I had to know how to people and in front of people. I still slip up every now and then, because even though I picture myself saying the word normally and correctly, I still somehow slur or say it way to fast. It becomes even a greater problem when presenting. Everyone is staring at me and listening to what I'm saying, and I get so nervous. This was the case today for a job interview I had. First of all, I was expecting a old white dude, and got this hot asian chick. So right off the bat, I was a lil' intimidated. If you're an employer reading this, take this advice: DO NOT SEND A YOUG LADY WHO IS ATTRACTIVE FOR THE RECRUITING, SEND MIDDLE-AGED TO OLD PEOPLE. I caught myself just looking at her, and not really focusing in on what she was saying. The VERY first question she asked, I said the answered the whole thing in like 1 minute. After I was done, she asked me, "Do you speak another language?" I spoke so fast, she thought I spoke another language. At that point, the very first question, I knew I didn't have the job. But I had to keep a positive attitude, to keep myself going and not feel awkward or embarrassed about it. So I said no and just told her I was nervous. After that, it got a little better, as I told her about myself and everything. I asked her where she's the company in 5-10 years, and she gave me a good answer. What I wasn't expecting was for her to give me the same question. So I answered it, and she started laughing. This interview was like a kick to the nads. I told her about 4 different things, and she laughed, and told me that was a lot of things and very broad. So then I said that I had no idea to be honest, but probably a consultant. If I get a call back, I'll be very surprised. Horrible interview. Now I gotta start applying to more jobs.
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