Meaning me. I have an opportunity for my first full-time job in over two years. I just had my phone interview. Now I suffer from Social Anxiety, but I think I have grown up enough over the years that I can get by in the outside world and really fake being calm and collected well. So I'll sound perfectly articulate even though I am dying inside. At worst maybe I sound like an obviously shy guy which I guess is okay. So part of me is thinking that went well and part of me almost cried when I hung up the phone because I am so anxious.
It was a fairly informal interview. Only about 10 minutes. I talked a little about my background. How I always wanted to be a writer and how I started writing(the job is customer service, but a lot of it is e-mail, so they want some one who can write). I joked a little about Northern California vs. Southern California. I mentioned how I have been supporting myself with home businesses and temp jobs. I have taken so many "how to land a job" classes over the last year that my head is swimming with all of those things they say you must and must not do in an interview and I can never remember if I did or didn't do them. He said he just wanted to get a feel for my phone demeanor.
My phone demeanor is about half as good as my writing. Am I doomed? The temp agency said project confidence. I can project competence, but confidence may be a whole another story.
It was a fairly informal interview. Only about 10 minutes. I talked a little about my background. How I always wanted to be a writer and how I started writing(the job is customer service, but a lot of it is e-mail, so they want some one who can write). I joked a little about Northern California vs. Southern California. I mentioned how I have been supporting myself with home businesses and temp jobs. I have taken so many "how to land a job" classes over the last year that my head is swimming with all of those things they say you must and must not do in an interview and I can never remember if I did or didn't do them. He said he just wanted to get a feel for my phone demeanor.
My phone demeanor is about half as good as my writing. Am I doomed? The temp agency said project confidence. I can project competence, but confidence may be a whole another story.
She has millions of cats at the office every single day and I love cats personally so I am hoping she'll email me tomorrow for an interview this week. 
