I applied for 6 jobs on BYU campus today. SIX!!! (Anything so that I don't have to go back to food services). I have heard back from one so far, and now I have a phone interview sometime next week. No pressure, right? Job interviews are bad enough, but over the phone?!?!?! However, I have found a solution to this stressful situation: I'm going to type up all the answers to any question ever asked in a job interview and then just refer to every time they ask me something. It's almost like cheating! Each time they ask something I'll just pause, act like I'm pondering earnestly, and comment on how good a question it is; all the while I'll be flipping fervently through trying to find the answer. It's fool proof!
But I am feeling a lot less frustrated than I was this morning when going through the process of refining my resume and searching for some light at the end of the tunnel. Thankfully, not too many people asked for a cover letter, that is always the hardest thing for me to do: Describe why you are interested in this job and why you would be the best suited for the position..."I'm desperate for money and I'd rather not have to wear a uniform of an apron and hat anymore. What other motivation do you need?" Can you imagine if we asked the people we dated to do the same thing? Why would you be the best match for me? "Um, I'm rad, you're rad...what more do you need?"
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the library is hiring shelvers for the fall (like 13-14 of them) and if you would like, I could email you the information for it. I think the job posting is going to go up on August 4th for only one day. It requires no uniform except a name tag and you get to listen to your iPod while shelving. What say ye?
Elise's job sounds s-w-eeeeet. I wish I could have been a book shelver during college. Good luck with the interviews.
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