So I decided that maybe its time for you guys to get to know me a bit. Though at the very moment I'm writing this I have no followers, I hope to change that. To be honest I hate describing myself, I always feel like I'm leaving something out. I usually come off as really boring on paper, and I guess that isn't the best thing to have happen to you if your trying to run a blog. When you really think about it, can anyone ever describe themselves accurately? There are things about yourself that takes forever to figure out. At this very moment there are a million things going on in my head that I don't know how to put down in a way that you guys can all read and not think that I'm a total nutcase.....
So lets start with the basics. Whenever I read someone's work, no matter what type of writing it is, I want to know a little bit about the authors background. Maybe you aren't the same way. Blogs are a bit harder though, the line between sharing creatively and sharing too much is a bit blurry. I tend to put a lot of emotions/personal experiences in my posts, so I would like show what influences me and what I'm surrounded by. Maybe knowing what my life is like, someone might pick up on the reason why certain things happen to me (since I have no idea).
I'm 19 years old and was born and raised in New York. Sadly I've never been anywhere else. Not even another state ( once to South Carolina, where all my family is from, but I was small so it doesn't really count). I'm dying to go to another country, preferably Paris, but I know that would cost money that I won't have anytime soon. For the present, a trip to Hollywood or Disneyland would suit me just fine. Baby steps. I currently live in Staten Island with my close friend Luz, her mom, her neice, and my sister. Privacy is a foreign term to me.
I am currently working as a receptionist in spa in midtown Manhattan. I am currently looking for a second job and will keep those of you that care posted on whether or not I manage to land one. I have been working in various places since I was 16, I can't remember a time when I didn't really have bills to pay. Its even tougher now that I've moved out of my moms house to live with my roommate and sis, but we are all getting by somehow. In order to make things a bit easier for myself I might have to try and control my shopping addiction. Baby steps.
There is currently a guy friend in my life, but things are a bit cryptic right now so I'm hestitant to go into detail about him. I will say that the more we spend time together the more I like him...and wonder we are going, but that's all for another blog post. He is a bit older than me and does a bit of acting. His sense of humor is what does it for me I guess. I'm a sucker for comedians.
Like, almost every other blogger I have writing aspirations. I'm pretty practical about my writing and am not putting all my bets on making a career for myself in it. Maybe I should, but I can't afford to right now. I would love to have a job involving children. I don't think it would feel like work then. Kids tend to make everything feel special, since they tend to see a lot of the things for the first time. Everything would feel like a new experience.
As of now I'm kind of floating. I wouldn't call myself lost....maybe I'm just wondering. I'm like a tourist exploring my own life. For that reason I might not have been able to describe myself adequately. You guys be the judge of that. I think I might end this blog post with a saying I read somewhere on the internet. I believe it went: "If you can desciribe yourself in a nutshell, wouldn't that make you nuts?" Yeah, its kinda cheesy but whoever said that kinda had a point. At least I think so.....
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
"So why should we hire you?"
Since I have this big interview Monday I thought it would be fitting that my first blog post should be about how much I absolutely HATE job interviews. I am currently employed but circumstances have come to me now needing a second job. Hopefully me already having a job will decrease some of the desperateness I think I have given off in my previous interviews.
Generally I am a shy person, add that with being put in a situation where I have to put myself in the spotlight and you have me looking painfully awkward. I do believe that my shyness/ awkwardness has cost me more than one job. Let's face it: if you can't sell yourself, no one is buying ( maybe that wasn't the best way to put that...).
As a shy girl the worst types of interviews for me would be the group interviews. Whoever came up with that idea must have been smoking a good grade of crack that day. Basically interviews where you are in a group come down to survivors of the fittest. I have actually been in group interviews where some of the applicants put the others down to make themselves look better. Did this work for them? I don't know, but I can say with 100% authority that being shy and modest does not.
The one on one interviews are slightly better for me. For me, an interview should be about the skills you posses and how quickly you can be trained. You can't really gauge that in a group but one on one slightly increases your odds. Basically I believe that YOUR interview should be about YOU, not 10 other people all willing to eat each other alive for the same position.
Now for the questions. If you are over 16 and have ever held a job there is a pretty big chance that you know exactly what you will be asked on a job interview. There are the occasional wild cards, but if you are applying to a regular minimum wage job they want to only know the basics. Most employers that I have met mostly want their applicants in and out. Therefore, they ask questions with no frills. Meaning, if you are right for the job you should have no trouble answering them ( of course there are those who tend to become completely petrified and choke up, but that's for another blog post).
My whole issue with the "questions" is that they are so common now that everyone knows what to say. Sounds good, right? Wrong. Now you can go into an interview saying all the right things and still not get hired. This sounds normal in theory ( you have to back up what you say, of course), but what if you have little to none experience in the required field? Then knowing all the right answers is pretty much all you have going for you. Let's take waitressing for example, something that sounds like you don't need to be too qualified in. Before I landed my current job, I applied for dozens of waitress/hostessing positions. All said I had the look and drive, but that they would rather hire someone that didn't need to be trained.
That's what it all comes down to, I think. A lot of employers are taking the easy way out by not hiring people who have no experience though they might have the potential. This causes a dilemma for us young job seekers out there. How are we supposed to gain experience if we aren't given a chance?
If you're like me, maybe you aren't the best at putting yourself on display. So when you are asked why you should be hired you might be able to think of a 100 reasons but just not be able to formulate them or come off as arrogant. However I think that the answer is rarely listened to anyway. These are all the things that will be running in my head for the next two days as I prepare to be dissected....I mean interviewed. Here's to hoping that this one might turn out different.
Generally I am a shy person, add that with being put in a situation where I have to put myself in the spotlight and you have me looking painfully awkward. I do believe that my shyness/ awkwardness has cost me more than one job. Let's face it: if you can't sell yourself, no one is buying ( maybe that wasn't the best way to put that...).
As a shy girl the worst types of interviews for me would be the group interviews. Whoever came up with that idea must have been smoking a good grade of crack that day. Basically interviews where you are in a group come down to survivors of the fittest. I have actually been in group interviews where some of the applicants put the others down to make themselves look better. Did this work for them? I don't know, but I can say with 100% authority that being shy and modest does not.
The one on one interviews are slightly better for me. For me, an interview should be about the skills you posses and how quickly you can be trained. You can't really gauge that in a group but one on one slightly increases your odds. Basically I believe that YOUR interview should be about YOU, not 10 other people all willing to eat each other alive for the same position.
Now for the questions. If you are over 16 and have ever held a job there is a pretty big chance that you know exactly what you will be asked on a job interview. There are the occasional wild cards, but if you are applying to a regular minimum wage job they want to only know the basics. Most employers that I have met mostly want their applicants in and out. Therefore, they ask questions with no frills. Meaning, if you are right for the job you should have no trouble answering them ( of course there are those who tend to become completely petrified and choke up, but that's for another blog post).
My whole issue with the "questions" is that they are so common now that everyone knows what to say. Sounds good, right? Wrong. Now you can go into an interview saying all the right things and still not get hired. This sounds normal in theory ( you have to back up what you say, of course), but what if you have little to none experience in the required field? Then knowing all the right answers is pretty much all you have going for you. Let's take waitressing for example, something that sounds like you don't need to be too qualified in. Before I landed my current job, I applied for dozens of waitress/hostessing positions. All said I had the look and drive, but that they would rather hire someone that didn't need to be trained.
That's what it all comes down to, I think. A lot of employers are taking the easy way out by not hiring people who have no experience though they might have the potential. This causes a dilemma for us young job seekers out there. How are we supposed to gain experience if we aren't given a chance?
If you're like me, maybe you aren't the best at putting yourself on display. So when you are asked why you should be hired you might be able to think of a 100 reasons but just not be able to formulate them or come off as arrogant. However I think that the answer is rarely listened to anyway. These are all the things that will be running in my head for the next two days as I prepare to be dissected....I mean interviewed. Here's to hoping that this one might turn out different.
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