This morning, I woke up cold, like every other morning this week. It was 56 degrees in my room. I have already thrown a comforter I made (the ones you place two pieces of material together and tie the ends all the way around), 2 blankets and a sheet on my bed which is still not warm enough. My dad says I have to go to Bed Bath and Beyond to find a nicer and warmer comforter. All I kept thinking was that I would be that girl walking around NYC with a ginormous comforter under my arm. Then common sense smacked me in the face and I realized (as I'm writing this) that I can go to the store and buy one after work in New Jersey and stuff it in my car.
One thing I have learned from interviews in New York (and pretty much anywhere else where the employees take their job seriously) is that the employer does not like seeing the interviewee with a lot of makeup, jewelry, and skin. I've learned that the simpler the better. I luckily don't wear a lot of makeup and I don't have any tattoos. My sister used to say I dress like an old person because I am very conservative with what I wear and never show cleavage or even my thighs. So I was born to go on interviews I suppose. But some companies are really offended by tattoos if you don't cover them up.
Finding a full time job is like having a full time job in itself. Researching all day long and applying for jobs takes a long time and it is not as easy as it seems. There are so many jobs out there you just have to either be there at the right place and the right time or just be an expert at researching. I constantly had to be reminded that there is a job out there for me. Just because the economy is not at its prime for job hunting doesn't mean your job isn't out there. Some people have it easier. They either know they want to go straight to grad school or have something lined up with their previous internship or family member when they graduate. Most people, on the other hand, don't.
I actually had many phone interviews before going on interviews in New York. A great phone interview experience was when I spoke with someone at Bloomberg for a job. This only was accomplished because my father used to work for the now chairman of a division in Bloomberg and my father contacted him asking if it was possible to set up an interview with me. It was a very exciting time but I made a lot of mistakes.
- I didn't know anything about Bloomberg (still not too sure about it because they are so huge and are part of many divisions)
- I did not investigate the company online very well to be able to answer some of her questions
- I didn't research about the people I would be speaking with whom had emailed me about the interview
- Took notes
- Had my resume in front of me for reference
- Spoke confidently
- Take notes: always have paper and pen with you
- Have your resume with you
- Bring a portfolio (if you have one or a list of accomplishments you have achieved in the past)
- Have a list of questions you want to ask the interviewer when they are finished asking you.
- How would you describe a typical work day?
- How would you describe responsibilities this position would be responsible for?
- Is there potential for growth?
- How many people are in the company or office?
- What do you like most about working here?
- What don't you like and what would you change?
- Put your phone on SILENT (how embarrassing when it vibrates or rings while on the interview)
- Keep your hair out of your face
- Do not have cleavage or skin showing that can draw attention. (Even if you are on the phone, if you are dressed at least appropriately, you will feel confident and then you will sound confident.)
- Make sure you use the restroom before going on the call or meeting (this sounds ridiculous but you don't want to be on the phone or in the interview doing your "pee dance" because you happen to forgot you needed to go earlier and were so caught up on the interview you never went. It's not attractive)
Good luck out there and never give up!!
xoxo
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