First interview is tomorrow, I have a cold and a black eye

[Baxter56]

Black eye is from a barbell at the gym catching me Which I will try to cover with makeup. At best, they will think I'm dedicated and reliable.. but I feel like this is a terrible presentation of myself. That is all.

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[Knight in shining armor]

My opinion: Life happens. A black eye is not the end of the world. Dress well and interview well and you should be okay since physical appearances matter very little. Good luck with your interview!

 

[darknecrosforte]

Early interviewees tend to be forgotten easily compared to those seen later, so having something easily memorable like a non-violent black eye DOES work in your favor.

 

[lawrencewellsbourne]

you ever seen the movie pursuit of happiness?

watch the interview scene

 

[DO2015CA]

One question: are you applying ortho?

 

[hmockingbird]

At one of my interviews one of the interviewers asked me when was the last time I laughed at myself and why. I feel like this was supposed to be a “coping skills” question but I had actually had serious “Hermione hair” issues that morning and my interviewer thought my retelling was funny! I think it actually worked in my favor haha. So you could definitely play it off as self-deprecating if someone asks and work with it.

 

[Chibucks15]

At one of my interviews one of the interviewers asked me when was the last time I laughed at myself and why. I feel like this was supposed to be a “coping skills” question but I had actually had serious “Hermione hair” issues that morning and my interviewer thought my retelling was funny! I think it actually worked in my favor haha. So you could definitely play it off as self-deprecating if someone asks and work with it.

I kicked over the garbage can on the way out of the room due to nervousness and was able to pick the stuff up and make a joke about it. The woman who interviewed me ended up being my advisor and remembered it. +1 to the self-deprecating

 

[Baxter56]

Thanks all, your responses made me laugh an feel less terrible. Applying psych, not ortho

 

[MrMe123]

“You should see the barbells eye”

 

[MrMe123]

All it’s going to do is making things more light hearted and jokey and have them get a sense of who you are and be able to be more personable after you share your story. It’ll probably help out. Just stay calm and have a good humor about it

But if I were an interviewer I’d probably mess with you about whatever the heck your form is

 

[lawrencewellsbourne]

@Baxter56 well dont leave us hanging.

How did your interview go?

 

[Baxter56]

@Baxter56 well dont leave us hanging.

How did your interview go?

Haha, well makeup and glasses covered it, so no one knew! Probably not the response you were hoping for . But it went well, thanks for asking!

 

[DO2015CA]

Haha, well makeup and glasses covered it, so no one knew! Probably not the response you were hoping for . But it went well, thanks for asking!

Whackkkk shouldn’t have even made a thread if you planned on doing the Superman costume lol

 

[CherryRedDracul]

Tbh, if I was interviewing you, I would have asked you about the black eye as a sympathetic gesture. If you told me it was a lifting accident, I would turn it into a perfect opportunity to talk about lifting, whether you're more of a bodybuilding, powerlifter, Crossfitter, stromgman, etc.

 

[Baxter56]

Tbh, if I was interviewing you, I would have asked you about the black eye as a sympathetic gesture. If you told me it was a lifting accident, I would turn it into a perfect opportunity to talk about lifting, whether you're more of a bodybuilding, powerlifter, Crossfitter, stromgman, etc.

Ahh i know I honestly considered it

 

[FuturePedsNeuro]

Bring it up and show how you can overcome something bad with laughter or resilience