Hi All-
Instead of stressing about interviews to come, I thought I would offer some laughs to the community about the comedy of errors that my interviews have been so far. Nothing drastic that would leave me in tears, but funny enough that I have to stifle my laughter pretty strictly. And this has generally been outside the actual interview (my funny answers are a whole other boat). Feel free to add your own contributions if you'd like to make me feel better
Interview 1: First interview, first talk of the day. Sat in an (apparently broken) auditorium chair that dumped me onto the floor. Struggled to get up in my pencil skirt and heels, while the dean stopped his talk to ask if I was okay. Cue entire auditorium watching me maneuver like a baby giraffe in a skirt suit.
Interview 2: During an unseasonable heat wave, our tour guide takes us outside. Despite thinking cool thoughts, I immediately start to sweat profusely, right before going in for my interview in a sweltering room. Result: 2+ pounds of water weight lost.
Interview 3: Heel gets stuck in storm grate outside of interview building. Heel, body, and rolling suitcase come to a stop at varying speeds and angles. While bending over to pry out shoe from grate, contents of purse begin falling on the sidewalk.
Interview 4: Was directed to the wrong end of a possibly mile-long hallway for interviews. Could see my interviewer come out and look for me from a distance (a mile?) as I speed walked down the hallway and arrived severely winded.
In short, for those of you who keep things calm and perfectly collected during interview day, I salute you. And if anyone sees me stuck in a storm grate/laying on the floor somewhere/in desperate need of an inhaler on the interview trail, please don't laugh because I can barely keep from laughing myself.
Instead of stressing about interviews to come, I thought I would offer some laughs to the community about the comedy of errors that my interviews have been so far. Nothing drastic that would leave me in tears, but funny enough that I have to stifle my laughter pretty strictly. And this has generally been outside the actual interview (my funny answers are a whole other boat). Feel free to add your own contributions if you'd like to make me feel better
Interview 1: First interview, first talk of the day. Sat in an (apparently broken) auditorium chair that dumped me onto the floor. Struggled to get up in my pencil skirt and heels, while the dean stopped his talk to ask if I was okay. Cue entire auditorium watching me maneuver like a baby giraffe in a skirt suit.
Interview 2: During an unseasonable heat wave, our tour guide takes us outside. Despite thinking cool thoughts, I immediately start to sweat profusely, right before going in for my interview in a sweltering room. Result: 2+ pounds of water weight lost.
Interview 3: Heel gets stuck in storm grate outside of interview building. Heel, body, and rolling suitcase come to a stop at varying speeds and angles. While bending over to pry out shoe from grate, contents of purse begin falling on the sidewalk.
Interview 4: Was directed to the wrong end of a possibly mile-long hallway for interviews. Could see my interviewer come out and look for me from a distance (a mile?) as I speed walked down the hallway and arrived severely winded.
In short, for those of you who keep things calm and perfectly collected during interview day, I salute you. And if anyone sees me stuck in a storm grate/laying on the floor somewhere/in desperate need of an inhaler on the interview trail, please don't laugh because I can barely keep from laughing myself.