interviews

as part of my job search, i'm going to lots of workshops on how to write your CV, the current job market, etc. and this week i went to one about managing a job interview. the few experiences i've had have been relatively laid-back (more than once, it was mostly about confirming when i could start) and the only 'real' interview i had was in November. so this was an opportunity to find out more about what to say (or not) and how to say it. 

the workshop included real practice and i immediately volunteered to be the first 'candidate'. luckily, some of my friends who work in HR have briefed me so i'd recorded myself and listened to it ad nauseam so i was prepared. be that as it may, i felt some of it hadn't gone too well but i actually mostly received praise for structured and detailed information. interestingly, someone mentioned my answers could be shorter, which is in direct contradiction to feedback i'd received from one of my HR friends, who really wanted me to develop every answer. i guess it depends on who is in front of you.

all in all, while i felt i hadn't been great, i could see how i was much better than the others. unfortunately, that won't mean anything until i actually get interviews!