Interview tips...

...for total morons looking for a summer job, click here.

First of all I cannot believe that any company would *want* a person who needed to be reminded of these very basic manners. Have these applicants no common sense?!? Gah!


"1. PREPARE FOR YOUR INTERVIEW - You will be better prepared for your interview if you start by asking yourself a few basic questions:

A. What do I know about the company? The job?

B. Why to I want to work here?

C. What do I hope to gain from working here?



2. DRESS APPROPRIATELY - Showing up for an interview appropriately dressed shows the interviewer that you care about the impression you make when you first meet someone. Dressing appropriately means good personal grooming and clean, conservative clothing. If in doubt, it’s better to overdress than underdress for your interview. Avoid sweatpants, sweatshirts, team jerseys, faddish styles, excessive jewelry or make-up and untied shoes.



3. ON TIME - Arrive on-time and by yourself (Leave your friends and relatives at home…or at least, in the car!).



4. APPROPRIATE GREETING -Be sure to carry your belongings in your left hand, so that you may quickly and freely shake hands. (Remmber, a gentle, but firm grasp exudes confidence; avoid a crunching, over-zealous pump or a limp, "Wet Noodle" finger-tip touch). This is not the time for "High-Fives."



5. SMILE! -Smile and make eye contact with your interviewer. Maintaining constant eye contact with your interviewer demonstrates self confidence, shows respect and an interest in the interview process.



6. RESPOND APPROPRIATELY WHEN GREETED - If asked "How are you, today?", it's polite and appropriate to answer accordingly and then follow-up with, "And You?"



7. BE INVESTED - If you are being escorted to the interview site, keep pace with and walk along side your escort. Lagging behind shows disinterest, disrespect and a lack of self-confidence.



8. BE AWARE OF YOUR BODY LANGUAGE - Stand and then sit comfortably, but upright, with your hands folded in your lap. Fidgeting hands on the desk provide an unwanted distraction. Try to avoid the following: slouching in your chair or leaning to one side; stretching your legs out in front of you, with your ankles crossed; resting your arm(s) on the chair next to you; sitting with your elbows on your knees and your head cupped in your hands.



9. LISTEN CAREFULLY AND SPEAK CLEARLY - Good communication is essential if you want a successful interview. Make sure you hear and understand the interviewer and make sure they can understand you!



10. BE THOUGHTFUL AND HONEST - When you answer questions, think before you answer and resist the temptation to exagerate or misrepresent your qualifications. Avoid telling the interviewer what you think he or she wants to hear. If you are unsure about something, do not sit there silently, hoping the interviewer will move on. Resist the impulse to say "I don't know." Take a chance...give the question some thought and answer it to the best of your ability.



11. BE CONFIDENT - Do not sell yourself short! Even if you have had little or no experience, think about your past accomplishments and your future goals. Now is the time to let your prospective employer know why he needs you on his TEAM!



12. BE POSITIVE - Do not make negative comments or speak disparagingly about past jobs, employers, co-workers, etc...



13. RELEVANT QUESTIONS - Do not be afraid to ask relevant questions or for clarification of information you may not understand."

Happiness

"Happiness does not depend upon getting other people's approval--it depends upon getting your own approval."
~David Baird

New auctions up

Furry platform shoes, Lane Bryant, Torrid and Bath and Body Works goodies. Click the pic to see the auctions.

All that studying finally paid off!

Woohoo!!!
Not bad for a mom, wife and chick battling thyroid cancer eh?



Tomorrow I get to paaaaarty with my family and friends!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there! Hope you get to be treated like a queen today.

Toddlers and tweens....oh my!

Yay, it's Friday! It's been a rough week for me. Emotional over the kittens and well, other things. It's been tough with the kids too. Let me just say terrible threes combined with pre-teen sassiness....OMG!

Here is a cute picture of Gracie, just because...

Help this guy out

"So, here's the story - I'm 25, and to this date, have never been laid. Yes, it's sad, but it's true. The other day, I came across the site helpwinthisbet.com where the guy was trying to get two million hits in order to win a bet with his girlfriend and have a menage a trois with his girlfriend and a woman of his choice. I was talking about this site with one of my very hot (but also very platonic) female friends who said the site was a one time thing, and it couldn't be done again. The result of this is our bet - if I can get 5 million visitors to this website in 30 days, she has agreed to help me with my "problem". If I can't get to five million in 30 days, I have to be her personal servant for a week, doing anything she asks me to do."

Click to help this virgin get lucky

Attack cat

Cat is placed on house arrest for attacking the Avon lady and neighbors: http://www.northcountrygazette.org/articles/032906AttackCat.html

Maintaining a healthy level of insanity

19 WAYS TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY LEVEL OF INSANITY

1. At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.

2. Page yourself over the intercom. Don't disguise your voice.

3. Every time someone asks you to do something, ask if they want fries with that.

4. Put your garbage can on your desk and label it "IN".

5. Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over their caffeine addictions, switch to espresso.

6. In the memo field of all your checks, write "for sexual favors".

7. Finish all your sentences with "in accordance with the prophecy"

8. Don't use any punctuation.

9. As often as possible, skip rather than walk.

10. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat - with a serious face.

11. Specify that your drive-through order is "to go".

12. Sing along at the opera.

13. Put mosquito netting around your work area and play tropical sounds all day at work.

14. Go to a poetry recital and ask why the poems don't rhyme.

15. Five days in advance, tell your friends you can't attend their party because you're not in the mood.

16. Have your coworkers address you by your wrestling name, Rock Bottom

17. When the money comes out the ATM, scream "I won! I won!"

18. When leaving the zoo, start running towards the parking lot yelling, "run for your lives, they're loose!!"

19. Tell your children over dinner "due to the economy, we are going to have to let one of you go."

Looky looky

I *heart* Stephen Colbert.

It's long, but I betcha it will be the best 24 minutes of your day.

Clicky for your daily helping of truthiness

Happy May 1st

"The month of May was come, when every lusty heart beginneth
to blossom, and to bring forth fruit; for like as herbs and trees
bring forth fruit and flourish in May, in likewise every lusty heart
that is in any manner a lover, springeth and flourisheth in lusty
deeds. For it giveth unto all lovers courage,
that lusty month of May."
- Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte d'Arthur, 1485

I am Sunrise

You Are Sunrise

You enjoy living a slow, fulfilling life. You enjoy living every moment, no matter how ordinary. You are a person of reflection and meditation. You start and end every day by looking inward. Caring and giving, you enjoy making people happy. You're often cooking for friends or buying them gifts. All in all, you know how to love life for what it is - not for how it should be.

What Time Of Day Are You?