Im SO nervous & to be honest a bit scared
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Topic: Im SO nervous & to be honest a bit scared
Posted By: buzimumto3boys
Subject: Im SO nervous & to be honest a bit scared
Date Posted: 05 October 2007 at 10:51am
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Ok. I havent worked (other than at home of course!)for the last 5 years give or take a month or 2... and my last job interview was 8 years ago... but I have an interview on Tuesday!
Im just wanting to work part time in the same sort of area I was in before. I applied online yesterday and got the call this morning!! So now the rush is on for clothes/shoes/references!!  
Has anyone else been through the scarey interview thing after being out of work for sooo long?? Any tips for me?! Thanks |
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 05 October 2007 at 11:00am
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Talk to Busymum she has just gone back to work after a few years out of the workforce. But good luck for Tuesday. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: buzimumto3boys
Date Posted: 05 October 2007 at 11:17am
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Oh of course!! I forgot about that!! Sorry busymum!
Thanks for the luck... Im hoping it all goes to plan!! |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: 05 October 2007 at 11:25am
Relax and be yourself 
Just think of it as meeting someone new and they just want to know a wee bit more about you. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: ffudehtpu
Date Posted: 05 October 2007 at 12:45pm
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I have interviewed a lot of staff and heres my advice Before you go in have it clear in your head why you want the job, where you want to be in 5 years, why skills and attributes you have that make you the best person for the job. these questions are asked in 90% of all interviews. Prepare a question or two to ask them, shows that you have thought about the job / company and are interested. do a background on the company, learn as much as you can. Be honest, tell them your streignths and weeknesses. Don't ramble on (especially about personal stuff), keep it professional, highlight your streignths, give relevant examples then wait for the next question from them. Eg i am a very organised person, this has been shown by my role as the treasurer of xyz kindergarten. If they highlight a weekness hamburger it. EG if they ask you what your excel skills are like and they are not good then say something along thelines of the following....I have good computer skills, however excel is not a program that i have had much to do with, i am a fast learner however and keen to learn new programmes. the hamburger technique involves lead with a positive, put in the negitive finish with a positive, leaves a positive impression overall. Smile and try to look relaxed, confidence goes a loong way make lots of eye contact, clarify any question you are unsure about (this can be a nice stall tactic to think of your answer as well) Good Luck and i hope some of this helps ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: buzimumto3boys
Date Posted: 05 October 2007 at 12:50pm
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Wow thank you so much! That will help alot!
Im normally a very confident person so hopefully this will show through and I wont let nerves get the better of me!! I like the positive negative positive answer! I will have to remember that! 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 05 October 2007 at 2:31pm
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Good luck, hope it goes well for you. I'm sure if you can manage all your kids you will be breeze through an interview ------------- 
 
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 05 October 2007 at 3:22pm
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Im interviewing for my maternity leave replacement at the moment .... one piece of advice ... speak up :) I had a lovely girl here the other day who was probably more than competent ... but she was soo quiet, I just couldnt picture her in a management role. ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 05 October 2007 at 4:16pm
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Hi all the best for Tuesday!!! I've just had my first week back at work after 4yrs. Luckily I didn't have to be interviewed though as I already knew these guys as colleagues from 4yrs back in my last role. I just told them I had 6yrs experience and had left to have a family; now had 3 kids and was looking for work again.... yea I know, kinda simple. Hope yours goes through as easily! -------------  |
Posted By: KateW
Date Posted: 05 October 2007 at 4:41pm
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Best of Luck for tuesday! Im sure you will be fine! ------------- ~Our miracle IVF babies~ http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: buzimumto3boys
Date Posted: 05 October 2007 at 4:45pm
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Thank you!
Busymum I guess you didnt get the nervousness then? Im sure if I can deal with the kids I can handle anything! LOL I have kind of set my own requirements in regards to pay and hours etc. So hopefully I can get what I want! If I cant get the hours I want I just cant do it really. I cant do too much juggling with the kids! |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 05 October 2007 at 4:55pm
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well I sent an email to a couple of ppl I knew, got a phone call 3 hours later and started 10 days later! So not much time to be nervous lol ------------- |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 05 October 2007 at 6:04pm
yep in the same boat here i have to get a partime job over the summer and i havent worked in 3 years arrggghhhh ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 05 October 2007 at 8:51pm
| i JUST GOT PART-TIME WORK (oops caps on) after a few years off - think of each interview as you also interviewing them into how well you think their company would fit into your life. I find that helps with the nerves. i went for aninterview with Glassons and at the end had already decide it wasn't going to fit in with me, after asking a few questions. made me feel not intimidated by the bos lady. |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 05 October 2007 at 9:04pm
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Best of luck for Tuesday! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: buzimumto3boys
Date Posted: 05 October 2007 at 9:18pm
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Thanks so much!
Lizzle did you say you just got part time work? Thats great!! Im pretty much at that point where I know exactly what I want and I can say no to them.. I dont HAVE to have a job next week! LOL Thats my thoughts at the moment... we will see how the interviews go! |
Posted By: buzimumto3boys
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 7:54am
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Thanks for all the luck.
It went well. Now I just have to decide what to do! Whether or not its worth working at the moment or just too much stress for an extra little bit of money! LOL The lady wants me to ring her and let her know if I want one of the jobs on offer... I can take it just til xmas but its full time 845 -445 and if I like it I could carry on after our holiday in Jan. Sooo confused now!!
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 8:21am
| could you take it on a trial basis? |
Posted By: buzimumto3boys
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 12:39pm
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It is temping.. on a 3 month contract that rolls over so I can take it on trial. Just have to think about it a bit more!
It was stupid today I got all teary walking through the supermarket because Liam started singing the hot potato song and doing the actions when we were in the vege department.... he has never done the song or actions before and I thought "wow if I was at work today I would have missed that." I think I just have to get past the guilt!! I have no idea why I feel this way though! |