Stress Dreams and Interview Advice

Success! First interview in the bag. Invited for a second interview which happens this afternoon.

Continuing my unnecessary worry about everything under the sun, last night I dreamt I arrived much too early for the meeting, overheard managers discussing the candidates, forgot my notes in the car and forgot where I parked so I ended up late for the interview (how can you be both early and late for an important date?!). Caught on from comments by reception and HR that this was a place I wouldn't want to work, then proceeded to be put in a room with a fat, disabled old Catholic man with a visible colostomy bag who proceeded to smoke the whole time, while asking me questions about God and suggested that "kisses" would get me the job.

Thankfully, what I dreamt up is far worse than any situation I will likely face today or ever, so I can laugh at the comic relief my subconscious has provided. My friend ML says she always pretends when she goes for an interview that she doesn't need the job. She also likes to believe that there's no right answer to any question, so she can't go wrong. I suppose I could also take the advice Marcia Brady (or was in Greg?) was given when she had to give a big speech in front of the whole school: imagine them in their underwear.

My one main goal for finding a new job is to locate a position where I'm not faced with solving impossible problems. I think this potential job fits the bill, so wish me luck!