Day 37 - TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF

Today I sat through a "how to interview" course since I have not really been knocking it out of the park lightly. I have interviewed with a few companies but still hanging out there with no status. I thought brushing up on my skills may not be a bad idea.

I think I am fairly good at fielding questions but the one I think I screw up every time is the TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF? I have seen a few instances where my interviewers eyes start rolling in the back of their head. When they ask me about myself - they really do not want the play by play. I have found myself going into the dreaded... I was born a poor black child (a reference from THE JERK)... I struggle with an edited version of my uneventful life.

The interview course suggested that I provide my positioning statement which provides this canned overview that I am a HR professional with over 15 years of experience in delivering continuous improvement in HR processes.

I guess the thing I struggle with is that I go from very detailed to this vague overview that sounds a bit staged. I have an interview tomorrow so I am going to try the abridged version and see if I do better. Wish me luck. It is hard not to be authentic and just cut to the chase and say - JUST GIVE ME THE JOB.

ADULT ACNE
As I stated, I have an interview tomorrow and wouldn't you know a flair up of adult acne has set in. I especially love the one on my nose that makes me look like Broom Hilda. My husband does not understand why I just don't pop it. He doesn't realize it is like an underground tumor that if pushed may cause me brain damage. I know the experts say that chocolate does not cause pimples but I know they are wrong. I think the number of pimples on my face symbolically represent the amount of chocolate I ate for Valentine's Day. Even though I look like a cyclopes ... it is totally worth the extreme pleasure derived from vanilla creams.

REALIZATION
Interviewing really involves preparation and practice. Being prepared with some one liners takes you further than the epilogue of your life story. Realization 2 - I need to get my rest so I can create makeup miracules on my face.. Nothing says "Do you want a apple pie with your fries" like a forty-something woman with acne.