tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10032287.post9176150881960986412..comments2023-09-08T00:47:50.511-07:00Comments on Naked Reflections: An Internal DialogStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02549770321948541384noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10032287.post-53863979045975809912007-09-25T00:12:00.000-07:002007-09-25T00:12:00.000-07:00Thanks, Tom. I don't have any other jobs "in the ...Thanks, Tom. I don't have any other jobs "in the hopper" (with one possible exception), so I think you're right that I just need to plunge myself into "icy water" and do my best to "swallow the frog" and see what happens. I seriously doubt that I'll get this job, but if I'm called in for a second interview, I will try not to let this opinion interfere with the effectiveness of my presentation.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02549770321948541384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10032287.post-10789107721560616942007-09-24T16:58:00.000-07:002007-09-24T16:58:00.000-07:00I like a concept I learned recently: Swallow the ...I like a concept I learned recently: <A HREF="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=5&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgeorgeappiah.com%2F2007%2F08%2F07%2Fswallow-a-frog-first-thing-every-morning.html&ei=E0z4Rt20Gomqeue3xPQO&usg=AFQjCNHY9AQId_eD_RqKvWtr9oby6_Youw&sig2=DX3Z576IEZtkeiJOLxA3UQ" REL="nofollow">Swallow the Frog</A>, which is the idea that you should do one difficult thing every day. You did the job interview. Great.<BR/><BR/>I think you should leave it to the company and the interviewer as to whether you are right for the job and as to whether you can handle the duties.<BR/><BR/>The interviewer was probably expecting everyone he saw to say he could handle the duties. The 'test' may have been to see if you asked questions. The interviewer-interviewee process is a ridiculous dance and you are, basically, NOT the one in charge of that.<BR/><BR/>If you get the job and it is a bad fit, all you can do is make the most of it. It is possible in many of these circumstances that management can adjust things to make the job more suitable or reassign you. So, unless you have other opportunities in the hopper, just do the best you can.<BR/><BR/>The jobs that I have had have never made sense as any kind of a progression, upward or otherwise. It is all wildly haphazard and that is one thing you can't hope to fix. <BR/><BR/>The best job comes only from continually throwing yourself in that icy water. And swallowing frogs. Anyway, that's what I think.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13718601770472939313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10032287.post-35646353426153472062007-09-23T12:12:00.000-07:002007-09-23T12:12:00.000-07:00Mary Lois-- I said I didn't really expect that any...Mary Lois-- <BR/>I said I didn't really expect that anyone could help me much by sharing with me their responses to what I wrote about my job interview, but your warm and surpassingly wise reply has helped tremendously. Thank you, my friend.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02549770321948541384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10032287.post-75902054518011556762007-09-23T11:30:00.000-07:002007-09-23T11:30:00.000-07:00You have taken that brave first step of making a m...You have taken that brave first step of making a move you're unsure of -- congratulations! You're a cautious man, protecting your inner, terrified child, and now you've placed that little guy out on a limb. I for one am proud of you.<BR/><BR/>Being a totally different personality type, I have done things like this all my life. I've been on so many job interviews -- many of which I had no qualifications for -- that I can't even remember them all. But I remember the fear: What's the worst that can happen? That I won't get the job? Or that I do get it and suck? How bad will it be.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately for all of us, there are jobs we go for that we don't get. When we reflect on it later, we wonder why we even thought about going on that interview. Sometimes we get jobs we don't like and that don't like us; I've been at some of those that when I got fired it was a kick in the teeth but I was really relieved not to have to go into that horrible place one more time.<BR/><BR/>It's just a rite of passage -- a difficult one -- but it's just a first step toward self-actualization. Go easy on yourself here and wait to see what happens.Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.com