I actually had an interview at long last, too bad it was just a part time job and not either a full time job that I've been longing for or an internship that could then hopefully get me into the full time job I've been longing for but at least I would have some income coming in opposed to taking money out of my savings when ever I need some cash.
Any way I don't think it was that bad really, it could have been better but it could've been so much worse too.
I found out that my local Bingo hall had some vacancies so I applied online and I got a phone call to arrange my interview and it was all going fine until I had the interview.
I am the sort of person who when something bothers me I put it to the back of my mind and try not to think about it or I end up getting really frustrated and upset with worry so I pretty much spent the whole day trying not to think about it and when I got there and told the girl at the desk I had an interview I sat down and tried not to think about it which was probably a bad idea because I should have probably been sitting there thinking bout the questions they would probably ask so I could think of some decent answers.
The people who worked there were really nice, both the man who interviewed me and the people on the desk, I think it's important to remember that people don't want you to fall apart at an interview/audition because it's not just awful for you but it's awful for the interviewer too, I've been told by drama teachers and my media college tutors many times that this is true and they are people who have worked in theatre production and radio/television production so I trust them when they say that employers will want you to feel at ease.
I'm just really shy (which to be honest is probably why I choose to blog and not to vlog or podcast) when I get used to something I get more confident and friends know that whilst I'm really quiet when you first meet me and then after a few weeks I turn into a motor mouth who will tell you just about anything.
The only problem with this is when it comes to interviews (and meeting certain people for the first time) I don't paint myself in the best light and stutter a lot, if I could just fast forward a few weeks to when I'm feeling comfortable with someone I might come across as a better candidate/person and I might be better at first impressions.
Any way someone on the desk recognized me from school and I honestly didn't remember him at all, I felt really bad because I'm usually the kind of person who gets forgotten about and it seems weird to me that someone would remember me and I wouldn't remember who they were.
It turned out his younger brother was in my year at school and was in most of my classes, I remember the boy in my class and listening to the boy at the front desk they were really similar, they sounded the same and said similar things but I still had no idea that boy had an older brother, I'm sorry.
During the interview it's self I spoke clearly which to be honest about I was really scared I wouldn't speak clearly enough and that I would start mumbling but I didn't, I did do that thing however where you use "Your acting Voice".
I don't know if you've realised but people have acting voices, you notice this the most if you've been in a drama group/acting classes or if you did drama/acting at school.
I don't know why but at my school at least everyone sounded really posh (probably because I live in the south of England near London so my drama class sounded posher for some reason).
If you watch reality TV, have been to see an amateur theatre production, or had to hear a speech of some kind you've probably heard the acting voice, it's when the words sound really deliberate, over spaced and slow when normally your voice sounds more fluid. Maybe you don't know what I mean and you think I'm crazy but the point is that my voice was different at the start of the interview and changed half way through so that was embarrassing.
The worst part of the interview and my biggest downfall was that I hadn't prepared for any questions so I hesitated and had some really long awkward pauses but I refused to give up and back down and answered all the questions anyway, I really thought I would give up and say "I don't know, sorry." but I didn't, I have to admit I don't think some of my answers made much sense and the worst part is if it weren't for me feeling nervous I probably could've though of better answers on the spot so if I don't get this job have to remember to think about what they might ask me in advance.
I don't even know if I have the job or not, they said that they should've known by Saturday but it's now Monday, they said that they like to let everyone know whether or not they got the job and they would rather use the phone but they might send a letter...
So basically they might phoneme , they might send me a letter or they might not actually let me know so I could be sitting around waiting for a phone call or a letter that might not come.
My advice (and a note to myself) think in advance what they might ask you and think of answers so they don't catch you out during the interview.
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