WOO HOO! My first interview

Well done Alison. Congrats. *goes to reed.com*

reed.com is class, one other good thing about it is that it also tells you how many other people have applyed for the job, so you can try to deside if its worth it or not.

* tips hat off to Alison* Just applied for a job.

Shack The culture gap? Are you saying that Arsenal is a middle class club now :-) The sweet scent, I'm surprised Flash hasn't got in first, is because of got a tattoo of a rose on my backside. Is there really someone who Flash hasn't told!!!!! He's not as prolific as I thought!

He didnt tell me Sabelle

I thought you'd already seen it...............the rest of London has.

I already knew about it Flash but like Spurs wwasnt going to go down anytime soon and have a peek :)

That didn't make sense even tho I knew what you were taking about. Flash, my reputation is going downhill fast with you around. Did you know that someone was wary of talking to me cos you said I was a man eater? Gonna get the Ar.se crest next

What was his name Mike Tyson, i did warn him.

Good luck, I'm sure you won't balls it up. Let us know how you go on.

Another Freeserver! Aha, it was Alison all along! Only Joking. Good luck, and remember to sell yourself, don't be reticent or vague. But don't be smug and overbearing either. It's a bit of a tightrope. Make sure you do a little research on the company, so when they ask what you know about them, you can sound interested in the place. And even if they don't ask the question, slip it in anyway. If possible, turn loads of the questions round to what you want to say and have prepared. Interviews aren't about an entirely honest presentation of oneself, they're a game. It's tough when you've never played; but then, it'll all boil down to whether they like you or not at the end of the day. Que sera. Bonne chance an' all that.

thanks i will tell you how it went. iam really goin to try to not balls it, but knowin me i'll fart or burp or do something wrong. iam goin to try to be good. i will sell my self!!

give em **** kid!!!

Hope it goes well Alison. If you do burp and fart, just smile sweetly, I'm sure they'll ignore it!!

i will!! Whats people think about tellin them iam dyslexic??they did say they wanted a gcse in english. and i got an e, it was coz i didnt find out i was dyslexic till i was in uni, so i would have got better if they had known it does explain it away. plus come to think of it, i have a degree so it cant mean that much. hmmmm

giggle. ta! i have a feelin iam bound to do something daft. oh well

keep schtum! and if you have a degree then who cares what you got for silly GCSE? they've looked at your CV so it's doubtful they'll ask such a specific question they're more likely to try and test you. But if the job is doesn' t involve writing then they probably won't test you. Good luck!

I didn't know ladies farted or burped, i knew Sabelle did but.........

ta for the advise, but if they ask?? what then??

*blush* erm no i dont............ course we bloody do. just not all of us admit it.

Just oooh this chair is squeaky isn't it?................and smelly.

come to think of it my chair is squeaky...... darn it! why have i not used that before!!! i can remember the great day my friend alice farted infront of me for the first time. i ran up to her and hugged her. she is a very girly girl sometimes. our friendship moved on from there. more open friends. the joy. sorry odd memory there.

Men don't do that sort of thing, hug when another farts. All the very best with your job interview by the way, just hope you have a strong following wind behind you.

it was only the first time she did it, it made me happy and laugh for a very long time. i will just stay away from lentils that is a killer for my veggie belly.... iam just goin to be a nice friendly applicant, who is confurdent and right for the job. thats should be ok, and just try to not do anything to daft when iam in there.

Congratulations! Don't go out on the piss Sunday night! Good luck!

i wont. but if i get the job i may go out on monday!!! tee hee

THE COUNT DOWN IS ON!!! well in my head anyways.... i went to the national history musuem for the first time today, to have a look b4 my interview, and see how long it takes to get there from deptford. its nice and only takes about 30/40 mins. if i hadnt of been on my own, with lots of kids about, i would have been playin on everything. but i had to look like a lonely adult.... but if i get the job there!!! tee hee anyone want a dino bone!!! 16 hours till the interview!

Remember no beans or lentils.

****!!!! i forgot already had some, but it was a wile ago shold have worn off by then :-P tick tock tick tock

if they ask... then lie! er...no. tell the truth. as long as you didn't lie on your CV it'll be fine. and they can't discriminate against you for being dyslexic. and i love your farting story alison! very funny.

Alison I give you all the luck in the world and very good vibes for it. Good luck.

Good luck again, don't worry, you'll do us proud.

Marchy don't say you fart as well? Blimey any more revelations today?

good job i didnt lie on my cv it just extentened the truth in parts but not by much. :-)

Good luck Alison in case you haven't seen it, I have written some detailed advice on job interviews on the thread below (see 12th and 14th post down)... Jayarebee said it was useful for his interview and he ended up getting the job, so you never know it might work again... http://phorum.abctales.com/read.php?f=1&i=88330&t=88312#reply_88330

Alison For some reason I posted on the wrong thread. Body language, open and confident, plenty of hand gestures... And no rude comments please

yeah i heard about that, and before monday i was goin to read your advice anyway. so thanks very much. finger crossed it works again eh!!

thanks again! iam doin this one for the team!! giggle i just hope i sleep tonight, i was over excited last night i didnt get to sleep untill about 7ish this morning and thats really about 8ish coz of the clocks goin back. iam getting a little nervous now. but i have prepeared stuff so i dont forget in the morning. i have had a shower so i dont have to have one in the morning, my outfit is hanging up (even down to knickers and tights), everything i will need is in my bag the route is sorted in my head and the directions to the place are written on a post-it and stuck to my a to z (which is in my bag) i'd say iam sorted! i feel its better to prepear for stuff like this the night before (when my head is still workin!) so i dont stress myself or forget, it kinda keeps me carmer. tick........ tock.......

nee probs pet! ta for the last minute advise and i wouldnt think of saying anything rude. :-)

NO Flashy i do NOT fart. Alison also take some time to relax over the weekend. and also Believe that you deserve this job. Cos you do.

thanks very much. possative thinkin thats the way to do it! do you break wind, not fart? :-p i will have some relaxing time this weekend, coz its marks birthday tomorrow, so i will just go to his and bugg him/ spend time with him. i really hope i get it! i will beable to afford to do things. wow.

Flashy, when I fart it smells like roses!!

Listen i don't know who but some swine has turned this charming thread into a thread about women farting, i'm disgusted and not interested in wimmins wind problems, so can we steer it back wishing Young Alison well on her job quest on Monday. Sabelle if yours smell of roses, then mine smell of Quality street.

Alison I doubt very much they'll ask if you are dyslexic - and if they do I can guarantee that's a first for an interview question!! you prob just been over sensitive because you feel you have something to hide...when you don't .. I'm sure they'll be bowled over by your charming presence - tip from me.. get there early ..... just in case... I had an interview a few months ago - got there dead on the nail and was at the WRONG ADDRESS.....hadn't read the letter properly...they had two damn sites within a mile of each other!!

A retail job in the Natual History Museum? Sounds dreadful. Haven't you got an education? You must be able to get something better. Mind you, I'm awaiting the results of a hearing to see if I'll be banished from the DTI forever due to - get this - innapropriate use of the internet. What on Earth could they mean by that?

in that case mine smell of tesco value. thanks i was just very excited about getting the interview this morning. i may not even get the job, but its just the fact its the first one i have had in the 2 and a half months that i have been livin in london and on the dole.

Cyberstalking perhaps?

yes i do have an education thanks very much. iam used to retail and iam sure workin there will be alot better then being on the dole and havin very little money. and for your information i just what to get into the musuem and gallery sector coz i want to work my way up. coz i want to at some point get into curating for the gallery and also to keep up with my photography and hopfully put some of my own exhibitions on. you need to start somewhere and i dont intend to my workin in retail for the rest of my life. thanks for putting a dampner on my news, you have made me feel so much better. >:-(

oo Alison i know someone who works for the V&A - let me know how the interview goes (sure you will let all of us know) and i will ask her about job vacancies. and ignore stuart he's depressed.

wicked!! thanks very much. darn tooting i'll tell everyone how the interview goes.... ta again