Tomorrow is a big day for me, I've got a big interview scheduled for a new job in a creative role writing content and I'm so, so nervous about it.
I've been thinking about all the possible questions that they could ask me and it seems that there are endless scenarios, far too many for me to fathom in one go.
It's been a few years since my last interview and while I am generally very personable and don't find it difficult speaking to people, I find interviews challenging and rather intimidating.
The role that I've applied for is bound to be super fast paced and while I can work very well under pressure, I still find myself doubting my capabilities because I've never done this kind of work before. I take my work seriously and have high expectations of myself. I've often exceeded expectations but I've also failed many times and yet both of these taught me something because I believe in being able to learn from both successes and failures.
A lot hangs in the balance with this job and I really, really want to get it but on the flip side, I also know that I'm up against tough competition and only three people have been shortlisted for the role. It isn't a permanent position but would be great experience to put on my resumé for future endeavours I may want to pursue, so I'm looking at it as a good stepping stone towards something else.
I just really hope that this interview tomorrow is a good one. I once went to an interview where the interviewer tried every possible way to push my buttons and get a reaction out of me. I'm not sure what they were hoping to achieve but they asked me some really weird questions and one of them got in my face and with their nose about 1inch away from mine said "How do you feel about gay people?" They seemed completely off kilter with their line of questioning but I must have answered them well enough because they offered me the job. Due to the distasteful experience I had in the interview, I actually turned the position down as I felt that working for people that were that aggressive in the interview process would probably not bode well in terms of the work environment.
Perhaps this interview will be a lot better than that one was and they'll ask me standard questions and it'll be more of a conversation than an interrogation. That's what I'm hoping anyway.
Have you had any weird interview experiences? Feel free to tell me about them in the comments.
