In case tomorrow's interview goes "South", should I look for voluntary work?

[Mr Allen]

Topic.

Hopefully the meeting will be a roaring success, but it's in my nature to be pessimistic, so I'm worried, this is after all my first "proper" job if I get it, after 20 odd years of voluntary work.

Hopefully my pessimism won't come across at interview stage, need to be positive, onwards and upwards I say!

Although I did get a missed call on the Mobile yesterday from Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind regarding a recent application for volunteering there, rang them back at Lunchtime today but the Lady who rang me is off till next Tuesday.

 

[Darius]

First of all, concentrate on the interview. No need to plan beforehand your failure. Then give yourself a lazy weekend and don't think about the interviews and such.

Good luck!

 

[Bender5]

You will do fine. Smile and exude confidence. Remember: You were created as you are for a special purpose. If this is the job for you, you will do better than you can possibly imagine!

 

[Momo]

Don't worry about failure, what happens will happen. Just do your best and if your fail know you at least gave it your all.

 

[Katleya]

I have a strong belief that if something is for you, then you'll get it. If you don't get it, something better is out there, somewhere.
Also, don't allow yourself to think about "what if it doesn't go right" until after the interview. By thinking about failure beforehand, you're subconsciously setting yourself up for failure.

So one thing at a time: give it your all & best on the Friday interview, and you'll get to advise on Tuesday whether or not you need to call back the lady for the volunteering (which is always a good idea, it lets you meet other people and is supposed to help access other opportunities --not that I would have first hand experience, I'm terrible at networking).

 

[Tyrantus1212]

Don't worry about failure, what happens will happen. Just do your best and if your fail know you at least gave it your all.

Took the words right out of my brain! When you don't worry, you end up coming out positive during the interview. Employers love optimism. Think about this lovely piece of advice, know that you're doing your BEST no matter what. That always helped me before interviews.

 

[Mr Allen]

The job isn't suitable for me, it's door to door sales and telesales.

Being on the phone constantly would send me insane, and door to door? No chance, I don't drive and it's unlikely I ever will, so getting between customers would be a logistics nightmare.

 

[Katleya]

But you wouldn't have known without the interview. You probably still got practice from this interview, or so I hope. So congratulations for getting to the interview stage, which not everyone manages to do,, and now you're free to think about your next options.