call it boring, but interviews have really spiced up my life these days. job interviews, visa interviews, exit interviews. well, i'm just done with one, so the rest is still to come. *sigh*
how does one prepare for an interview, anyway? there are probably dozen of tips out there if you try googling it. but when you're facing the interviewer, all that was written would just puff into smoke and be gone. then you're all to yourself.
early this morning, i had one interview that could make or break my decision on where i'd be on the next few months. let's just say it's THE company that i'd like to grow old with. well, since prince charming ain't around yet (he's busy filming right now), i'll have to make the best out of this career, for now. :p ..back to THE interview, what did i do to prepare myself for it? just slept early, since the interview's at 7 am, and the phone's at the living room, so must get up early, move to the sofa just to hear the phone ring. that's all. even if i did prepare some big words to impress the recruiting agent, i would still have forgotten what they were. besides, there's really no formula as to what kind of questions to expect. so, just prepare yourself for some surprise, and pray hard that you would do well. exactly what i did. i was surprised with most of the questions. though i'm not sure if i did well. :(
the interview went for around thirty minutes, which was quite longer than expected. in the email, it was mentioned that the whole thing would last about 10-15 minutes only. there wasn't really not much technical questions asked. they probably reserved that for face to face interviews. the questions were similar to the 'why c++' kind. the questions with no right answers. good thing it was only a phone interview. there's no reason to get self-conscious and behave silly, like the interview with the hotties. :D
by the end of the interview, i asked the interviewer what kind of qualities they are looking for, for the position i was applying. he simply said that one has to be smart and passionate about coding. i was speechless for a moment, not that the answer was an extreme surprise. probably, reality just hit me. passionate about pole dancing would have been more feasible for me. but passionate about coding?
well, obviously, i am not. is this a wakeup call for me? should i just turn back, bum around and rethink about how to reshape my future and act on it when i'm 30? or should i continue trudging on this path, and just brace myself with what's to come? decisions, decisions. if only prince charming is around to help me out on this. Wentworth Miller, hello? u there? :p
seriously, i have to ask myself this for several times. is coding really my passion? i'm afraid it's not. just thinking about that makes me all queasy and nauseous... but i want that job, i soo badly want that job. *cries out loud*.. i guess i have to work on that being passionate thing if this is what i so badly need. that's got to be possible, right? i better give up pole dancing then.
"You have to love what you do, and you have to need it like you need air." - Wentworth Miller
how does one prepare for an interview, anyway? there are probably dozen of tips out there if you try googling it. but when you're facing the interviewer, all that was written would just puff into smoke and be gone. then you're all to yourself.
early this morning, i had one interview that could make or break my decision on where i'd be on the next few months. let's just say it's THE company that i'd like to grow old with. well, since prince charming ain't around yet (he's busy filming right now), i'll have to make the best out of this career, for now. :p ..back to THE interview, what did i do to prepare myself for it? just slept early, since the interview's at 7 am, and the phone's at the living room, so must get up early, move to the sofa just to hear the phone ring. that's all. even if i did prepare some big words to impress the recruiting agent, i would still have forgotten what they were. besides, there's really no formula as to what kind of questions to expect. so, just prepare yourself for some surprise, and pray hard that you would do well. exactly what i did. i was surprised with most of the questions. though i'm not sure if i did well. :(
the interview went for around thirty minutes, which was quite longer than expected. in the email, it was mentioned that the whole thing would last about 10-15 minutes only. there wasn't really not much technical questions asked. they probably reserved that for face to face interviews. the questions were similar to the 'why c++' kind. the questions with no right answers. good thing it was only a phone interview. there's no reason to get self-conscious and behave silly, like the interview with the hotties. :D
by the end of the interview, i asked the interviewer what kind of qualities they are looking for, for the position i was applying. he simply said that one has to be smart and passionate about coding. i was speechless for a moment, not that the answer was an extreme surprise. probably, reality just hit me. passionate about pole dancing would have been more feasible for me. but passionate about coding?
well, obviously, i am not. is this a wakeup call for me? should i just turn back, bum around and rethink about how to reshape my future and act on it when i'm 30? or should i continue trudging on this path, and just brace myself with what's to come? decisions, decisions. if only prince charming is around to help me out on this. Wentworth Miller, hello? u there? :p
seriously, i have to ask myself this for several times. is coding really my passion? i'm afraid it's not. just thinking about that makes me all queasy and nauseous... but i want that job, i soo badly want that job. *cries out loud*.. i guess i have to work on that being passionate thing if this is what i so badly need. that's got to be possible, right? i better give up pole dancing then.
"You have to love what you do, and you have to need it like you need air." - Wentworth Miller
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