Diamonds in the mass

Let's face it, a job interview is all about personal branding and selling yourself. As the person going for the interview you have to be cool, calm and collected all the while promoting and selling yourself without seeming full of yourself (and keeping the sweat and stress away).

My job interview with SSTA (scroll for earlier post) president/founder has to be the the most awkward, uncomfortable interview I've ever experience.

You put yourself out there and hope that a company will like your resume enough to actually want to meet you. Once they do meet you, you have about an hour to convince them that you're an amazing, spectacular, wonderful person whom they want to work for them. And then ultimately, they often make the actual hiring decision based on something completely trivial.

I had to sit in the lobby for what felt like hours because they had inexplicably scheduled my interview for the same time as another candidate.

When I finally was taken in for the interview, it started out pretty normal.

however i felt like a microwave popcorn in the small quiet room with the president and another lady.

Its was hilariously awkward when my voice went off-pitch without warning and i was helplessly trying to clear my throat in front of em~ in fact, i manage a small laugh to myself but it seems like no-one is laughing. *awkward *

and when i was asked whether can i work independently. i went "YES" and my sudden enthusiasm seem to shock em ZNG!

On some level, i think its due to the night before (Friday), out of kepo~ness, i went to check on the guy (my interviewer) and their webby to found that hes the president of the co. My ist exp with the CEO. *Triple Lolx* how does he look?

Above-average young chap with a well-shaved face + a bit of humor?

He told me a lot a lot on the ongoing project (those aerospace and airshows) and what is the job scope like. somehow the job scope seemed to be popping out 10XX more detailed, challenging and scarier compare to the original copy i printed from their website. (at that point of time, i do felt i was conned!)

the topic went on and to a point, he was telling and assuring me hes nt gg to send me to the moon (i must have looked like some nerve-wreaking kid), and he started laughing.

At first, it was just a reasonable amount of laughter, but it quickly progressed into more laughter when he talk more abt those meeting and travelling whenever its needed for overseas project.

I didn't want to seem like I thought he was weird, or im weird, so I was kind of laughing along, while scanning the room to make sure the lady is also laughing. But shes not. instead, shes like staring at me

So I'm kind of chuckling along while thinking to myself... how weird~ oh gosh!

Finally, when he stopped laughing and proceeded with the interview, and then he told me that everyone in their office was really close and got along really well, and so they wanted to make sure that the new person fits in perfectly... like a glue. And i was like thinking "oH a glue?!"

my dad ur probing me how many % do i feel getting the job. I was like 50-50%. Unless they did not mind my awkwardness and occasional-laughter... i "might" get the job with the lady "stares".