In my opinion, interviews are the greatest paradox created by man. Think about it.
You put two people in a room, make one of them dress up ten times fancier than any normal life situation, have one person stare down the other from across a maple, polished desk and stare. You then have a complete stranger fire random, useless questions at a nervous, sweating, uncomfortably dressed fellow and then expect a logical employment decision to come out of that discussion. Um…..really?
My worst interview. I showed up 1. wearing jeans (I was called during class and had no time to change) 2. had no relevant experience and 3. spontaneously hugged the poor girl who interviewed me at the end. In front of a client.
Yep. I hugged my interviewer. The person who was supposed to professionally hire me.
So don’t worry. No matter how bad you do on an interview. I’ve probably done worst. The best interview I had (that lead to my dream job) I left in tears because I thought I didn’t get it. Basically, I don’t really have that natural intuition for these things.
However, don’t get me wrong. I have improved. I like interviews now. Especially after getting a degree, experience and sticking to my no hug rule.
So whatever you do, don’t hug and you’ll be fine.
