So earlier I had an interview for an office coordinator job that was setup through Randstad. Permanent type of deal, pretty sweet salary and not that far from my home. Sounds great right?
Except for one thing.... the place of employment is a funeral home. Sure, although the work is very fast paced which I can handle, I really doubt that I am qualified for it nor do I think I have the sort of personality they need.
They need someone who is very low key and can project an air of quiet empathy. While I can be very empathetic when the need arises, I am just too much of a loud mouth. I come from a big loud hectic family, where I am actually considered to be the quiet one. Which if you have met me in person, depending on where my bipolar cycle is, I can be very big and grandiose or quiet and reserved bordering on shy. Probably the best way to describe what I am generally like is this personality profile that I got from some quiz a while back.
With the number of interviews I have gone through, I could probably start an interview "tutoring" service.
Anyway, I also have an interview tomorrow for another placement. This time for another non-profit, heart and stroke federation, for the role of Volunteer Coordinator. This sounds like fun, since I have done something similar when I worked elections for the two levels of the Liberal Party. Then I think on Friday I will have another interview for a gig with the Government of Alberta in the department of education as an application appraiser for teachers. Or something akin to that, I am not 100% certain on what that role entails, but the person I would be working with sounds like I could really get along with and enjoy going to work. So hey, let's see what happens.
Except for one thing.... the place of employment is a funeral home. Sure, although the work is very fast paced which I can handle, I really doubt that I am qualified for it nor do I think I have the sort of personality they need.
They need someone who is very low key and can project an air of quiet empathy. While I can be very empathetic when the need arises, I am just too much of a loud mouth. I come from a big loud hectic family, where I am actually considered to be the quiet one. Which if you have met me in person, depending on where my bipolar cycle is, I can be very big and grandiose or quiet and reserved bordering on shy. Probably the best way to describe what I am generally like is this personality profile that I got from some quiz a while back.
With the number of interviews I have gone through, I could probably start an interview "tutoring" service.
Anyway, I also have an interview tomorrow for another placement. This time for another non-profit, heart and stroke federation, for the role of Volunteer Coordinator. This sounds like fun, since I have done something similar when I worked elections for the two levels of the Liberal Party. Then I think on Friday I will have another interview for a gig with the Government of Alberta in the department of education as an application appraiser for teachers. Or something akin to that, I am not 100% certain on what that role entails, but the person I would be working with sounds like I could really get along with and enjoy going to work. So hey, let's see what happens.
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