This past Friday, I had an interview for The insurance for the National Bank of Canada. There was no doubt in my mind that I was excited about this interview. I currently work for Metro and the only thing that I do is assemble boxes unto a pallet. You can imagine how boring that can be when I am an educated man with a university degree. However, in life you have to work to make money so I do what I have to do to get it.
So I went to the interview well dressed as one should be when meeting the people that want to potentially hire you! I am sick right now and I was still sick Friday as well. So you can imagine how bad I looked with puffy eyes, runny nose and coughing. I am a man so as women know, we are the biggest babies ever when we are sick. I arrived there 15 minutes before my interview started. I always arrive early as it gives me time to compose myself and to think of the questions they could ask me.
Time passed by and the woman that I was meeting came to get me. We introduced each other and I told her I was sick. She said, "Oh my goodness I don't want that. I have enough at home with my son and husband." We both laughed because the way she said it was utterly ridiculous. We went to the working area and I had to fill out some papers to declare I am not a criminal and I have no outstanding debts. These are precautionary measures usually made by big companies to insure they are not related to any crimes!
Afterwords, I went to the interviewing office where there was another man waiting. He was there to take extra notes as she was asking the questions. If it were only her, we would have been there for several hours. So she asked many questions relating to my working experience and then came the part that I do not like at all. Situational questions that you have to answer as best as possible. I felt confidant that day as I knew this job was for me and I wanted it. However, I never gave a hint of over-confidence because employers do not like that. The situation was if I had a store selling cellphones. A customer would come in (the guy would be the customer) and I would try to sell him a cellphone and whatever I could spare. I had to either sell a $19.99 or $79.99 phone. So asked my questions to see what kind of customer he was. He wanted something in case of emergencies. I tried to sell the $19.99 phone as it was affordable and could be used in emergencies. I made some things I went on but he wanted more. I offered him a second phone for $12.99 if he bought a blue tooth earpiece at $9.99. An instant sale and the interviewers were very satisfied of my way of selling the phones.
They asked me if I had some questions about the job and I did. I asked away and they answered. I hope they call me this Tuesday or Thursday as she said for an answer. I will cross my fingers and I hope you guys cross them too!
So I went to the interview well dressed as one should be when meeting the people that want to potentially hire you! I am sick right now and I was still sick Friday as well. So you can imagine how bad I looked with puffy eyes, runny nose and coughing. I am a man so as women know, we are the biggest babies ever when we are sick. I arrived there 15 minutes before my interview started. I always arrive early as it gives me time to compose myself and to think of the questions they could ask me.
Time passed by and the woman that I was meeting came to get me. We introduced each other and I told her I was sick. She said, "Oh my goodness I don't want that. I have enough at home with my son and husband." We both laughed because the way she said it was utterly ridiculous. We went to the working area and I had to fill out some papers to declare I am not a criminal and I have no outstanding debts. These are precautionary measures usually made by big companies to insure they are not related to any crimes!
Afterwords, I went to the interviewing office where there was another man waiting. He was there to take extra notes as she was asking the questions. If it were only her, we would have been there for several hours. So she asked many questions relating to my working experience and then came the part that I do not like at all. Situational questions that you have to answer as best as possible. I felt confidant that day as I knew this job was for me and I wanted it. However, I never gave a hint of over-confidence because employers do not like that. The situation was if I had a store selling cellphones. A customer would come in (the guy would be the customer) and I would try to sell him a cellphone and whatever I could spare. I had to either sell a $19.99 or $79.99 phone. So asked my questions to see what kind of customer he was. He wanted something in case of emergencies. I tried to sell the $19.99 phone as it was affordable and could be used in emergencies. I made some things I went on but he wanted more. I offered him a second phone for $12.99 if he bought a blue tooth earpiece at $9.99. An instant sale and the interviewers were very satisfied of my way of selling the phones.
They asked me if I had some questions about the job and I did. I asked away and they answered. I hope they call me this Tuesday or Thursday as she said for an answer. I will cross my fingers and I hope you guys cross them too!
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