That phone interview I had on Saturday? They emailed me and asked me to come to their office and meet them in person. I’m happy about this, though it does call into question my ability to assess a situation, or more specifically, assess people’s reaction to me. More times than not this is probably a good thing (self-awareness can be so painful), and yet it seems like a skill that could at times come in handy.

I’ll have to spend some time over the weekend getting ready for the interview. Efforts to gather my thoughts so that I may speak coherently shall be avoided at all costs. I tried to do that before the phone interview, and while it turns out they must have seen some potential, the conversation felt icky and uncomfortable and jumbled and bad. Why put myself through that again? Screw preparedness. I’m not applying to be a boy scout.

What I can do, is make some cosmetic improvements. I need a haircut for sure. Though, a series of bad haircuts have left me with little room for trimming, so it’s hard to say how much progress I can make there. I know my wardrobe could use some upgrades. An initial scan of my closet left me wondering what I have against clean, unscuffed shoes. Also, how do my baggy, ill-fitting pants stay up when I have not a single belt? And I should put an ad on craigslist to see if anyone has seen my iron- I think it went missing in 2006.

If they thought I was impressive over the phone, wait ’til they see me in person.

Tags: job search