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call me sam
Dec 6th 2006, 08:10 AM
... and I'm nervous. I'm surfing the station's website, looking over my notes... distract me! I hate interviews. I'm a much better employee than interviewee.
Big Country
Dec 6th 2006, 08:18 AM
If it makes you feel any better, I'm exactly the same way...Good luck graemlins/cheers2.gif
Clever Login Name
Dec 6th 2006, 08:19 AM
Got some questions ready for them?
Junk Junk
Dec 6th 2006, 08:21 AM
Hope it went well for you, Sam!
call me sam
Dec 6th 2006, 08:30 AM
I have a list of questions for him, with a few highlighted. I have another page with reminders for myself on those typical interview questions. 20 minutes and counting!
(chanting: be yourself be yourself be yourself.....)
DoneThatToo
Dec 6th 2006, 08:58 AM
If you have time get up and talk a short walk. Freash air and all that.
DoneThatToo
Dec 6th 2006, 08:59 AM
Originally posted by DoneThatToo:
If you have time get up and talk a short walk. Freash air and all that.Oops looked at the time stamp. Guess I'm too late. Hope all goes / went well.... graemlins/icon_kidra.gif
Roy Hobbs
Dec 6th 2006, 09:10 AM
Get back to us with where you see yourself in 5 years...
adam & doctor drew
Dec 6th 2006, 09:27 AM
and what your "news philosophy" is.
Kace
Dec 6th 2006, 09:58 AM
Ask if they press charges.
call me sam
Dec 6th 2006, 10:05 AM
no five years, no news philosophy -- and I was ready for it!
he went easy on me.. mostly asked what questions I had for him --good sign? -- and then set up an in-person interview. Great. Something to get really nervous about.
east coast producer
Dec 6th 2006, 10:16 AM
You're a promotions producer, sam?
To Roy -- I've never really answered the "where do you see yourself in 5 years question" on interviewers where I've been asked it (just about everyone, I think!). I just gave the truthful answer: "I don't know. I love what I do now, and I can't imagine not doing it." (again, still the truth here, believe it or not. smile.gif ).
call me sam
Dec 6th 2006, 12:03 PM
yup... i was line producer til 3 years ago then made the switch.
Pro
Dec 6th 2006, 03:09 PM
Originally posted by call me sam:
he went easy on me.. mostly asked what questions I had for him --good sign? -- and then set up an in-person interview. Great. Something to get really nervous about.They set up an in-person interview? That's GREAT! That means you are a top candidate.
Especially if you have to travel to that interview and they are picking up the tab. When I started out,It wasn't anything for a station to "fly-in" five or more candidates. Today, they'll only pay to bring in their top two candidates, if even that.
I loved going on interviews. It was exciting, going to a new city, meeting new people and being treated like a semi-big shot. And if I didn't get the gig, well, I still enjoyed going on a trip on their dime, talking shop and learning some things. There was no downside.
ISTHISTHINGON?
Dec 6th 2006, 03:52 PM
The interview for my morning gig was cool. They put me up in the awesome suite.....now I know where all the money goes that could be used to fix equip!
Roy G. Biv
Dec 6th 2006, 05:09 PM
What types of questions are best to ask during a phone interview??