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Project Job Search - January 2010

One of the few things I learnt from my job hunting this time round is to thoroughly prepare for the interviews. I got a little confident in the beginning, didn't really think about what I should say and what they might ask and so on the day of the interview, I end up being nervous and ended up not being able to present my confident self to the employers.

I am ok with questions with facts such as "Why did you leave your last job" and "Why do you want to be in this industry" however it's the probing questions that most people have trouble with:
"Tell me about an experience you've had that required delicate attention and how you've overcome it"

or something more abstract like:
"What animal would you like to be for a day and why"

It helps to write down all possible questions and prepare answers for them, ask a friend or two who recently have been to job interviews or work in the recruitment field and ask them what they have been asked, you'll find most employers in similar industries usually use the same method and ask very similar questions, so knowing your answers beforehand can certainly boost that confidence on the day.

Here are some advice on the tricky questions and how to prepare for them:
How to answer tricky questions - My Career
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Picking the jobs

January 7th 2010 02:09
What do you prefer? A job that pays well but boring as hell, or a job that pays around half of the first job but is a lot more interesting and you have a lot of fun doing it?

I have started the new job which I found before christmas, and am very happy that it is paying double than what I was getting as a travel agent.

Yay for me, except I've also just found out that it is also boring as hell.

Perhaps it's the early days and perhaps everyone on the project is still trying to feel around where the project is going, but readying policies all day and trying to consolidate them is not my idea of a fun job. (Nor is it my idea of being a Business Analyst - was there a miscommunication about my job role?)


But for 12 months fixed term contract I'll stick to it. It can certainly turn my financial situation around for now.

Normally though I think I'd rather do a job that I have fun doing. Days go by faster when you are having fun, rather than keep on looking at the clock wishing it was 5pm already.

But life always catch on with us doesn't it? There are always bills to pay and meals to buy.

What would you have preferred?
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