Interview

My interview went well. Except for that fact that I completely forgot to tell the interviewer that I went to High School. I jumped right into how I was part of a design internship. I spent little to no time pumping myself up in the beginning, which resulted in a short interview. But overall after that point my interview went well. Thankfully I was able to control voice and talking speed and had no problem with stumbling over my words. A few questions were surprising. The interviewer asked me an illegal question pertaining to my sexual orientation. I redirected the question and asked if he meant if my sexual preferences or believes will hinder my ability to work in a group, to which I said no. Another question that I was stumped on was "What is one thing that is surprising about you that we wont find on a resume". This took me a second to answer and so I asked if we could come back to the question at a later time. A few more questions were asked and I still wasn’t able to answer the question. The interview finished a few minutes later and finally at the end I was able to revisit the question when the interviewer asked if I had any questions for him. The interview ended, we shook hands, and I left. The interviewer was pleased with the interview. He stated that at first he was disappointed that I couldn't think of an answer to the earlier question but was impressed that I came back and answered it at the end. Overall I need to remember in an actual interview to really sell myself in the beginning. The interviewer said that those first 5 minutes are when you need to pull out all the stops and really promote yourselves. He said that I need to convince them that I will be the best thing for that company. I’m not fully sure if I agree with that. I prefer to come from complete honesty and be willing to say where my shortcomings are. Overall I think the interview went really well! I learned a lot from it and I am excited to see where this simulation will help me later when I actually go for a job.