Monday, February 7, 2011

On "Your CIRCUMSTANCE"

I recently had a job interview with a media industry in St. Louis and throughout the interview he went on a roll of constantly talking about my "circumstance." First of all, it's never good when my mind wraps around one thing in an interview, because then I completely space out the rest of the time. This interview proved no different.

Halfway through he mentioned the fact that I had not yet technically graduated with a degree from Mizzou and thus I had a "circumstance" preventing me from starting work when they needed. "If we hire you we will have to deal with your circumstance as that time comes closer."
Stop referring to me as a circumstance. Shouldn't you read through a resume and cover letter before conducting the interview with the person. If you had, you'd notice this circumstance you speak of lacks existence. I have already completed the credit hours for an English degree and thus there is no circumstance. I can start as soon as you need me, I will have a degree in May no matter the "circumstance" and this interview is not off to a great start, under the circumstances that you keep referring to me as a circumstance.

Now, considering how this day started off before the interview, my circumstance wasn't the worst thing. My dog puked in my backseat 3 times on the way to the interview. I showed up at the wrong building (since the websites address isn't most recently updated). And I didn't want to get out of bed after my nap from work so I was running late and had to leave my dog and girlfriend in the car while I went into the interview.

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