So ... I am not always the best decision maker.
Today I went to my third interview for a position that will include scanning and reading blogs for a PR company. That would be my job. I would be entry-level and the people above me would be the experts that I would be learning from.
I have been excited about this job for some time because I am very interested in social media and all the debates over metrics and how to measure your reach and the effectiveness of social media campaigns ... I really think my enthusiasm came across in the interview today and I will find out whether or not I got the job in a day or so.
Until I hear back from them I get to continue my wonderful delivery driving job. I have been back at work for less than two weeks and already I am training someone. That means I spent the entire day riding shotgun looking at the same scenery on the same route that I have had on and off for over two years. Being a passenger for five hours whilst driving in circles gives one time to think.
I pondered my interview performance and wondered what I might have said better ... what I may have forgotten to bring up ... what they might have thought of me dressed up in my fanciest outfit. I've never made more than $8,500 in a year and this job has the potential to triple or even quadruple that - doing something I clearly enjoy. I find that fascinating.
Anyway - as I cruised around crashing from my coffee buzz and thinking about my future I realized I had one skeleton in my closet ... THIS BLOG!!!!! And my myspace blog!!!!!!
Perhaps I shouldn't have told them about my band ... or perhaps I shouldn't have spelled out my band's name. Chances are ... since they are influential monitors and experts in searching through social media - they may have looked up my blogs. And they may not have appreciated what they found.
Up until about 20 minutes ago this blog was filled with entries saying crass things ... using the F word ... using all kinds of language as if I were some street punk from the inner city.
Potential employer ... please forgive me ... and please ignore what you may or may not have read earlier today ...
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Hey dude! That's awesome. This is a real natural fit for you.
I know we can fester over what we could have said, what we could have done, what would have made a better impression. But, you are who you are in that moment. Never over analyze because then you only become less natural and almost "fake". Never dismiss that who you are is what makes you unique. It separates you from those robots that are only out there to please, please, please.
Be proud in the character that you are. Your blogs are simply a vessel for you to say what you think and feel. It's raw and it's honest.
What you could do is create a more "professional" blog by creating a blog that focuses on areas of your expertise and while relatively stuffy it still says something about who you are and what you know.
I know it's been a journey for you and I wish you all the best. Everyone is rooting for you. :)
=Kelly
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