[watcher]

Phrase it as, Dear <interviewer>, Thank you for the opportunity to meet with you in regards to <job position> at <company>. I just wanted to follow this up as to whether I'd be considered in a second interview. Thanks and kind regards.


I wouldn't wait, I would call them or email them to show my ambition.

you can alternatively ask about the status of your application for the position of *** instead of second interview

[theedqueen]

thanks for the help guys, much appreciated

[FlyingNun]

working over here in finance industry at Merrill Lynch in Florida...looking to stay here for about two years and then move up north to Boston to be closer to family

[Laxntiga]

I'm looking to switch careers and wanted to get some info from you guys.

I am looking for a consulting or product marketing company in the fashion industry. Ok, it doesn't have to be in the fashion industry but it would be nice. Anyone know of any companies like the one I am looking for?

I decided work is work. If I have to be there, I might as well work with something I like, something I like to do. Somewhere I can be up and moving around, discussing ideas, excerise my creativity.

Thanks in advance!

[sephoradotcom]

NEVERMIND, got my answer already..

[Pogichinoy]

Just passed my 3 month probation at my new work place yesterday.

Yay for me!! Now to take more of their training and then get promoted or leave for a new workplace. xD

[Yuki_Muto]

I'm in my senior year of college right now...and will start working at a digital marketing agency in New York (Manhattan) right after I graduate.

-Yuki

[lil_buddha_gal_2]

Currently working at McDonalds. *hides*
i really do hate that place, but its good pay. Im trying to find another job.. psh. such as hassle.

My dream job is ...? dunno yet.. I really wanna be a barrister but i'll be 45 wen i become one.. hahah

[ginger]

I came to work today, taught one class, and was promptly told that it is a national testing day for the first year middle schoolers so their classes were canceled for today! Score! So instead of having three classes back to back, I had my first period and now I don't work until sixth period...and that class is only 30 minutes due to the crazy schedule. How cool is that?? I still can't believe I get paid for this job.

On top of it, my head co-teacher (I have 6 co-teachers) came up to me after my lesson with her class yesterday and said that my lesson had been "perfect." You guys have no idea how flattering that was. I came to this school six months before with only a 5-week summer camp of ESL teaching experience. I was thrown into classes with 40 students (the majority of whom could not even say "Hello, my name is ____") and had no clue about lesson planning for kids of such varying levels. So for my co-teacher (who is a great teacher--her students all love her and she is well-respected by her co-workers) to give me that kind of compliment, I felt extremely happy.

I realized that all my posts on soompi have been like novelas...this is what I get for having too much free time at work. I studied Korean online for a while, but after about 30 new vocab words, my mind didn't want to process them anymore.

-ginger

[imyoursweetheart]

i always get nervous and shy when im interviewed. the employer would say that i have good communication skills and my exams are all good but when it comes to my interview, they always say that i couldn't express myself that much. they say that im too shy but i have the potentials. i want to overcome this attitude but how? i always practice the things that i will say about myself but i always end up blank. like this week, i had my second interview in a real estate company. im applying for the position as a consultant and i end up saying nothing. my mind was blank and i just cant tell what my mouth wants to say. i feel sorry for myself because the employer said "He (pertaining to the guy who interviewed me first) would not have endorsed you if you dont have the skills. i think you are a bright girl and you have the potentials but you are so shy, sometimes, you just have to be aggressive." also, i actually know what the position im applying for. i got so nervous and i just told him "i dont know." but i've already studied their company i know what im applying for. i think he got disappointed and he just gave me a sermon. but yes, that is my problem. i just cant say what i say because im too shy and nervous. how can i get a job if im like this? i need to overcome this. and also, i think my english is bad.

please help.

[Pogichinoy]

^You are in a difficult situation.

I have several friends who are much like yourself. They are extremely passive and are ridiculously shy not only in interviews but also in any social or work situation. In the case of what the employer said, being assertive is what is important first, then you can become aggressive as an aggressive person is what is needed in real estate.

The only way to overcome this is to have more interaction in a workplace or any social situation. Try applying for more interviews so that it will put you under the spot light and force you to become assertive.

How are you when you are with your friends or family?

[imyoursweetheart]

when im with my friends and family, im okay with it. im not shy. really. i mean, im the one who's aggressive when it comes to my friends. but i just dont like meeting "serious" people. when i was in college, i never want to talk to our chairperson because he's very intimidating. many people are so afraid of him because he's really a snob and when people try to approach him, he'll just shrug them off. i just want to share my experience about our chairperson because i never thought that we would jive. he's the type of person who you really cannot talk to because he's way too serious and doesnt want to joke around. but when im with him, we play and give funny jokes together. i wonder why with other people who are not really intimidating and they are approachable, i always get nervous with them. i cant talk. i cant express what i want to say. can you give any tips? i have lots of friends and honestly, i can not say that i lack socialization way back in my college because i have lots of friends. its just that im too shy and so afraid. if you're gonna ask me, afraid of what, afraid of everything. afraid of what might he think of me, afraid to be rejected, afraid of people (who i do not know personally and first time meeting). please help me.

[Pogichinoy]

The cause of this is due to your mentality. Unfortunately, the only way to overcome it is to take small steps and socialise more with serious people, or any people that intimidate you.

Remember, that you deserve the position, you need to show your confidence and apply yourself to everything you have learnt.

It can only come from you.

[watcher]

when im with my friends and family, im okay with it. im not shy. really. i mean, im the one who's aggressive when it comes to my friends. but i just dont like meeting "serious" people. when i was in college, i never want to talk to our chairperson because he's very intimidating. many people are so afraid of him because he's really a snob and when people try to approach him, he'll just shrug them off. i just want to share my experience about our chairperson because i never thought that we would jive. he's the type of person who you really cannot talk to because he's way too serious and doesnt want to joke around. but when im with him, we play and give funny jokes together. i wonder why with other people who are not really intimidating and they are approachable, i always get nervous with them. i cant talk. i cant express what i want to say. can you give any tips? i have lots of friends and honestly, i can not say that i lack socialization way back in my college because i have lots of friends. its just that im too shy and so afraid. if you're gonna ask me, afraid of what, afraid of everything. afraid of what might he think of me, afraid to be rejected, afraid of people (who i do not know personally and first time meeting). please help me.

go to a meet and greet. or try out some test interviews at job fairs. dont worry about messing up at those. you're not going there to nail your job anyways. you're going there for social interaction and building your conversation skills.

[epark1281]

anybody work in the sciences?
Physical Chemist here...

[negitoro]

i always get nervous and shy when im interviewed. the employer would say that i have good communication skills and my exams are all good but when it comes to my interview, they always say that i couldn't express myself that much. they say that im too shy but i have the potentials. i want to overcome this attitude but how? i always practice the things that i will say about myself but i always end up blank. like this week, i had my second interview in a real estate company. im applying for the position as a consultant and i end up saying nothing. my mind was blank and i just cant tell what my mouth wants to say. i feel sorry for myself because the employer said "He (pertaining to the guy who interviewed me first) would not have endorsed you if you dont have the skills. i think you are a bright girl and you have the potentials but you are so shy, sometimes, you just have to be aggressive." also, i actually know what the position im applying for. i got so nervous and i just told him "i dont know." but i've already studied their company i know what im applying for. i think he got disappointed and he just gave me a sermon. but yes, that is my problem. i just cant say what i say because im too shy and nervous. how can i get a job if im like this? i need to overcome this. and also, i think my english is bad.

please help.

It's all about practice, practice, practice. You're nervous only because it's an unfamiliar situation that you normally don't put yourself in. So apply for many jobs, including ones you're not even really interested in. The more interviews you attend, the easier they become until you won't even have to think about what to say because you know all your answers forwards and backwards.

If that doesn't work for you, my friend once suggested to take a shot of something half an hour before your interview Basically, not enough to get you drunk but just a tiny bit to relax you a bit LOL

[dunpingy]

two things -

- do mock interviews with your friends, its not exactly the same but you can catch yourself from giving bad responses like 'i dont know'

- this problem is bigger than something that can be really solved with more interviews.. in the real world people like yourself get passed over for a lot of different things. i recommend attending more networking events and just try to talk to people outside your close group of friends.

[HERMIT]

anybody work in the sciences?
Physical Chemist here...

I'm presuming that street pharmacist doesn't count.

[vernness]

I work in marketing and events. The job's starting to piss me off as I hafta deal with unresonable and unprofessional idiots at work.

Get a life ppl or just quit yr job!
The pay is not exactly excellent anyway with the cost of living rising like mad.

-End-

[stryder]

any recruiters or people with connections here that can hook me up with a business job in Toronto?
I'm a 3rd year business student looking preferably for a finance or consulting internship.
PM me please.