Carmelita's Journal

Well, I had my interview yesterday :-(

I had been so hopeful - - I couldn't help but get my hopes up that things were going to turn a corner for me.

I guess I should have known better. Although I had prepared for the interview and practiced the usual types of questions, this interview didn't follow the typical pattern. This different format threw me right off and I just babbled as I answered the questions that were asked. It is only by chance if I actually really answered the question.

Since I have a few strikes against me (age, weight, a layoff in my past, a letter in my old personnel file about absenteeism), I think that I really need to shine in an interview to remain in the running. I certainly didn't shine. I feel as though I left there without saying anything about how great I would be at the job. I will be extremely shocked if I'm offered the job.

So, today, I'm feeling pretty discouraged. It would be so wonderful if I was able to find a fulltime job. Money is getting to be quite a problem between a part-time salary and a lot of debt. I had hoped that I might be able to get back on my feet. Now I can go back to apply for job after job and not even getting another interview and living what seems to be a part-time life.