Louie

Have you ever felt like your brain was stolen from you? Picture this: your mind is blank and even if you know the answer to the question you just can't answer right away. That was what happened in my short job interview last Monday. Here's an excerpt:

Interviewer: What are your hobbies? What do you do in your leisure time?

Me: I love to read.

Interviewer: What was the last book you read?

The room was silent for about 10 seconds.

Me: The last book I read was... written by Sidney Sheldon. The title of the book is... ... ... Nothing Lasts Forever.

If I were in the position of the interviewer I would think the applicant (i.e. me) was making up her answer. Imagine this, while I was being interviewed, I was swaying the "fun" office chair I was sitting on to and fro until I realized what I was doing. What was wrong with me that day? I swear, it just felt like I was not my normal self. I was able to answer her questions but it just took me a long time to answer which was weird considering that she was asking me questions with answers I know by heart. It seemed like there was a totally different person being interviewed.

Well, after the interview, the HR officer told me that the company just hired 2 applicants for the research associate position (the position I was applying for) last July 16. "So, why did you ask me to take the exam today?" was the initial thought I had right after I heard what she said. But of course there was more to what she just said. She added that they will process my application further and that they would just call me for another interview in September since that is when they will be hiring trainees. That is definitely alright with me which is why right after the interview, AC and I went around Makati to inquire on job openings. We handed out our resume to the Embassy of the Republic of Korea. I do hope they hire us.