My first ever job interview was in April of 2011.... it was for the well known company called Macy's!
I had almost no interview experience, aside from a demo I had done in college. I had applied online, they have this questionnaire that apparently you never have to fill out again once you've completed it.
Anyways, so I went to Macy's and I was nicely dressed, nice pants and a business shirt (I don't know the name)...Although, the bad thing was that the shirt was wrinkled and the dryer was broken so I had to bring it to the neighbor's house and when I got the shirt back... it smelled like cigarette smoke because she's a big smoker. The smell did not come out for a while... I have no idea if the interviewer smelled it or not! If you don't know me, I am not a smoker and hate being around it.
When I got to Macy's, I was a bit lost as it had three stories and the main office was actually hidden in the corner of the women's section.
When I got there, the office was very nice and it was a nice atmosphere. Apparently the person that was supposed to interview me was MIA, so they had someone else interview me.
This guy didn't really seem like he was into it, he didn't seem enthusiastic. I bombed half of the questions they asked me, but it also helped me... because I knew what to say on my next interview.
I received an email a week later saying they passed on me, which was fine. I then went into a "I hate macys" phase for not hiring me...
Even though I never went there to shop, I don't hate them anymore though.. as I had a second interview with them a year later and they did like me. Still unemployed though...
I can't say the interview went well, but the experience was good though.
Lesson Learned: It brought me into the interview experience.
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