I have an interview at 1pm (EDT) for a help desk job.
I am a little nervous. I am sure I can do the job, but I hate interviews.
Incase anyone did not get that, I HATE interviews.
I don’t really know why I get so nervous, but I can feel it start to build, even now.
Anyway, wish me luck.
Rick
Good luck. But I only do so in exchange for your wishes of good luck to me, as I have an interview today at 4:00 EDT for a development department position. I don’t so much mind the interview, it’s the waiting that I hate. And the competition. Ooooh how I hates the competition.
As for why you feel nervous, am I to assume that you haven’t been preparing your ass pennies?
Good luck!
I’m trying to get a different job within my company and I know I’ll have an interview soon. So I’m kind of nervous, too.
Global Citizen
No, interviews are not harrowing experiences! They are among the very few chances we get to act cocky and confident and have it PAY OFF!
Knock 'em dead.
Good luck, Munch.
[sub]I’m not even going to mention the ass pennies thing, nope, not at all.[/sub]
RickQ, Munch, and Global Citizen Good luck to you all!
Remember that an interview is a good chance for you to decide if YOU want to work for THEM, too. (I know - I never really feel that way when interviewing, either - I just think, “Dammit, hire me.”)
If it helps, keep this in mind. I had to do interviews for a position once (I was the interviewer) and I completely understood that the people were probably a bit nervous and small things that some people (including me) beat themselves up over never even crossed my mind.
I was always impressed and took it into consideration when a candidate liked us and wanted to move/work with us. That’s cool - it makes you feel like they’d be happy with you.
Tibs.
BEST OF LUCK! 
During the interview that got me my current job I smiled till my jaws hurt. I smiled so much I was worried that I might look like the village idiot. I have since asked my boss and his boss why they chose me over others and one of the answers was: “I had the impression that you were friend and confident.”
Why I asked? “I dunno, you looked me in the eye and you smiled, even when you didn’t have an answer.”
So, I guess I’m trying to say: “SMILE” and good luck too.
Good luck to everyone who’s job hunting. I’ve been doing it for months, so I know how stressful it can be.
Mine went well, how about you, RickQ?
Mine went pretty well. They did not really ask me that much, to be honest.
They did tell me a lot about the position, but some of it made me wonder if I really want to work there (lots of phone work, prolly with lots of irate people). I prolly won’t find anything out until the end of this week at the earliest.
The good news is that I have another interview tomorrow with a different company, they just called . It never rains but it pours [sub]meant in the best possible way[/sub] 
Rick
Good luck to all interviewing! I just got off the market in April, myself, and interviews were few-and-far between. It was not a pleasant experience, as they were wanting to hire quickly, so I got gang-banged; I was interviewed simultaneously by the VP of HR, the National Sales Manager, and the Regional Sales Manager. One interview on Thursday, and I got the offer Monday.
The deciding factor, I later found out, was that I immediately went home and sent thank-you emails to all three of them, even though I had to call the home office to get the national manager’s address.