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Woohoo @FearofUnknown ! Congrats!

Feel free to tag me into your updates. That's amazing! Also, I guess you can also ask your boss for feedback.

@Ruby26 , How is everything going with you?

@FearofUnknown

I’ve just read your posts about your new job. First of all, I’m so excited for you, congratulations on giving it a go! It sounds like you may have passed your probation too? It was interesting and inspiring reading about your days at work. And yes, working with others isn’t always easy, like you mentioned, everyone has different ways of doing things. It’s definitely an adjustment but I’m proud of you for pushing through though. Good on you! Keep us updated how things goes for you. 😊

@Ruby26

Nice to hear from you, thank you for your kind words and yes it can absolutely be a dealbreaker. I've been off here for a while, have been going through a few tough weeks, so I've had a bit of a break from applying for jobs. However, I'm starting to feel a bit better now. I did one shift this week at the event job, only half day but it was good, I felt a bit tired and overwhelmed with all the people but it went ok.

@tyme @FearofUnknown @Ruby26 @Oaktree @AuntGlow

I also need some help and advice..I got a call from another job I applied for a while ago and have been invited to an interview next week, it’s a daytime role. Hopefully fingers crossed a suitable position for me!! In the interview confirmation letter, they mentioned wearing “professional attire,” which made me feel a bit freaked out, as I don’t usually dress like that. If I end up getting the job, they provide a uniform which would be great, since I don’t really own those kinds of clothes, based on what I saw when googling. I do have some nicer, clean outfits I’d wear on special occasions. I’ve got some tailored pants somewhere, and a few nicer tops/blouses for special occasions, but I don’t have a blazer or anything like that?! I think I may have gotten a bit caught up in the wording and started overthinking it. I’ve never been invited to an interview where a specific dress code has been mentioned before, so I'm not quite sure what's expected and it's stresses me out. 😲

@SaltwaterSoul How about shoes? What sort of shoes are you going to wear with tailored pants and a blouse?

@FearofUnknown

I’m confident with my choice of shoes, I am probably just overthinking it. I usually make an effort to show up in a clean, tidy outfit for each interview, but when I read “professional attire” it threw me off a bit, as I’ve never actually had an interview confirmation letter mention that before. What would you wear if you were in my situation? 🙂

@SaltwaterSoul ,

Maybe, just don't turn up in ripped jeans?

Congrats on the interview!

We're here if you have questions you want to unpack before the interview.

Thanks @tyme, I managed to put something together. I think this interview was my best yet, I didn’t even shake in my voice once. I felt quite calm this time around. I’m not sure why, but the manager who interviewed me was very calm and spoke in a really calm way, which made me feel calm too somehow. I was very nervous when I walked into the room, and her calm voice helped me feel less anxious. There was one scenario question where I kind of went blank, and panicked a bit, but then I remembered to ask can you please repeat the question again, and then I got it right. The manager said ''excellent'', that was nice to hear. Overall, I thought the job seemed fine. I’ll just wait and see if I get it or not, as they had some other interviews as well. 🙂

@Oaktree @FearofUnknown @Ruby26 @Tolly

@SaltwaterSoul , so glad to hear that you feel comfortable. I think that's important as part of a job. Sometimes a job might seem great on paper, but when you go in, you 'feel' it's not for you.

All the best as you wait.

Hello @SaltwaterSoul,

How are you? 💛

I am so sorry for my delay! I have had a bit of time off recently.

I would love an update on the job-front. What have I missed?! 🤩

@AuntGlow

That’s great, I hope you had some well-deserved time off. Did you do anything special or just take some time to rest?

I went to an interview last week, and overall I felt it went well. I felt confident during the interview, my voice didn’t shake, which is something I usually experience. However, in the following days, I did feel a bit anxious, with thoughts like I might not be able to do it or that I’m not capable of learning something new. I know this is just my own anxiety, which tends to show up in this way. Whenever something good happens, I immediately start thinking I can’t do it. Very helpful… not. But I’m working on it.

After some rest and reflection, I’ve come to the conclusion that if I do receive an offer, I think ’ll take the step and give it a go. The worst-case scenario is that it’s not the right fit or it doesn’t work out, but at least I would have tried. I can’t really say it won’t work out if I haven’t given it a chance. It wasn’t a bad role at all. I think the fact that it felt like it could be something for me is partly what made me feel a bit worried.