piplover: (OMG!)
piplover ([personal profile] piplover) wrote2009-04-17 11:37 am
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OMGOMGOMGOMG!

Ok, so, last week, I entered a contest with the local news station, where they would draw 20 names of people currently unemployed and give them a chance to sell themselves on the air.  Well. apparently, I was one of the names drawn.  I just got an email from the guy at the TV station wanting to know when I can come down.  OMG, what am I supposed to say?  How do I sell myself so I don't look like a total idiot and someone will actually want to hire me after seeing my fat ass on TV?  OMG, I'm going to give myself a panic attack, I never thought I would be one of the winners!  Aaaahhhggggg!  

*Kermit arms!!*

Ok, ok, I can do this.  I have an outfit picked out, but what do I say?  I - really, I'm not that marketable!  My biggest selling point is I'm a veteran and a hard worker, but I've only been working part time the past three years!  

*Whimpers*

Whoever thought winning would be so nerve wracking?  Eep!

Advice from a former professional

[identity profile] beadattitude.livejournal.com 2009-04-17 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Take a deep breath. Take two. Remember that yes, you're marketing yourself, but also, you're providing on air entertainment for the radio station for free, so really? They're working for you. Seriously. They? Working for YOU. That should give you a shot of confidence.

Two. What do you really want? Don't be afraid to ask for it, because why the hell not? What kind of job do you really, really want? Don't say, "I'm open to suggestion" first.

You are plenty marketable. You're a veteran, you're used to hard work, you're used to a variety of situations and know how to think on your feet and act quickly, because of that you think you'd be great for a position doing whatever the hell you want. So ask for it.

Seriously, what do you want to do? Landscaping? "I can follow a plan, stay on my feet for hours, love the outdoors and can dig a hell of a ditch." See? Says what you want AND makes a bit of a joke.

Okay, that's the one that I had off the of my head and now I have to go to do some stuff before J has to get back to work.

Wear solid, flattering colors and more makeup than you might think, but nothing with shimmer. Wear non-dangling jewelry and keep it simple.

Write what you absolutely want to get across down and keep it in your brain, and pretty much no matter what they ask you, use that as an opportunity to bring up those points. "I'm so glad you asked me about that because it reminds me that....

If you want to talk/email later, let me know. I used to teach people how to do this.

Re: Advice from a former professional

[identity profile] piplover.livejournal.com 2009-04-17 07:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! You have no idea how much I appreciate your help. I'm trying to get my brain to start working again, but I think once I do, I need to sit down and really contemplate everything you've said. I think once I get my head around what I really want, I can give it everything I have, and like you said, why the hell not? And I think I'll have to take you up on your offer to talk, as all I can think right now is, "Ummmmmm... I like chocolate?" Yeah, not too coherent.

*Hugs*
Edited 2009-04-17 19:42 (UTC)