There's a regular thing in the St. Paul Pioneer Press where they interview some random person and the random person tells you about their job and how they got it. So let's imagine they're writing an article about me.
What is your new title?
Technology Development Engineer
Tell us about your responsibilities.
I have no idea.
How did you get this job?
I went to an engineering society meeting where I met someone who just met someone looking for experience with a specific software package. Then, I interviewed for the position which was definitely not what I wanted, but I lied and said I was interested in a stepping stone position. Fortunately, they changed the job (and probably pay) and I was enticed to take it. (Can you imagine them printing this in the Pioneer Press?)
What song title would characterize your life right now?
"Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake.
"No I don't know where I'm going, but I sure know where I've been." "And I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time."
(This daily article would be so much more interesting if they interviewed people like me. The people they interview give the most boring answer to this question.)
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Hi there, and good morning! This post came up in a Google Alert I have set up for "How I Got My Job". I've been releasing interviews I've done with other people who share how they got their jobs at http://howigotmyjob.com
ReplyDeleteI encourage you and your readers to check it out. Being in a search once more myself, I've found these interviews to be very helpful, even just for an emotional uplift.