To this very day I still remember the first ever job interview I attended. I was at the end or year 10, fatly approach the Christmas holidays and I received a phone call from Big W stating that they were looking for night fill staff and if I was interested they’d like to organise an interview. Being a keen 15 year old that was in desperate need of some extra pocket money I jumped at the chance.
The day arrive, I was all suited up in a nice shirt and tie that belonged to dad, looking like a bit of a fool mind you, when I knocked on the night managers door to attend the my first job interview. I distinctly remember sitting in the chair, nervous as hell, twitching my toes and clenching my hands as tight as I could waiting for the interview to begin. What seem like an hr took only 15 mins and it involved nothing more than a brief chat and discussion about the role of the job and if I had any issues lifting heavy boxes…to which I replied in a squeaky voice…No. He replied ‘excellent’ and told me to wait here as he be back soon with the store manage. Store manager! The word I dreaded. Why did I have to see the store manager?
Anyway 5 min late he came back with the store manager who greeted me a warm hand shake and said with a smile ‘you play rugby don’t ya?’ Boy didn’t this ease the tension. From there he showed me around the store, giving me a quick tour out the back to see how things were operated. From here there’s only one thing I specifically remember. He asked me to describe myself, to which I replied without much thought ‘I’m somebody who doesn’t give up and will do anything to get the job done’. He smiled again, shaking his head and writing the comments done on my resume. ‘Right’, he said, ‘You will hear from us by the end of the week as to whether you were successful or not’. I walked away a little disappointed at the closing statement as I thought they gave out jobs then and there but that wasn’t the case. Anyway, Friday gave around, I received the phone call, got the got and the rest is history.
Looking back, that was probably the easiest job interview I’ve ever had but at the time the scariest.
