Hopefully a new job!

[marciadanielle]

I had an interview with Madame Tussauds today. It's just a retail job, but it's full time and it pays pretty decently (for retail anyways - about £15000/annum). I think it could be a good job. It's permanent and full time, so that's good. And I would get a ton of holidays (which everyone gets here, but it's so foreign to me!) So I would get 27 days of holidays. Now since they're open bank holidays, it means I can use the holidays for those days some other time. Which is great for me! I can work bank holidays, who cares? The interview went pretty good. They wanted super outgoing people, so I tried to be outgoing. By nature I am shy and timid, but I tried to suppress that this afternoon! the first part was a group interview assessment thing. The first part was we had to bring an item that represented ourselves. Gag me. But I brought a Canadian flag (I cut it off my backpack - which sucks cause it was a bitch to sew on, but I figured it was worth it). I don't have a lot with me in London, so I figured it was unique enough. I volunteered to go first too. Which I think was good. I was nervous and spoke very fast! And my voice may have wavered once or twice, but I speak well, so I think it was okay. Then there was a group exercise with the two hr people watching us and taking notes. So I tried to participate a lot. Then they went out of the room and decided who they wanted to have a one-on-one interview with (if they didn't pick you, that was the end and you didn't get the job) but they came back and said they wanted to continue with all of us (there was me and 4 guys - one really good looking one!) So yay! I went first for the one-on-one and it went good too. I think anyways. I smiled a lot and the guy made a comment about me smiling a lot, but he said it was a good thing. Then if we wanted to we could walk around Madame Tussauds. And since it's something like £25 to get in, I said yes! Plus, I think it shows an interest in it. It was VERY crowded though, what with being the holidays and all. So that annoyed me greatly. I took a few pictures, but they mostly have other people in them because it was hard enough getting in front of the figures let alone trying to get them without people posing next to them! I'll try and post them at some point. Well, it will probably be on facebook though. But it was fun to walk around. I hope I get the job, I think it would be good. Well, good enough anyways. I find out by the end of the week.

Oh and sad news. I am tied for 3rd/4th place in my football pool. And the season is over. My Dad won, my sister came in 2nd, my brother-in-law is in last place. My Mom and I are tied. And the two of us will pick the playoff games next week to determine which one of us has to cook with Ryan, and which one of us just has to buy a bottle of wine and set the table. It sucks. I'm so used to winning!! I really hope I get 3rd place. I don't know how to cook!! Plus, I would have to split the cost of the food, and I don't have money for that!

Comments

[scattydove.livejournal.com]

£15,000 is an amazing starting salary for retail! Well....it won't go as far seen as you're in London but still ace nonetheless!

I really hope you get it :D Make sure you book time off for Montpellier though :P

[marciadanielle.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, it's on my list of dates I need off!!