<p>I just got an email telling me I have an interview with the local hospital for a volunteering position. They only take around 25-30 per summer, so it's big deal (at least to me).</p>
<p>I hate to jinx it, but chances are looking very good for me. Any tips for the interview? I have the basic "Don't show up without shoes, don't sound like you came from the backwoods", et al.</p>
<p>Yay for me! I'm so weird.</p>
<p>I was going to make a sarcastic comment to this thread and towards you, but for some reason your happiness fills me with joy. I know exactly what you are talking about. You have worked hard to achieve something and now it finally looks like your works has paid off. I've had that feeling in the past and you are to be very happy indeed :)</p>
<p>Congratulations!</p>
<p>Oh, I'm so sad for you :(</p>
<p>That was very uncharacteristic of you, shasta.</p>
<p>lablondie: Tut, tut.</p>
<p>Well I am.</p>
<p>At least it's not a nursing home. Nursing homes smell SOOOOO bad.</p>
<p>That's what everyone tells me, so I didn't even try for a position there.</p>
<p>They smell like puke mixed with old people sweat.</p>
<p>I hated whenever we had to sing at those places during Christmas and stuff.</p>
<p>Congrats snoop. Advice for interviews: Don't fall asleep! I fell asleep when a postdoc was explaining his research. I did not get the internship position.</p>
<p>Ew. </p>
<p>Thanks, Venkat. I'll keep that in mind.</p>
<p>Trust me. Some people can be boring and longwinded. After listening for half an hour about research I don't understand, it's hard to stay awake. I think the postdoc may have been too into his research to notice me fighting sleep though.</p>
<p>That's awesome. Or horrible. Very funny.</p>
<p>Drink a gallon of coffee to be safe, but don't be hyper during the interview either. Maybe have a steady stream of low doses of caffeine pump into your blood stream so you can stay alert.</p>
<p>I am so happy for you, I am going to post my Happiness Symbol, just for you.
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:cool: :D :cool:
☆ :cool: :D :) :D :cool: ☆
:cool: :D :cool:
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<p>Keep on ballin', snoop.</p>
<p>You know how I roll.</p>
<p>I am now happy.</p>
<p>I found the thread uncharacteristically abnormal. (have never seen snoop talking like that!)</p>
<p>Are you talkin to me? You must be talkin to me, cause I'm the only one here.</p>
<p>Is that better?</p>
<p>Well, I was referring to u. I wasn't really 'talking' w/ anyone.......was just showing my surprise..........never saw u talking like this. :D</p>
<p>Oh, by the way, my advice,
a)Show ur utmost smartness (even if u don't know sth they ask, just tackle it in such a way as if u know it all!)
b)Make u seem look like ur the happiest person in the world (they'd definitely prefer cheerful people)
c) Use some medical terms (very basic ones, just try to show 'em that u know what ur supposed to do!) :D
(does it help anyway?)</p>
<p>They might ask you something like</p>
<p>When your friend died, did you
a) laugh
b) faint
c) fall into a coma</p>
<p>be prepared to answer!</p>
<p>Asif: Grazie. But I won't need (c). This position is more of a dealing with people job. But I'll keep it in mind.</p>
<p>PI: A. What else could it be?</p>