Tuesday 23 February 2010

Inpromptu telephone interviews

So the story so far....As part of my course i've got my year abroad starting in september.
My nazi university tries to force every student to spend their time at university in France and in my case France and Spain. So not only is there this big pressure but also lack of information on doing anything else or even how to go about it.
The thing is, that by going to uni you're bound to just stick around with international students and not speak to as much french people, the whole point if being there.
so anyway, i decided to work in France, well Paris, and to go to Peru in South America for my spanish part. (i do french and spanish)

But now its the french work placement i'm worrying about.
I emailed god knows how many companys to which i did receive a lot of polite 'sorry we can't help' replies. But one company offered me a phone interview, YES IN FRENCH= SCARYYYY! but it went ok, it was with a marketing company in Paris. Then to my suprise they offered me an interview in London. I went to it (in peak snowy january btw) and it went alright, but aware that i have no marketing experience.
So they said they'd get in touch in 2 weeks, but 4 weeks had passed and no news...eeek!
I sent them a nice little email asking them for feedback etc so last week I had a missed call from them.

So this set the scene for this afternoon, I gave them a call but the person I had to speak to wasn't there, but third time lucky she was. BUT then this inpromptu phone interview began, totally unprepared!! oh shit was my exact thoughts.
It went ok, but jesus christ, how many interviews do I have to have to get a job, or even be rejected?! she was nice and should get back to me 'tres rapidement' so here I am again....waiting and waiting.

Please give me a job France, I love you and your language....haha, maybe that would work?
So fingers crossed now. I've got a french mate i can live with in Paris too, I've even been to the flat!

Whatever happens, happens for a reason.
This prolonged anxiety is killing me! (ok melodramatic, but it's annoying!)

Voila!!

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