#interview confidence

[queenoftheimps]

Daniel: Listen, all I want to do is get out of here alive. Daniel, walking back to the deadly vampire penthouse: WHATSUP, ARMAND, YOU LITTLE BITCH

[mountainfucker69]

@ whoever is styling armand next season. for your consideration

(the lace is from this 17th century venetian needlepoint that i found by chance while looking for public domain patterns)

[formulaaone]

Logan’s panicked voice when he crashed then asking Gaetan if he did something wrong is going to stay with me for a long time. i feel so bad for him, he doesn’t deserve this. he was stuttering. he was more concerned if he made a mistake than if he was physically alright.

[papayafiles]

"i think the thing i've learnt and i've gained the most this year is: confidence in myself. sounds very simple... i've just always been quite the opposite kind of guy. and i've, i always find like i need to go out and prove it to myself before i wanna start believing anything, so. um, this year i learnt—yeah, i made some mistakes, and i didn't give a good enough fight to max, but, um, it was a good effort! and the one thing i've learnt from is, i have what it takes. and that's not an overconfident saying, that's a: i know i made my mistakes, i know what i'm capable of doing, and i know if i can improve on these things, it's definitely possible. so i'm excited. as much as i want this season now to end and i wanna go have a holiday... i'm also already looking forward to next year."

from lando's post-race interview in abu dhabi, answering the question "do you really fancy [the wdc] next year?"

[pansyfemme]

everyone wish on a star tonight i get the tutoring position i want

[whirlpool-blogs]

“I’m dialed right now.” “You are?” “Yeah.”

[sbrown82]

I don’t compare myself to anyone. But I definitely don’t compare myself to any white person.

– Keke Palmer

[sapphicyanli]

truly rare netflix w for casting the gayest person in the natla cast as zuko. literally couldnt get any better than this

[unicornpopcorn14]

So I wanna highlight some parts from Dazai's Wiki Trivia cuz I just discovered them

That is. Such an interesting answer. So never once had Dazai felt his attempts would actually succeed? Either that or he's being cryptic. It's always hard to tell with him.

Yeah he's most definitely being cryptic on purpose. I'm not convinced he just keeps lying around in his dorm staring up the ceiling- oh, ykw, that might be plausible...

NO ONE WAS GONNA TELL ME THAT INSOMNIAC DAZAI IS ACTUALLY CANON???

Zhdheje He's thinking of new ways now?? Or has he always been thinking of new ways??? Mind you this is the second time he canonically admits that he keeps thinking of new ways to annoy Chuuya. This man istg

"If I have no choice" Buddy you're the one that has been roping Chuuya into your schemes since you've reunited 😭😭 You're trying way too hard to sound like you hate him atp

[vim-flam]

marty beller's list discussion on "the brian lehrer show", WNYC (2009).

transcript:

BL: so, what's the main criteria for landing a phrase on this list, of banned words and phrases?

JL: um, Marty? do you wanna - explain?

MB: uh, it started out with "phone tag", that was sort of the grandfather of it all, which I thought was really clever at first - a lot of these phrases are really clever at first--

BL: -- let's play phone ta- oh, we're playing phone tag?

MB: yeah. really - you know, someone thought of that, many, many years ago - really clever - but, I feel there's an expiration date... for these kinds of phrases, and it gets so worn out, and it also stops people from communicating. I'd rather someone at this point say, "hey - I'm sorry we're having so much trouble getting in touch". [JL laughing]

BL: and, Jan from Hoboken suggests, "if I hear same old, same old again, I'll scream". and David from Short Hills says, "24/7 drives me nuts".

JL: interesting, yeah! well, "same old, same old" seems to refer to itself, at this point. it's one of those - it's uh, it's like a lot of phrases where the initial spark of it is gone, and it takes on this kind of zombie life, where - people are not actually even thinking of the humorous content of it any more, it's just kind of a - just kind of a rattled-off phrase. that's I think one of the things that puts stuff right on to the list.

JF: I think the subtlest one is uh, "no worries," which I think, most people in the band They Might Be Giants actually don't wanna give up, and Marty was so gracious as to actually give us a special dispensation [laughing] to continue using "no worries" in a workplace environment. I don't know if that includes when we're talking to each other, in the band--

MB: -- it depends if we're talking, uh, about work, or talking personally--

JL: --ahh, yes--

MB: if you're talking on a personal level, I wanna hear more about your feelings than "no worries".

JL: I think the key to- part of this thing about this is, Marty has his own fine-tuned idea of what goes on the list, and what doesn't go on the list, and it's taken many conversations on the tour bus for us to even start to work out what- you know, how something gets membership.

BL: I guess so. well, and maybe we'll get into, you know, what happens when one of you uses a banned word and phrase? and slips up [band chuckling] - but Emily in Cobble Hill would like to add to the list, hi Emily!

Emily: hi there, Brian!

BL: whatcha got?

Emily: uh, well what I've got, and like to see the end of, is: "at the end of the day" - and it usually comes at the end of, uh, someone who's pontificating about something, and, I hear it an awful lot, and - I'm just tired of it.

BL: at the end of the day, you wanna hear something else?

Emily: I do.

JL: Marty--?

BL: Jenny in--

MB: -- excellent.

BL: Jenny in Brooklyn - whatcha got, Jenny?

Jenny: "it's all good!"

BL: that's like "no worries".

MB: that's on the list.

BL: that's on your list.

Band in unison: yes, that's already on the list.

BL: "all good ..." and that's not that old, I feel like I only started hearing "all good" - 5 years ago?

MB: yeah, same with "it is what it is," that seems a new one, too, which ... I'm still trying to figure out what that actually means.

BL: Joel in- it's very zen.

JF: yeah, I was gonna say (laughs).

BL: Joel in Briarcliff Manor, whatcha got?

Joel: yeah, hi, uh - a couple years ago, I went on a blind date, and um- or a set-up date, and she kept- this woman kept on using, uh, "back in the day?" and, it started - all through the date, she would say that--

JL: -- it's very good; Marty's pumping his fist in the air right now--

MB: I love that, 'cause that also speaks to this, uh... idea of, the past was always better than the present, which is ridiculous.

[realtapiocafan]

justin 😭😭😭 my babyyy

[formulaaone]

Logan Sargeant ‘excited to be back’ for the 2024 F1 season

[maxiglow]

Girl I’m having an interview soon and I need advice asap

bestie, i’m sorry if i answered your ask too late. if so, i hope everything went well! you got this!!

i’m assuming it’s a job interview, so here’s my two cents since i already participated in some job interviews with my manager:

first of all, hiring managers are used to people lowkey panicking in interviews, specifically if the person is young. everything’s all right, i promise.

prepare like a boss

nothing kills confidence like feeling unprepared. before your interview, deep dive into the company (their mission, values and recent news), stalk them (in a normal way ofc!)

don’t forget to train your answers to the most common questions like “tell me about yourself” (try to make it a storytelling, not a list, it’s more engaging), “what are your strengths/weaknesses” (be honest, but most importantly strategic) and “why do you want to work here?” (we all know it’s because no one likes to have no money and starve, but tie it to your values)

dress like you already got the job

looks do matter, first impressions as well. even if it’s a virtual interview, your outfit should say “i know my worth.” dress according to the area you’re applying to and always putting something about you in it.

don’t forget to have good posture and manners

i already participated in a job interview with my manager where she ruled out the possibility of hiring a girl simply because her posture was horrible: slouched and hunched, voice dull and dragged and she spoke while looking at the table all the time, never looking to our eyes even once. she had a great curriculum, but a bad posture overall and that counted a lot. i know it’s shitty, but that’s how it works

speak with confidence (even if you’re nervous af)

first, take a deep breath. you got this! try to talk slowly and clearly. if you don’t know the answer of something, it’s better to say “that’s a good question, let me think about for a second” than panicking. try smiling more too, it makes you sound more confident.

show them you’re part of the solution

hiring managers aren’t just looking for someone qualified, they want someone who makes their life easier. tell them how you can solve their problems and give real examples of how you added value in past jobs.

at the end, thank them for their time and reinforce yourself!

[the-meme-monarch]

yeah that ship is fine it's whatever (<- hates it badly but doesn't have any reason to and doesn't want to seem like an ass over it)