UberEmployable » first impression http://www.uberemployable.com Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:18:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Nominee: Best First Impression Of The Year http://www.uberemployable.com/2009/08/nominee-best-first-impression-of-the-year/ http://www.uberemployable.com/2009/08/nominee-best-first-impression-of-the-year/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 03:31:15 +0000 uberemployable http://www.uberemployable.com/?p=172 I would like to nominate myself for “Best First Impression Of The Year”, as witnessed during a phone interview I had today. Ah, the wonders of poor-quality cellphone reception.

“Hello, this is Mitch.”

“Hi Mitch, this is _____. I heard through a mutual friend that you have expertise in social media marketing and were available to consult. Is this a good time for you?”

“I have to apologize actually – my battery’s dying so I’ll have to take down your contact info and get back to you.”

“Your daughter?!?!”

“Pardon?”

“What?”

“My daughter?”

“You said your daughter is dying??”

“Wait, what? Oh no no no… battery. My battery is dying.”

“Oh. Wow.”

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