Touché Tuesday Advice Column: Job Interviews and ...

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A job interview must!

Dear Jen,
I have my first real job interview next week. I'm super nervous! I'd like to practice answering questions. What questions would you ask during an interview?
Sincerely, New Hire

Dear New Hire,
You will probably hear the same tired questions that have plagued interviewees for centuries: where would you like to see yourself in 5 years and if you were a tree what kind of tree would you be? The only correct answers to these questions include getting my tan on while I watch the pool boy and that crazy hair molesting tree from Avatar. Interviewers know this.

But you didn't ask what questions you are likely to be asked in an interview. You asked what questions I would ask during an interview. These:

1. I am forcing you to participate in Ultimate Cage Match. Would you rather fight Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman or Donna Martin?
2. What do you feel is the best color combination for a luchador mask?
3. The answer is 42. What is the question?
4. What do you like most about me?
5. Lisa Frank. Yea or nay?

♥ Jen

Dear Jen,
I just finished watching the Veronica Mars series on DVD. The ending was so abrupt and unsatisfying. How do I get over this?
Love Jen Some Other Person That's Totally Not Me

Dear Some Other Person That's Totally Not Me,
Definitely don't order Moonlight, another series starring that guy that played Logan, or imagine yourself all petite and cuddly with Logan as you drift off to sleep (it's okay - he only played a teen, he's actually 30). That would be sorta crazy. Sweet dreams.
♥ Jen

Interview Answer Key:

1. Donna Martin. Because David Silver would show up and have you seen his present day abs?
2. Coral and teal.
3. The Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything.
4. Obviously your beauty is unparalleled, your intelligence is astounding and your sense of style is nothing short of wicked, but what I like most is your dry sense of humor.
5. Uh. Yea.

Obsession Confession Sunday

5 Things I'm Currently Obsessed With:

1. Veronica Mars. I did not watch this show when it was running 2004-2007. Probably because it was a high school drama and I was in my twenties. I noticed it on sale for next to nothing in Target and checked out the description: "A little bit Buffy. A dash of Nancy Drew." Sold! Nancy Drew was my childhood hero and Buffy my teenhood. I'm a few episodes into VM and it's quite fun. A little silly, but that's okay.
2. Alabama Shakes. The Alabama Shakes "Hold On" video was posted over on Adalou a few days ago. Mid-way through the video, I downloaded the album and have had it on repeat in my car and office since. 
3. McDonalds Sugar Free Vanilla Ice Coffee. I was obsessed with the caramel iced coffee until I started low carbing. My usual large caramel has 41 carbs. The small sugar free vanilla only has 8.  Tastes pretty good too.
4. Swimming. Every year, I almost forget how much I enjoy swimming. Almost. I went for my first pool swim this week. And my second. I may have fish DNA.
5. The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future. This is a good swift kick in the  pants. Which is exactly what I need. And it's not as boring as it sounds to read.