Article March 9, 2020 Issue

Making the mountain a molehill

Amy Humphries

Green lights from everyone. This meant each person on the interview team said yes to hiring me. I had just been through a rigorous interview process with a multinational technology corporation known for its tough interview practices. Now they had to make a final decision between me and an internal candidate. Drum roll.... They gave the job to the internal candidate.

Because of the intense preparation required, the exhaustive process, and my feelings of disappointment, it took me a while to recover. Eventually, I continued my job search and landed another interview with the same company.

This time, my preparation was hampered by fear. I was petrified. I absolutely did not want to go through the same grueling situation again, especially since I was feeling there might be the same result. The night before my interview, I was so fearful that I didn’t want to show up the next day. I felt like a novice skier clinging to the bunny slope while being pushed to attempt a black diamond hill!

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