interviewing seminar

it was a busy day for appointments. the first was an interviewing seminar, it took up half of the day. but i learned some helpful things, which of course is the point. such as asking for a business card at interviews, makes it easier to follow up later on with thank-you notes. another thing was to be wary of jobs where one is told that the duties are not clearly defined. this makes sense as well, as i am used to hearing what my 'marching orders' are. there was even some mock interviews done near the end of the session, but it was running over the time allotment so i had to leave. i wanted to get some lunch before an in-person interview in the west metro. it left me a little pinched for time, and i ended up missing the turn to the venue and arrived late. the interview still happened, though i was asked about things like stockbrokers that i know nothing about. and the duties were not clearly defined either, i really was told 'we don't know what we will need you for'. in addition, the interviewer asked me what i was doing for the weekend, which doesn't sound like an interview question. i deferred to facebook, as it has become my de facto 'admin assistant' since so many event invites go there. in reality, what i was thinking is that i usually don't think about the weekend during the middle of the week. it was rush hour already by the time i got out, so i was kind of leisurely on getting home. and it meant the phone interview- the final appointment of the day- was conducted in my car on the top level of a parking ramp. the interviewer didn't need to know this, so i didn't say that i was away from home at the time.
   i also performed at the comedy club tonight. i did ones about word one, rathskeller, meetings, and the 3 appointments. after that i went home, i knew it was a good idea as i already was tired. i watched a rerun of  'family ties' on antenna TV, i do recall seeing it before. it was about Mallory becoming an advice columnist.