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Posted by allisonm on January 6, 2004, at 8:57:41
Good luck with your job interview tomorrow. I will be thinking of you and sending positive vibes in a southwestern direction!
Alli
Posted by shar on January 6, 2004, at 19:42:05
In reply to Shar..., posted by allisonm on January 6, 2004, at 8:57:41
thank you, thank you, thank you...
the way things are going I need the whole U.S. praying and sending good vibes. I spent an hour tonight playing 'hair' and it is a loss. Mine is long and I need it cut, and can't afford even the beauty school cuts if I want to buy gas for the car. So, oh well.
Thanks for remembering! You've got gray cells left!!
Shar
Posted by allisonm on January 6, 2004, at 21:30:45
In reply to Re: Shar..., posted by shar on January 6, 2004, at 19:42:05
Gray cells? Yea, I have a few left. Unfortunately, in most instances they are the wrong gray cells. But I am glad that they worked for me this time.
Good luck, my friend!
Posted by judy1 on January 7, 2004, at 11:16:46
In reply to Shar..., posted by allisonm on January 6, 2004, at 8:57:41
Posted by shar on January 7, 2004, at 18:55:53
In reply to how did it go shar? (nm), posted by judy1 on January 7, 2004, at 11:16:46
Allison and Judy,
Thanks for your interest. How did it go?Well, let's see (this job is for a part time research/evaluation analyst)...I was about 30 years older than most of the panel (5 people), I probably should not have mentioned Jurassic Park as an example of validating data, they looked bored, they looked tired.
I was able to answer all their questions, but being out of the workforce for 3 years was not lost on most of them--who have probably been IN the work force for 3 years.
I really can never tell how I do. I'm always amazed when I get a job offer, I'm assuming they want someone younger, closer to their age, but who knows.
I didn't belch, spill my water on me or anyone else, make other obvious faux pas's that I know of. I tried to be animated, but I probably talked too much.
OK--I know you're dying to hear about the Jurassic Park thing. In JP the computer was programmed to count the animals to ensure none had escaped. The question it answered was "are there 231 animals in the park?" (made up number). The computer had always said 'yes' to the question. Nobody asked the computer How Many animals are in the park? Finally, one of the visiting scientists asked that question, and the number was 285 (made up number); this shocked the in-house scientists because the animals had a built in safety net to control their numbers: they couldn't reproduce. However, the actual count showed they WERE reproducing. So, you have to watch out, in research, and ask the right question.
Now, you are probably wondering--how on earth could they reproduce??? Well, when they were working on cloning the dinosaurs, they didn't have complete DNA strands, so they used (supposedly innocuous) frog DNA to fill in some of the gaps. What nobody thought about was the fact that the DNA they got was from frogs who could reproduce all by themselves!!! (I forget what that's called). So, the dinosaurs could reproduce all by themselves also!!
Oh well. I'm supposed to hear next Friday about the job.
Shar
Posted by judy1 on January 7, 2004, at 19:27:11
In reply to Re: how did it go shar?, posted by shar on January 7, 2004, at 18:55:53
you are too funny.... but it did make me think about Jurassic Park and now I'm a little obsessed.
about the job, I would hope they want someone more experienced, and that's one of the blessings of age. there are so many reasons people take time off- family, traveling, volunteering, school, etc.- I don't think it's that big an issue anymore. did they come out and ask you?
fingers crossed that you get the job- judy
Posted by shar on January 8, 2004, at 10:15:03
In reply to thanks for the dinosaur info :-) » shar, posted by judy1 on January 7, 2004, at 19:27:11
No, they didn't ask, plus it would be illegal for them to. However, I started turning gray in my 20's. For a while I had a nice streak that was pretty attractive against my dark hair, and at 20 or 30 people can tell it's premature.
Now, the whole top of my head is mostly silver-gray, with a few strands of dark, and the remainder of a grocery-store-dye job that hasn't grown out all the way. It is very obvious that I'm no spring chicken. In fact, I probably look older than I am when you factor in the ravages of time. I would have dyed it again, but it was either gas money or dye money, so I chose gas.
I figured, why would they hire a 52 year old? The stuff I know, the other interviewees probably know (stats and stuff), plus they have more energy, a greater life expectancy, and likely will have fewer health problems (that's the thinking, tho I'm pretty healthy), etc.
I'm always happy to give dinosaur info!
Shar
Posted by shar on January 9, 2004, at 20:29:57
In reply to Re: thanks for the dinosaur info :-) » judy1, posted by shar on January 8, 2004, at 10:15:03
Posted by judy1 on January 10, 2004, at 15:12:22
In reply to oh, yeah, and I had a fever blister. Very nice. (nm), posted by shar on January 9, 2004, at 20:29:57
hopefully it wasn't one of those fever blisters that seem to take over your face, although I've always found other peolple claim they can hardly see them.
BTW, it's asexual reproduction- the frog DNA thing. When my son was 2 or 3 he insisted on watching that tape every night! for like 6 months, so I keep hearing the theme song in my head.
Let us know Friday if you got the job. take care, judy
Posted by shar on January 10, 2004, at 20:26:39
In reply to Re: oh, yeah, and I had a fever blister. Very nice. » shar, posted by judy1 on January 10, 2004, at 15:12:22
re fever blister: no it wasn't the size of a half dollar on my lower lip (tho' I did get one of those right before my last wedding--it was a sign). During the interview it was just in the after-blister stage and never got bigger by much than the blister. I think the lipstick covered it.
You know, it's just how all this crud adds up, it's cumulative in my head, and is very discouraging.
Thanks for the dino info! :)
Shar
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