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My first job interview

Karma

Hello. 

I'm Karma. I was diagnosed with autism when I was six. I received a lot of help and support in my childhood though things quickly got more difficult during my teens with the added pressure of puberty and high school.

Tough times lol.

I'm finding life increasingly difficult now and my anxiety feels like it's at an all time high. I've been practicing yoga in the hopes this will help. 

My dad is very pressuring and he's been on at me to try and get out of the house and make some friends and try to live a normal life. So I have a job interview this Friday. I've never attended a job interview before and I'm feeling very anxious about it. My thoughts are racing with the what ifs and what it'll be like. 

Have you ever had an interview? If you have it would be great if you could share any tips you have here please.

Thanks so much. 

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  • Welcome and congrats on getting an interview!

    Two questions that get asked a lot (from my experience) is what are your strengths and what are your weaknesses.

    For strengths you’ll want to list something that applies to the job. Like, being amazing at Super Mario 64 is great, but probably not for an interview lol. For example, if you are applying for a job as a custodian, attention to detail is a great strength to have.

    For weaknesses it’s a little bit harder. We all have things we can work on. You want to be honest, but you also want to give a weakness that does not conflict with the job or one that might be seen as a positive. The most obvious one I know of is that you care more about others’ wellbeing over your own. That can be a negative, but it can also be a positive. Being too overly focused on details is one I know a lot of ADHD/Autistics can use. Just don’t do what I did on my last interview and say communication if communication is a core element of the job lol

    I hope that helps, and good luck!

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  • Welcome and congrats on getting an interview!

    Two questions that get asked a lot (from my experience) is what are your strengths and what are your weaknesses.

    For strengths you’ll want to list something that applies to the job. Like, being amazing at Super Mario 64 is great, but probably not for an interview lol. For example, if you are applying for a job as a custodian, attention to detail is a great strength to have.

    For weaknesses it’s a little bit harder. We all have things we can work on. You want to be honest, but you also want to give a weakness that does not conflict with the job or one that might be seen as a positive. The most obvious one I know of is that you care more about others’ wellbeing over your own. That can be a negative, but it can also be a positive. Being too overly focused on details is one I know a lot of ADHD/Autistics can use. Just don’t do what I did on my last interview and say communication if communication is a core element of the job lol

    I hope that helps, and good luck!

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  • in reply to profdanger

    Thank you!! I'm actually so surprised I heard back about this job...I wasn't expecting to hear anything back and then I got the email and I was like oh wow yay! Lol. 

    Reading through the lines I think the job will be assisting this older lady like making her food, taking her shopping and thinks like that. One thing that does work in my favour is that I can drive, so if she needs taking anywhere I'll be able to do it. Though I'm little nervous on the motorway but I'm hoping everything would be local. 

    If I get the job of course. 

    Another thing that worries me is I'm nearly 19 and I don't want her to think I'm young and immature. Sometimes a lot of older people can have a bad impression on younger people.

    Maybe I'm just overthinking it though. Probably lol.

    Lol funny enough communication was the first thing that flashed through my mind and then I was like "No Bri don't say that" Rofl

    I like the one about saying I care about others wellbeing more than my own is a good one and oddly accurate. I've always cared more for other people, sometimes even people I don't know; more than I do for myself.

    I'm very empathetic and that can be a bit of a curse at times. 

    This helps a lot! Thank you so much. I'm grateful to you all for helping me with this today. It's my first interview and I so desperately want to get this job. My anxiety is telling me no but my heart is like yeah let's go for it.

  • in reply to profdanger

    Weakness if you dis t-swizzle I might have to use my wwf skills on you haha 

  • in reply to profdanger

    So your saying i cant say my strength is that im the best swiftie in rhe world?