Justfor1

I have a interview today for a upscale business type clothing store. I'm kinda nervous. I have sales experience & know I can do the job. I know for a few years I was unemployable. Basically, panhandling and borrowing from friends/family. The funny thing is that when I am dressed up in formal clothes I look like just an ordinary business man. I do have a criminal conviction that I will have to explain because of my past anti-social type behavior.

PaperDolls

Focus on that part right there.

Good luck!!

Happier

I agree. Focus on the positive. If you know you can do the job then your confidence will shine through. It may help though to have practiced how you might respond to the questions about your record. There is surely a honest and professional way in which to present this. Doing that appropriately may go just as far in helping you to land the job.

Regardless of the outcome, this is a great step and will serve as great practice. I found that I got much better at interviews after I did a few of them so there is only good that can come out of this.

TodayisGood

Best of luck to you. Knock'em dead

Jaded1999

Goodluck. I have a job interview coming up this week and i'm sitting myself... I worked f/T from 18 to about 28 and then I was unemployable for a few years also!! Just the confidence thing I spose

PaperDolls

How did the job interview go?

Justfor1

paper, I'm not sure. She asked me the standard interview questions with the last being, "why should I hire you?" I answered, "because I know I could do a good job it's just a manner of convincing you." She kinda smiled at that answer so maybe it was a good response. IDK and ,truthfully, if I don't get it I'm still proud of myself just for going. She was 20min late & I was getting nervous even considered just walking out. At least it gave me some practice in job interviewing.