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Interviewing

The Interview, Part 1

May 28, 2013 By Lynette Benton Leave a Comment

I hated the company. I was working at the company of my dreams. Unfortunately, my dreams had misled me. I hated the company. A lot of the employees did, so we were always feverishly exchanging job leads, exchanging tiny notices torn from the classifieds, and hunching over telephones to engage in … [Read more...] about The Interview, Part 1

Filed Under: Personal Essays, Working Tagged With: autobiography, essay writing, Interviewing, Memoir Writing

The Interview, Part 2

May 28, 2013 By Lynette Benton 3 Comments

The interviewers materialized. At the newsletter company, four employees materialized into the open space of what had obviously been a factory devoted to light manufacturing at some time in the past. The three women wore wrinkled corduroy slacks, flannel shirts, and clogs. The man was dressed the … [Read more...] about The Interview, Part 2

Filed Under: Personal Essays, Working Tagged With: autobiography, essay writing, Interviewing, Memoir Writing

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