What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[320touring]

Job interview offered.

 

 

Only down side is they want a presentation, I don't do public speaking & there is no requirement on the job so I don't get why.

Worry not, they are just trying to see that you can plan a task and execute it to time and spec.

 

3 key things to note.

 

1. Never make more than 3 points to a slide. (Fewer words the better - talk about the points , don't write it all on the screen and read it)

 

2. Make the presentation work for you. They'll likely ask questions on it later, so make sure it 'telegraphs' things/experiences you want to talk about. Helps you to make it an interview that shows YOU off!

 

3.FINISH ON TIME! For the love of God time yourself and cut out waffle so you're comfortably in the time limit (e.g. 9 Min presentation for a 10 Min slot)

 

This gives you time to recover if you have a wobble/forget something, whilst still finishing in time.

 

Good luck!

[Pillock]

They want a presentation to learn about confidence, ability to think and plan etc.

 

Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse. Go in there sick of the sound of your own voice. Make it come across like a chat, a conversation, even though it's all planned out.

Take a breath. Space things out.

 

There's loads of good YouTube videos on presentation skills, worth borrowing a few tips from each.

[Guest Hooli]

TBH I'm more likely not to turn up, I utterly hate the idea.

[Angrydicky]

Although the comments from "discussed parents" are even funnier than the article.

"Thicker than a whale omlette" is something I'll be borrowing from there.

That, in turn has been nicked from Blackadder series 3.

[320touring]

TBH I'm more likely not to turn up, I utterly hate the idea.

Dinnae be daft! Drop me a pm if you want to chat things through/plan it out. Happy to help!

[Guest Hooli]

It's fecking bollocks though. It's an IT job, we're nerds who hide behind screens. We don't talk to people ffs!

 

 

/ponders moving this to the grump thread.

[Stanky]

look at www.prezi.com for some decent templates to use if you do go for the interview. They go down a lot better than Powerpoint does I've found.

[Guest Hooli]

I've yet to speak to them to see if I get any kit to use, or if it's just stand n talk. But cheers.

[Pillock]

So don't think about it as a presentation. Think about it as "they want to hear about you - here's a topic to get you going"

Have they said to use powerpoint? Don't feel you have to. You don't have to be stood up with a pointing stick either. 

 

Remember to think about them naked, unless the interview panel consists of fit burds. In which case don't. Or do, but remain seated.

[strangeangel]

Just have a pint or three to settle your nerves beforehand, anyone would think you rode a scooter or something.

 

Anyway...

 

[bub2006]

A lot of shit for a couple hundred there.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Who's Axel Burger?

[beko1987]

Jesus that's something I'd expect to see on release the hounds! Shitefest catering plans? Then we roffle it off afterwards to get rid...

[Mr A Lawrence]

Spent a couple of hours in the loft today.

 

Place has been a messy dumping ground for a while so I tidied it up. 

[myglaren]

Mrs DR rang to say she had seen a car I would like driving down the road, the description was an American muscle car painted white with twin blue stripes running front to back over bonnet and roof. Apparently not wearing plates either

 

I'm guessing a Mach 1 Mustang or a Camaro... will go through google images later.

 

 

 

[DeeJay]

 

I'll find out where the kettle is, learn a bit about how stuff works & when I need to look busy. Not sure about the next 9mins 50secs.

 

Identify the gobshites, arse lickers and the bums.

[clayts450]

Just seeing Mr L's loft pics, remembered I'd forgotten to add my Christmas Eve grin.

 

I've had a leak from the roof for ages and landlords have done fuck all. Decided Christmas Eve was a good time to get a decent size stepladder from Argos so I could actually get into the loft and have a proper look at the holes. Identified it was just one roof tile which had a fair sized hole in. Cue lots of cut up bits of tarp and some Gorilla tape - tidy job, even if I say so myself. Double-skinned it so no chance of immediate ingress.

 

Then found some more holes and sorted them out too.

 

Next heavy rainfall. No drip drip drip to keep me awake. Result (for now)

 

As far as bodge jobs go, I'm pretty proud of meself.

[somewhatfoolish]

Mrs DR rang to say she had seen a car I would like driving down the road, the description was an American muscle car painted white with twin blue stripes running front to back over bonnet and roof. Apparently not wearing plates either

 

I'm guessing a Mach 1 Mustang or a Camaro... will go through google images later.

[Slappy]

After professing my extreme lack of confidence whilst trying to sort out some damp spark plugs and just wanted to say thanks for all the constructive comments in such a short space of time. I haven't contributed lurked on here nearly as much as I would normally for the past 6 months or so just because of life getting in the way, so in reading all the helpful comments was really affirming.

 

This place is etc etc

[Timewaster]

Nope about 'my first 90 days in the role

Sometime after I started my current position, I was presented with a book called something like "The first 90 days".

 

I had been in the job much longer than 90 days which made a bit of a mockery of it.

I can't say I read it cover to cover. Maybe I should have but I think the gist of it was to get to know the people and who the important people are, who can help you, build bridges, don't make enemies, don't make snap decisions. Make a long term plan and set yourself visions and goals. If you are expected to manage people then make sure they are all agreed on a common approach and a common goal.

An all guns blazing approach won't help.

 

Can you tell I have been on a management seminar?

[DodgeRover]

 

I am happy to report that should Mrs DR be the type of lady to identify that ^^^ as a muscle car it is exceedingly unlikely we would have remained married

[DVee8]

A mate was telling me yesterday about being parked in a snowy supermarket car park over the holidays.

A young lad in his new golf parked next to his S reg freelander,now this freelander has more dog fur inside than carpet,it has never been washed in the 5 or so years he has owned it,it has green.

 

So the lad gets out of the golf slips on the ice lands on his arse,smacking the golf door off the side of the freelander,girlfriend pissing her self laughing,lad all apologetic.

My mate drops the window"thats why i drive old shitters mate". 

[Guest Hooli]

Sometime after I started my current position, I was presented with a book called something like "The first 90 days".

 

I had been in the job much longer than 90 days which made a bit of a mockery of it.

I can't say I read it cover to cover. Maybe I should have but I think the gist of it was to get to know the people and who the important people are, who can help you, build bridges, don't make enemies, don't make snap decisions. Make a long term plan and set yourself visions and goals. If you are expected to manage people then make sure they are all agreed on a common approach and a common goal.

An all guns blazing approach won't help.

 

Can you tell I have been on a management seminar?

 

 

I struggle to say a whole sentence like that without including the phrase 'load of bollocks'.

 

Cheers though, I'm trying to get hold of them today to ask more.

[dollywobbler]

Just edit an episode of The IT Crowd down to ten minutes. Sorted.

[Guest Hooli]

Just edit an episode of The IT Crowd down to ten minutes. Sorted.

 

Tempting..

[Bren]

Esther Mc Vey as work and pensions secretary.

 

The only way she could be more unpopular on Merseyside is if she bought a newsagents and sold the sun.

[vulgalour]

2018 is proving rather good for spots so far.  Here's an ordinary Beetle I saw today.  A little scruffy in places but overall just a nice, large-light model that looked like the sort of thing someone used everyday as a car rather than a status symbol or whatever.

 

[The Moog]

Students all doing a practice exam so whilst I am idly browsing on AS I thought I would look at the most prolific posters. 

 

pogweasel is still 20th of all time! 

[scaryoldcortina]

VN the on the beetle makes it a local car (for local people)

[loserone]

Looks really familiar, think it used to live on the end of grangefield road.