New York City Interviews

Last week was absolutely fabulous! I've missed NYC so much!! But this was not just a vacation. I had a mission.

Operation Get A Job began precisely at 5am last Thursday when I woke up to get ready for a long and exciting day.

I had an interview at 10:30am, 1pm and 4pm all in one day plus a 9:30am the next day all on completely different sides of town.  But I couldn't have been more excited.  I was also really happy that my two sisters and dad were there (along with my grandparents/aunt/and encouraging texts from my mom and friends)- it definitely made my day when I walked out of my first interview and they were outside waiting for me! And they made it even better by surprising me with my favorite Magnolia Bakery cupcake!!

I don't want to say too much about each company other than that I thoroughly enjoyed going to all of them! I loved all the people I got to meet and talk with.  It really showed me that working in NYC in PR is EXACTLY what I want to do!  

I will give some advice for those of you starting the interview process that helped me a lot. 

1. Do you research!! You should know as much as you can about the company before walking in the door.

2. Be prepared for a knowledge test.  Thank you JRNL 1100 because I had to take a spelling test at one of my interviews! So Auburn students--take that class seriously!!

3. Come prepared with questions. You always want to ask a few questions at the end of the interview.  I know I always like to ask something that went along with the conversation-something that doesn't sound too rehearsed. 

4. Be yourself!! That is my #1 priority! Trust me, I want these companies to like me more than they know...but I want them to like me-not fake interview Amanda. 

I know everything is going to work out for me but I ask that everyone keep me in your thoughts!

Thank you everyone who has helped me on this journey and I couldn't have made it this far without your support.

Check back soon to hear about the rest of my NYC/NJ trip!