welcome to constant reblogs of everything

my name is Phoenix, welcome to my mess of a place. I talk about my fireteams and our shenanigans ^^

[aura-nightstalker]

Alright, dumb moment

I made my Ao3 account and have one of my stories posted

There is is! And more time be made soon! I'm happy that I'll be able to post work more often thanks to some freedom at school ^^

[exmellivorinae]

OH MY GOD whyyyy did no one tell me you’re supposed to send thank-yous after interviews?? Why would I do that???

“Thank you for this incredibly stressful 30 minutes that I have had to re-structure my entire day around and which will give me anxiety poos for the next 24 hours.”

I HATE ETIQUETTE IT’S THE MOST IMPOSSIBLE THING FOR ME TO LEARN WITHOUT SOMEONE DIRECTLY TELLING ME THIS SHIT

[a-windsor]

NO ONE TOLD YOU???? WTF! I HAVE FAILED YOU. Also: Dear ______: Thank you so much for the opportunity to sit down with you (&________) to discuss the [insert job position]. I am grateful to be considered for the position. I think I will be a great fit at [company name], especially given my experience in __________. [insert possible reference to something you talked about, something that excited you.] I look forward to hearing from you [and if you are feeling super confident: and working together in the future]. Sincerely, @mellivorinae

[exmellivorinae]

THIS IS A LIFESAVING TEMPLATE

[a-windsor]

YOU ARE WELCOME

[emeraldboreas-deactivated201809]

My brother got a really great paid internship one summer. The guy who hired him said the deciding factor was the professional thank you letter my brother sent after the interview.

[suaimhneas-peace-deactivated202]

should it be an email? or like a physical letter?

[daminwayne]

email, you want to send it within a few hours at max after the interview if you can so it’s fresh in their mind who you are. 

[khirsahle]

Confirmed! I interviewed for a job right after arriving in NY. The interview went incredibly well, and I went home and immediately wrote a thank you letter and put it in the mail. I had a super good feeling about this interview.

I didn’t get the job.

However, a few weeks later, I was called in to interview with another editor in the same company, and I did get that job. I found out later from the initial editor (the one who didn’t hire me) that he had planned to offer me the job, but since I didn’t follow up with a thank you letter, he assumed I didn’t really want it. He offered the job to another contender–but when he got my letter in the mail shortly after the offer had already been made, he went to HR and gave me a glowing recommendation. It was based on that recommendation that I got called in for the second interview.

So: send an email thank you immediately (same day!) after the interview. If you’re feeling extra, go ahead and send a written one too. OR go immediately to a coffee shop, write the letter, and return to the office and give it to the secretary.

Either way, those letters are important.

[neurofancier-deactivated]

Pro tip: If you really want HR to develop a personal interest in your application, publicly thank them on linkedin. Just make a short post telling your network about how X recruiter really went above and beyond to make you feel welcome, or about how be accommodating and professional they were, or whatever. Make sure to use the mention feature so they’ll get a notification and see it. 

Flattery will get you everywhere… and public flattery that might make its way back to their manager, doubly so.

[oaky-dokey]

Obligatory plug for one of FreePrintable.net’s sites: ThankYouLetter.ws. They have a whole section with interview thank you letter templates, and a page with specific tips for interview thank you letters. (There are also tons of other letter templates if you browse around a bit.)

[cricketcat9]

As a former professional recruiter and recruiting manager, I confirm, especially for entry-level positions, where you are competing with oodles of people. This little thing can make a difference. Also the fact that, maybe, you took time to google the “interview etiquette”.

[boogiewoogiebuglegal]

SIGNAL BOOST

[ironswordandstarshield]

The post-interview thank you notes can be a good way to recover in case you got asked a question whose answer you either didn’t know or felt was super weak. So if you follow the above given template, jump in with something like “upon further thought to your question, here’s my revised answer.” 

But yeah always send a thank you note after an interview. It’s a small thing but it makes a hell of a difference. And def send thank you messages to any recruiters who may have helped. And also after you get the job. Small things like that really go a long long way.

[heckofabecca]

GO READ ASK A MANAGER RIGHT NOW.

AAM is an AMAZING resource for all work-related questions. This is a good starting place—basically the Big Questions people tend to have. (And some weirdness.) Job searching, negotiating for raises, performance issues, living through toxicity, recognizing toxic situations, dealing with coworkers, managing people, helpful starting-point scripts for all of the above… Do yourself a favor and check it out!

[myurbandream]

JFC no one ever told me any of this!!!!

[cannibalsforbreakfast]

TO ANYONE APPLYING FOR UNIVERSITIES OR COLLEGES OF ANY SORT WITH AN ALUMNI INTERVIEW COMPONENT: Thank these people too! We also often rearrange our whole days to talk to you because we are excited that you are applying to our alma mater and really do want to get to know you and answer any questions you have about it.

And while often these interviews are optional and only one component of your application, getting that “thank you” immediately after—usually when I’m just about to sit down and write thoughts about you—is a halo effect I cannot emphasize enough. Will I write a bad review if you didn’t? No, of course not. But is the “thank you” positive reinforcement to make sure I take extra, extra care with your assessment? Heck yes it is.

I’ve been interviewing for my university for five years and only once have I gotten a thank you email. As a bonus: this person also got in, AND then emailed to tell me they had!

[normal-horoscopes]

Why are you dating someone who can't afford food and has to steal? Have some standards.

Dick is insane next question

[long-boy-in-the-soup]

Telesto has broken Containment and is spreading to other Games

[parksrway]

does anyone have that picture of that fucked up looking white kitten that looks like this

[random-shit-writing]

this crinkled tissue??

[parksrway]

YES!!!!!!!!!!

[sackboys-moved]

Me instantly blocking people that have their hogwarts house in their bio

[sprucewoodmpreg]

reblog if your blog is not a safe space for anyone. reblog if anyone looking at your blog runs the risk of exploding into a million little pieces and dying terribly and painfully

[nepofledgling]

it’s okay to murder people but it’s not okay to disrespect your wife btw

[nepofledgling]

it’s okay to murder people if they disrespect your wife

[akindplace]

Allow people to like you, to enjoy your company, to want to be your friend. Allow them to compliment you, allow others to think you're cool and funny even if you think you're not. It is not up to you to tell others how to feel, and remember that people might see the positive things in you and qualities that you have been failing to see while being too self-critical. Allow yourself to be liked by other people, even when you don't see why they should. Don't self-isolate because you think you are not good enough for other people.

[scxvnger]

doodle for today bc I can't stop thinking about how half of D2 is just "here take this kinda unsettling yet cute space thing to grow emotionally attached to"

doubt it'd be reposted but if u wanna do that ask first reblogs are also hella appreciated

[japril]

just Frank Castle things

[machineryangel]

if i had a gf id cut up many fruits into heart shapes for them and serve them in a Bowl

[machineryangel]

look i just know for a fact they taste better like this

[long-boy-in-the-soup]

IS THIS STRIKE WHAT I THINK IT IS??/

[long-boy-in-the-soup]

I MEANT TO SAY STRIKE BOSS BUT

HOMIE?? CLAIMER OF ASS??

[dankmemeuniversity]

[zerosocialskillz]

Today is the only day you can reblog this meme, everyone

[thefallenbibliophilequote]

Happy 22/2/22 day!

[niuniente]

Not to mention that today, 22/2/22 Pluto has finished its trip around the sun which started in 1774.

[archeogeist]

One day soon I'm going to log on to this app and my whole dash will be crabs and that's how I'll find out the queen died

[t00thpasteface]

he is so so so so tired of their bullshit

[waifu-police]

Dropping a brick on the post below

hee hee