Let us all vow to never underestimate the socials for critical first impressions, such as job interviews!
Today, I had a pre-interview for a pretty high-profile internship. The VP is making me jump through a few hoops before she’ll interview me directly. That’s fine, I know I’ll get the job.
The standard wisdom would say that I should’ve used MX300, which I do have. Problem is, I’ve never actually tested it.
I don’t like to use untested factors in critical environments. I absolutely didn’t want to use any sort of sexual product, since this is a marketing position, not direct sales. So I wore 3 sprays IH, 2 sprays IO, and 4 sprays IS. All of them were to-go sized and regular strength (I really need to get 2X IS next time I reorder, because I have no use for 1 or 2 sprays of standard strength).
It was fascinating. I could gradually see each product affecting my interviewer. When I first met her, she was giving me very appraising, critical stares. I had to consciously keep up with her level of eye contact, because she was being more intense than I’m used to. But as time went on, she started loosening up. She complemented me on having a very nice smile! I think the IS must’ve hit her first. This makes sense, since I’ve known IS to be rather fast-acting. For selfies, the IS didn’t hit me the way it typically does solo. It was more pleasant and relaxed friendly rather than bubbly. I can only speculate that the IH must have steered the IS in a way that it became more congruent with my personality.
After a little while, she started saying all sorts of things, like she was just voicing every thought that crossed her mind. It was all relevant, so I took furious notes, but many things she said weren’t specific to me. I had to mentally filter a bit. Looks like the IO has kicked in! She reviewed my resume with me and made a number of personal comments, such as how some of my background reminds her of her daughter. Surprisingly, I didn’t have much in the way of IO selfies. She was the one talking away, but it was easy for me to provide some killer active listening, such as affirming comments in between her thoughts.
She ended up telling me a lot about the VP whom I would be working for. Apparently this VP is a very driven overachiever. She gave me some amazing tips such as “the VP will definitely be googling you, so make sure you clean up your internet presence!” and how to ingratiate myself to the VP through the social media outlets she values.
I really felt like we had reached a level of bonding by the end. The meeting lasted for 2 hours, and we even scheduled another meeting because she wanted me to be as prepared as possible before meeting the VP! Who ever gives opportunities like that?? I couldn’t believe how much she was helping me! As we parted, she came out and said, “I like you a lot, and I really hope you are picked for the position!” I’m glad we didn’t meet for any longer than that, because I started to feel the IS crash come on soon after we ended. It doesn’t help that I didn’t have time to eat in my rush to get there.
Conclusion: Never underestimate this killer combo!
Personal homework assignment: Test MX300 before meeting with the VP!