Aisling

I’m pretty open with everything, including my work. I don’t use my supervisor’s name, but refer to them as “my Supervisor.” I sometimes use the first names of my work friends, because I know they don’t care. I also have used the names of the companies I’ve worked for, which I’m sure they won’t care about, being that they are huge corporations, I’m not slagging them, and that I’m not spreading corporate secrets. :P

GL with the next interview.

Amanda

It’s a shame about that job, but keep your spirits up! There’s always another opportunity waiting around the corner, and I’m sure one will have your name on it.

Privacy is a contentious issue - I’m quite free with revelations about myself at the moment (my town, university, family, bodily functions, sex life, workplace, is no secret), yet have always been cautious when it comes to revealing my friends identities, as I realise that it should be their choice as to what’s said, and what’s not said about them.

Similarly, when I graduate and get a “real” job (e.g. not a part-time retail gig) I’m going to be more circumspect about the role that I take in the company - rather than being specific and saying “I’m an XYZ in XYZ company”, it’s simply going to be “I work in HR”, or “I work in management”, or “I work as XYZ”. No company names! There’s no real chance of dooceing I think, even if you mention the company by name (unless you slag them off!), but better safe than sorry!

Ashley

It could just be that they haven’t made any decisions yet. I think if you really didn’t get the job, they should at least have the decency to call and tell you they hired someone else. I think you will eventually land yourself a grea job and one that was meant for you. It takes time to find those kind of jobs sometimes though unfortunately. :P

I try very hard not to reveal specific information about where I work, any teacher’s names, and that kind of thing. (Although there is one place on my website where my school address is given. I need to remove that. :P ) I don’t really have anything to hide or anything to be ashamed of really, I just don’t want people from work reading my blog really. My family doesn’t even really read my blog (most don’t know it even exists).

Good luck on your job quest. You’ll get a great job soon!

Sarah

@Ashley: Apparently a decision was going to be made on Tuesday and successful applicants would be called the following day. I’m only going by what they said. It is likely they may have been delayed making a decision, or they had interviews on other days. They told me interviews were only being held on the Monday. Oh well, we’ll see.

Robmarie

Ugh! That really sucks about your interview! Because even though the job might not have been for you, you probably would have found a way to make it work. I wish you the best of luck on future interviews!

As for blogging… I try not to be too explicit on the details nor do I like to reveal identities of friends; but if I have to vent about something personal then I do it (with some omissions, of course), because that’s why I opened a blog in the first place! =D

Michelle

Another positive way to look at “not getting the job” is that you’ve still gotten interview experience. You can walk out of it with something, at least. Even if you’ve been on tons of interviews, it never hurts to see another employer’s approach and what kinds of questions they’ll ask.

I generally don’t write personal posts in my blog… Sometimes, if I’m seeking advice, have really great news, or if something really awful has happened and I feel inspired to write a post about it (somehow I am more inspired by the bad things in life), I’ll spit out something worthwhile, but generally I keep the personal posts to a down-low.

I do sometimes talk about work which I don’t necessarily consider personal posts - they usually have more to do with someone else’s actions (a customer’s, for example) than my own thoughts on them. It’s akin to writing a post about someone you saw on the bus. I don’t reveal the names of my workplace or my coworkers, but I know full well that you’d only have to do a little bit of research to find me. There aren’t very many used bookstores in my area. :P On that note, I never talk about family or problems with friends. It’s not because they all have my URL (they do, though they never visit), it’s because I just don’t have the desire to publically announce that stuff.

B.

Ashley made a good point that I hadn’t really thought of. After my mom lost her job, she applied several places, had interviews, and if she didn’t make it, they called her to let her know.

That must be a horrible feeling; waiting, wishing, then not getting the job. I am so so so so sorry, Sarah.

On my website, I don’t reveal much about where I go to school. Only one person in real life knows that I have a website, and I don’t think they read it. Even my mother doesn’t know the URL. (And she bought it!)

The only time I would ever write a person’s name is if I had their permission. Since only one person knows… it is almost pointless. Therefore, I change all the names of family, friends, teachers, whoever or whatever they are… I change their name.
That way they can’t Google it and find me.

Shen-Shen

I’m too young to be open about my sex life without fear of repercussion, and other than that, I just don’t have much to be private about! I don’t have kids, or pets, and my job isn’t too interesting, so I don’t have too many private things I can talk about!

Catherine

Sorry about the job. But it’s probably true that’s it is not the job for you. I’m sure you’ll get the right job soon

As for privacy I pick and choose what I want to reveal. I reveal my closest city, and the fact that I live in a village but I’d never give away my actual location. I wouldn’t give school or company names either. I also use my friends initials instead of full names- to respect their privacy. Neither do I post pictures of myself or my family or friends (to respect privacy again). I’m pretty open about most things regarding myself, but not others. I tend to set certain boundries for myself. There’s certain things you can’t really say, and you’ve got to think about what you are revealing- you know interent danger and all the rest. I also wouldn’t want my friends or family to find this website. They know I blog, well my friends do, but only one of my friends has the URL ^^

Carly

I had an interview for what I thought would be my ideal job. I thought I’d sail it. It was an assistant managers job for a large pub chain, but a role that they only hired graduates for. I’d recently moved home to be near my mum and dad, as my dad was ill at the time, and thought - ideal - this is the EXACT job I used to do for another large pub company in York.

I failed the interview, and was very upset.

A week later I found another job, I applied for it and not that IS my DREAM job, working in SEO, web site design, and learning about marketing too. I job I thought I was unqualified for, as only doing personal webdesign and seo, but went to the interview for experience..! I got the job though!

Just to think I’d have been cleaning up vomit and having to bother with drunks all night every night, working unsociable hours in the other job!!

I think Arien was right - it wasn’t meant to be… and I’m glad in my case, it really wasnt. My current job, which I never thought I’d get in a million years has opened up SO many more doors.

Arien

You WILL get the job you are meant to have. While I don’t want to push any of my beliefs on people… being a Christian, it’s my personal belief that He knew this wasn’t the job that would help you, that He has another job that will be exactly what you need at this present time. Not saying that one is going to be THE perfect job and what not but it will be something you’ll need for finances, confidance boosting, what have you, but something.

I’m personal on my blog but I never name last names. I don’t mind photos of myself, family or friends, provided the friends gave permission, but last names are left out. Well, except for mine own, lol. If I feel the need to be seriously personal, the post becomes password protected. I shared my PW for those at the Bee forums because I don’t mind the hive reading my rants. Well, that’s obvious, lol, I’ve like a thousand posts full of silly rantings. Anyway…

<3 Sarah!! We’re all still here for you, even us empty headed ones!!