Thoughts—The Interview	
"Oh great!" Jane cried
"I might as well go
Without that I’m lost	
With no papers to show!"	
On her way out	
She heard somebody say	
To a girl at the desk	
"Who was that anyway?"
"I don’t know," said the girl
"Did you see all those tears?
It’s a good thing that she
doesn’t work around here!"	
      
      —Anita  Elam	
QUICK CHECK:	
Jane "The Job Hunter"
Jumped out of bed	
As interview questions
Whirled in her head
To the shower she ran
She was already late	
Too much time last night	
She spent on a date
Instead of a suit	
In slacks, she was dressed	
She never found time
For her suit to be pressed	
Arriving downtown
Now five minutes late
With two sweating palms
And a pounding headache	
She flew up the stairs
In a panicky flight	
Her hair and her clothes	
Now a pitiful sight	
The receptionist smiled
Offered coffee or tea	
"What must she be thinking"
poor Jane thought, "of me?"	
A new wave of panic
Stole over Jane’s face
"Where in the world	
did I leave my briefcase?"
Then the image came to her	
Shrouded in doom	
Of her briefcase that sat
At home in her room	
1. List 5 things that Jane did 	
wrong to prepare and go to 
this job interview.	
2. List 5 things that Jane 	
needs to do to prepare for a 
job interview in her future.	
3. Why do you think that 	
Jane made the receptionist 
and girl at the desk 	
 confused?
4. Why do you think Jane 	
started crying?	
5. In an essay of 50 words or 	
more, describe what you 
will do to prepare for a job	
 interview.
Thoughts & Quotes