Signup date: 26 Jul 2006 at 3:13am
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Have an interview for a part-time job in a shop this morning - not the bakery. I am worried they will ask me questions about their (bloody extensive) product range and find out I have no idea! Aaarrrggghhhh!!! I am supposed to know all about this stuff and I haven't got a clue.
When I started my PhD a friend of mine who was half way through her PhD gave me a hot tip. Any time your supervisor asks about your experiments/data/writing, you just laugh really loud and start talking enthusiastically about something completely different. Your supervisor will be so distracted he/she will not notice you didn't answer the question and forget all about it. Believe me, it works a treat - I used it several times during my own PhD with great success. Admittedly, my supervisor thinks I am a little crazy as a result, but at least it got me out of a couple of sticky situations. I am thinking I will rely on this technique during my interview!
Wish me luck! I have new shoes for the occasion. Yay!
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