Connections #3

I have held two part-time jobs in the last 3 years, and the interview processes were were very different from each other. My first job was straight out of high school at a small flower shop. A girl from my hometown had worked there for a year, and even though she loved it she was moving on to another job, so she recommended me. When I walked into the flower shop, we didn't even sit down to talk. The owner was so nice, and she basically just talked to me about what hours I could work, and since no experience was required I was a good fit for the job. She hired me because I presented myself well, and I started work the next week. My next job, however, had an extensive interview process. I was applying at a restaurant (along with at least 15 other people), but made it past the initial interview simply because I mentioned that my brother was a manager at the Tyler location of the restaurant. I was then interviewed by a second manager, who asked all about my brother, what hours I could work, what experience I had, whether I would be willing to work holidays, etc. I was to come back in a couple of days to be interviewed by the owner. Luckily, I didn't realize she was the owner or else I would have been a lot more tense. But I answered everything honestly, and in the end I was hired, even though I was a bit intimidated by the rigorous interview process.