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❝ CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF ?? ❞

&&.     maritza slouches in the uncomfortable chair, shoulder blades digging into the cheap plastic as the sound of air conditioner becomes a part of the S I L E N C E. placing her hands on top of her thighs to keep them from jiggling nervously, maritza clears her throat as she responds, “ my name’s maritza santos, i’m 18, & i’m currently a freshman as ucsd, but i’m originally from new mexico. i’m looking for a job to help out with paying for textbooks & school stuff. ” her mocha hues lock with the interviewers gaze as she tries to maintain a small, I N N O C E N T smile.

❝WHAT POSITION ARE YOU APPLYING FOR AND HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT IT ?? ❞

&&.     “ i suppose you’re not lookin’ to hire an 18 year old with minimal experience as a manager right ? ” maritza jokes with a small chuckle, making it E A S I E R to actually smile. “ in case ya’ didn’t get that, ‘m fu – jokin’. ‘m just lookin’ to be a cashier. ” she pauses for a moment, swallowing down the embarrassmentof almost swearing in front of her potential employer. “ my brother used to tell me the best place to look for a job is the mall ‘cause more often than not S O M E O N E is hirin’. ” she finishes with a slight shrug of her shoulders.  

❝ WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE COMPANY ?? ❞

&&.     an almost sheepish look crosses her features as she murmurs softly, “ not much if ‘m bein’ honest ? i like your clothes & was lookin’ ‘round for a new pair of jeans when one of your employees helped me out & mentioned ya’ were hirin’. i figured it might make gettin’ a job a lil’ better if i actually like what ‘m tryin’ to sell, so yeah. ” maritza can’t help but think if diego was S T I L L around he would’ve warned her to do her research before this interview.

❝ WHY DO YOU WANT THIS JOB ?? ❞

&&.      “ like i mentioned earlier, i need the money for textbooks ‘cause that sh – stuff isn’t cheap. my dad’s nice ‘nough to pay for tuition, but everythin’ else is my own responsibility. so me bein’ H E R E is me takin’ responsibility. ” for once, she adds silently since her life derailed as soon as diego ended up six feet under. besides, she would never tell W H Y she truly needed the money. “ plus, i really do like your stuff – ‘m wearin’ one of your jean jackets. ”

❝ WHY SHOULD WE HIRE YOU ?? ❞

&&.     maritza smiles warmly as she responds, “ ‘cause ‘ll work hard. i’ll show up on time & ‘m easy to get along with so ya’ won’t have to worry ‘bout someone with a B A D temparment. i like to talk even if this interview might not be the B E S T example. ” she racks her brain for more, eyes lighting up as she adds, “ ‘m Y O U N G & in school so ‘m relatable. besides, ‘m a friendly face that might help attract more customers. ”

❝ WHAT ARE YOUR GREAT PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS ?? ❞

&&.      her brows as she asks in confusion, “ i feel like ‘ve already kinda answered this, but i ya’ really wanna beat the dead horse – ” she trails off, shrugging momentarily before launching into her spiel. “ ‘m sociable & comfortable making small talk with S T R A N G E R S. i can speak spanish so i dunno how often ya’ guys experience a language barrier, but i dunno i thought speakin’ a second language is a strength. ‘m hardworkin’ ‘cause like i said, the money from this is gonna be very helpful. ”

❝ WHAT WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOUR WEAKNESSES ?? ❞

&&.      her plush lips purse, features pensive as maritza debates what to say so she doesn’t wreck her chances at getting this job because her O N L Y other option is the amc. the thought of sweeping endless spilled popcorn kernels makes her stomach churn unhappily. “ i guess my bluntness ? i tend to speak my mind & sometimes forget to T H I N K. some people don’t mind honesty, but i know others got a problem with the truth. ” her words are genuine, almost as if she’s speaking to herself more than she is to the other person.

❝ WHAT IS THE GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT ?? ❞

&&.    “ before this i just worked at my father’s auto shop back in new mexico, so ‘m bettin’ any achievements i had T H E R E don’t really apply to this profession. ” maritza says with a laugh, tone slightly bittersweet as she recalls how she’d often look more forward to work than school. the people her father hired always made the time pass & always helped feed her curiosity to keep it satiated. they N E V E Rneglected to teach her how to fix any type of motorized vehicle. “ i mean, ‘ve been employee of the month before if that helps. ”

❝ WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 5 YEARS ?? ❞

&&.      “ hopefully graduated with a degree in art. ” maritza says jokingly. “ ‘m N O T the type of person who likes to plan their life out so far into the future – it’s a dangerous thing to do. ” a year ago, maritza would have answered this question differently, so sure she & diego would be livin’ here together. her hopes had D I E D as quickly as they had grown, & maritza learned to embrace living solely in the moment. “ i guess i’d like to be doin’ somethin’ with my degree, maybe workin’ at a gallery or doin’ my own freelance stuff. ” the brunette says, feeding the other an answer they were looking for.

❝ WHAT IS YOUR DREAM JOB ?? ❞

&&.     “ owning my own S U C C E S S F U L gallery. ” maritza says without missing a beat, keeping up with the persona she is painting for the interviewer. “ i’d like to showcase work i think is cool as well as my own ‘cause what’s the point in just sellin’ art when ya’ can M A K E it took ? ”

❝ WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO OUTSIDE OF WORK ?? ❞

&&.     party. drink. dance. drink some more. rinse, repeat. that is the way maritza had spent the summer before starting college with the occasional cry to mourn the loss of her best friend. her smile is innocent, tone soft as she responds with little white lies. “ i like to hang out with my friends, catch up on my fav tv shows, & i spend a lotta my time workin’ on art for school ‘cause ‘m enrolled in a lotta’ art classes so it can be very time consuming. ”

❝ IF YOU WERE AN ANIMAL WHAT WOULD YOU BE ?? ❞

&&.      “ is this an optional question by chance ? ” maritza asks, a grave expression on her countenance because she T R U L Y did not want to. she sighs as the other nods, slightly thrown off by how random the question is. “ i guess a bird ‘cause they’re free. ‘m a free ‘nough spirit that it works. ” she murmurs, not sure what the other was trying to get out of her.

❝ DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US ?? ❞

❝ CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF ?? ❞

“i’m rowan, rowan leigh-paleman. born and raised in new orleans though i came to out west, to california, for school. i studied journalism at ucla and graduated earlier this year, as part of the top five percent in my class. i am a keen activist and i have been vegan since i was sixteen.”

❝WHAT POSITION ARE YOU APPLYING FOR AND HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT IT ?? ❞

"i will be applying for the position of assistant manager for your new store here in fashion valley. i discovered the job internally, actually. i’m currently working at build-a-bear as a cashier and i heard about the position from fellow mall employees and decided to go from there.”

❝ WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE COMPANY ?? ❞

"what do i know about the company? well not only have i become highly acquainted with lush products over the years, but i also know that the company was founded twenty-one years ago, though twenty-two this year and that it began in poole england. i’m highly aware of the policy on animal testing and that since two-thousand eight all soaps have been made without palm oil as sodium palm kernelate is found in the trees for which orangutans naturally habitat. it’s facts like these that make me so drawn to the brand.”

❝ WHY DO YOU WANT THIS JOB ?? ❞

“why do i want this job? well i believe that i can be a large asset to the team as this lifestyle, the cruelty free lifestyle, is something that i have been accustomed to for the past six years now. i believe that it is the step up that i couldn’t find within my current occupation and i feel as though the fact that i am, i would say rather well versed, in the products that lush cosmetics has to offer gives me a slight advantage over others who may apply simply because they happen to have recently begun enjoying the brand.”

❝ WHY SHOULD WE HIRE YOU ?? ❞

"i believe that you should hire me because i am passionate, driven, i have a true understanding for what the company stands for. it is something that i value myself and it is something that i believe can be the future of cosmetics and skin care. i am now at a point where i am familiar with san diego, i have made ties within the fashion valley community, despite only working here for two months now, and it’s clear that i am not someone who will flake or be absent or someone who you feel as though you cannot depend upon.”

❝ WHAT ARE YOUR GREAT PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS ?? ❞

"well i am a highly dedicated individual which is a word that i believe you will see plenty of in my references. i have a lot of passion for the things close to my heart, one of which is animals and the other of which is giving a voice to those who cannot otherwise speak, which of course includes furry fiends. i am good with people, i am good at maintaining a professional yet also comfortable environment around my peers and around my coworkers. i also would say i’m a rather modest character so if i appear to be nervous answering your question, then that would only be due to the fact that having to verbalise the things you enjoy about yourself is obviously something that can be rather difficult for people to accomplish.”

❝ WHAT WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOUR WEAKNESSES ?? ❞

"my weaknesses? well people find my dedication to be both a strength and a weakness as i am certainly a perfectionist to the point where people would look at that and think i were incredibly neurotic which is something that i believe can be a good thing too because it shows that i’m committed and that i care. i will admit that i am a little on the quiet side, i don’t enjoy blabbing a lot and i’m a very straight-forward person which is certainly something that can, i believe, be admired as i won’t hesitate to tell staff if they were perhaps doing something that wasn’t particularly beneficial towards the working environment, though of course being compassionate in such a situation is a need. mentioning compassion actually, i probably have far too much of that, so i certainly believe in second chances but perhaps not a third.”

❝ WHAT IS THE GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT ?? ❞

"i understand that this mightn’t be exactly what you’re looking for and you will certainly find people who can say they have received commendations for previous work and for previous occupations but i would happily state to you now that my greatest achievement has, and perhaps always will be, when i help a child to pick out their bear and see this rush of love and adoration covet their features. when you see the pure joy in a little boy or little girl’s eyes after you’ve handed them that bear that they’ve just helped to create? it is, i believe, the closest thing we can witness that occurs naturally and can also be classed as magic.”

❝ WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 5 YEARS ?? ❞

"in five years time i will be twenty-seven which is certainly a number that i don’t believe many people like to think about. but i would hope to be manager, or at least closing the bridge to the gap from assistant manager. i would hope to have been published or otherwise have made a step towards my journalistic pursuits. certainly, i see myself still being in san diego, i have no plans to go back to new orleans for anything other than holidays and other familial relations. i would also like to have adopted at least two more pets, but given that i’m currently housed with seven other animals, that is perhaps a very far fetched dream.”

❝ WHAT IS YOUR DREAM JOB ?? ❞

"when i was a child i desperately wanted to become a veterinarian until my brother broke the news to me that being a veterinarian also included having to put down animals and i couldn’t just fix everyone and everything, and then when i reached high school i took a true enjoyment out of journalism and working for my school’s newspaper which i eventually became editor-in-chief of when i was in my sophomore year, making me the youngest ever to do such a thing at my high school. due to this, i would have to say that my dream job is to write expose pieces of journalism about the world, about activism, about culture, about essentially the parts of what we as a society are creating and affecting that we don’t necessarily think about in our day to day lives.”

❝ WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO OUTSIDE OF WORK ?? ❞

"this often changes week by week but currently i babysit on mondays, wednesdays and fridays, with the occasional hour or two if needed on weekends. i volunteer at a local dog shelter on tuesdays, thursdays and sundays i help the homeless which includes anything from being in a soup kitchen to actually getting out there on the streets. also on the first and third saturday of every month i help to clean up the beaches in san diego. i do have references that attest to all of this, just in case, including recommendations from the parents whom i babysit for, from fellow volunteers and from the dog shelter where i can be found on tuesdays.”

❝ IF YOU WERE AN ANIMAL WHAT WOULD YOU BE ?? ❞

"i believe i would be a louisiana black bear as obviously louisiana is my home and bears symbolise strength, determination and brother bear was a particularly favoured movie of my brother growing up. also the louisiana black bear was officially ruled and not at risk of extinction last year, which i believe is truly wonderful fact and one that i am certainly grateful for the existence of.”

❝ DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US ?? ❞

❝ CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF ?? ❞

°☽ — “Me? Oh, of course! Yes, so my name is Veronica Moore and I’m twenty three. Everyone calls me Ronnie, though. It caught on when I would sign up for surfing competitions under the nickname when I was younger ... not to necessarily disguise myself, but to make it less obvious that I was a girl. It was just easier in competitions to remain a little ambiguous, and it just stuck! That being said, I obviously really love to surf and I have taken up making my own boards - they’re pretty great, if I do say so myself. So my love of all things sand and surf just brought me here, really!”

❝WHAT POSITION ARE YOU APPLYING FOR AND HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT IT ?? ❞

°☽ — “I’m applying to be a cashier. I mainly heard about it via the listing online, but a friend of mine suggested that I apply for a position here! Anyone willing to recommend the place was a clear sign that it must be pretty nice working here.”

❝ WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE COMPANY ?? ❞

°☽ —”Well, I of course know it’s dedicated to surfing and other water sports. Basically, all water accessories. It’s pretty obvious that the company cares about quality and customer service, plus the element of ‘fun’. The products sold are always so well made and the displays are well put together; they would make anyone want to make a purchase and go out into the waves for some fun.”

❝ WHY DO YOU WANT THIS JOB ?? ❞

°☽ — “I should definitely make it a point to say I would really love to work here at Sun Diego. As I mentioned, it just seems like a fun and enjoyable work environment, although I can promise to always remain friendly and professional. I absolutely adore the water and surfing; I’ve grown up in California my whole life and the coast has always been a huge part of my life. Working here would be like extending my hobbies.”

❝ WHY SHOULD WE HIRE YOU ?? ❞

°☽ — “Aside from my obvious passion for this establishment, I think I would do a very good job here. As a cashier, I know that I would be consistently accurate and friendly while assisting customers once they have decided on what they are purchasing. I’m also very knowledgeable about what the store has to offer, so if customers were to ever have questions about certain brands or gear, I could absolutely answer them. Of course, there is always more to learn, so I will be like a sponge! Whatever your internal practices are, I will catch right on! Oh - and I also used to be a server, so I am very accustomed to dealing with money and transactions.”

❝ WHAT ARE YOUR GREAT PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS ?? ❞

°☽ — “I guess I’m a little nervous ... rambling away, I’ve sort of already answered this question. But, I’ll refine. My greatest professional strength comes from my ability to learn and listen, but I can also cooperate with coworkers easily, too. I can get along with a broomstick - which, if you ever need me to tidy up around the store, I can do that too. I’ll be friendly and cooperative!”

❝ WHAT WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOUR WEAKNESSES ?? ❞

°☽ — “My greatest weakness may come from learning the computer and POS, as I wouldn’t say I am at all technologically incapable, but learning a new system always takes me a few weeks before I’m quick with it. That being said, it may take me a little time to get everything down pat, but I won’t forget to do any steps before clocking out at the end of my shifts.”

❝ WHAT IS THE GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT ?? ❞

°☽ — “Actually, I would say my greatest professional achievement has yet to come! As I have mentioned, I make my own surfboards, and I would be so honored to have them showcased in Sun Diego one day! When my boards are on display in sports stores, that will be my greatest professional achievement to date. I am always going to strive for something.”

❝ WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 5 YEARS ?? ❞

°☽ — “I see myself living a comfortable life where I can support myself and assist my family with their needs! Hopefully collecting commission or big money from contracts earned by selling my boards in the big box stores!”

❝ WHAT IS YOUR DREAM JOB ?? ❞

°☽ — “My dream job is to simply provide for myself! If I could create my own brand of surfing gear and boards, then I would be living the dream.”

❝ WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO OUTSIDE OF WORK ?? ❞

°☽ — “Okay, so I’m obviously an athlete, so I like to work out and surf! But I also like to paint and come up with new styles for boards. I also do volunteer work with foster kids ever few weeks!”

❝ IF YOU WERE AN ANIMAL WHAT WOULD YOU BE ?? ❞

°☽ — “Easy, a dolphin.”

❝ DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US ?? ❞

❝ CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF ?? ❞

“my name is ishaan gohil. i’ve lived in san diego all my life. i like chilling, having a good time, and stuff. i’m a semi-recent graduate from the community college in san diego with a degree in communications.”

❝WHAT POSITION ARE YOU APPLYING FOR AND HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT IT ?? ❞

“i’m applying for the cleaner position at the amc theatre. i saw a help wanted sign and figured i should give it a go. i like movies and stuff so why not, yeah?”

❝ WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE COMPANY ?? ❞

“well, you guys are my go to theatre for movies. i’ve seen some of my favorite movies here and the cleaners have always been a big help. even when i’ve been super messy.”

❝ WHY DO YOU WANT THIS JOB ?? ❞

“i haven’t had a real job before and i think it would be really neat to not be dependent on my parents. my parents already struggle financially so being able to provide for myself would really help them out.” 

❝ WHY SHOULD WE HIRE YOU ?? ❞

“i think you guys would really benefit from having someone like me around the theatre. and i know you guys are understaffed, so...”

❝ WHAT ARE YOUR GREAT PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS ?? ❞

“i’m a real people person, i’m good at communicating with people. i can be very perceptive and intuitive. i think i’m pretty good at keeping a calm demeanor even when someone is really trying my patience.”

❝ WHAT WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOUR WEAKNESSES ?? ❞

“it can be hard for me to get motivated sometimes, so that’s probably the biggest one. and sometimes i can be a bit messy but that’s it.”

❝ WHAT IS THE GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT ?? ❞

“i’m not exactly sure because i think it’s different for everybody, you know? i think for me, it would be to be enjoying my job. and just being happy in my profession.”

❝ WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 5 YEARS ?? ❞

“hopefully working with something in communications. maybe pr stuff or something. just going wherever life takes me. it’d be dope to work with someone like seth rogen. he’s my hero, man.”

❝ WHAT IS YOUR DREAM JOB ?? ❞

“i think it would be an awesome job if i could do pr for a star that i really admire. so like seth rogen, kendrick lamar, drake, you know. just really dope people.”

❝ WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO OUTSIDE OF WORK ?? ❞

“i just like to chill you know? hang out with my friends, crack open a cold one with the boys, watch netflix, listen to music. i’m a pretty easygoing and laidback kinda dude.”

❝ IF YOU WERE AN ANIMAL WHAT WOULD YOU BE ?? ❞

“probably a sloth. because they just hang out and go with the flow. also they’re really cute when they get bathed. have you seen the sloth bathing video?”

❝ DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US ?? ❞

❝ CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF ?? ❞

"erm, yes. hi -- i mean, hello, my name is jameson harlow and i just moved down here from portland, oregon,” he cleared his throat awkwardly, placing his hands on the cold plastic armrests of the hard metal chair. how formal, he thought, emerald gaze shifting slightly under the bright lights of the interview room. “i moved down for school.. i go to ucsd for marine bio. my dad is a marine biologist and i’ve admired him my entire life, so you could say i’m pretty familiar with the ocean. oh and, i’ve surfed basically since i was able to walk. the water is a whole lot colder up north, but that really didn’t stop me.” a smile wandered it’s way upon his face, remembering times when he was young, watching his father and mother’s love for the ocean.

❝WHAT POSITION ARE YOU APPLYING FOR AND HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT IT ?? ❞

jameson nervously massaged the back of his neck briefly, making eye contact with the woman interviewing him,”just your entry position. i need some kind of income and i used to work at pacsun back home in portland, so i figured this would be a good place to check out. i heard about sun diego from a “now hiring” flyer on a bulletin board at school. classes are out for the summer so a job was in order. i don’t really have many friends down here yet and i’m hoping this opens all the right doors for me in that aspect.”

❝ WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE COMPANY ?? ❞

"oh. should i have done some research?” second thoughts traveled their way through the pathways of his mind, completely overthinking the question, which was a normal feat for jamie. “i just know you guys are a retail store with many san diego locations... and you sell clothing, surfboards, skim boards, shoes and accessories.” truth is, jameson (probably like most people) couldn’t stand interviews. the whole process was draining and absolutely painful for him, but he really needed a job, so he was trying his best to keep it together. 

❝ WHY DO YOU WANT THIS JOB ?? ❞

"like i said previously, i’d really like to meet some new people and some routine for my completely open summer,” jameson leaned forward a bit, smiling again. at school, he never really reached out and made an effort to socialize so throwing himself into a fast paced environment like sun diego should force the lad out of his shell a little bit. “so i want it for the friends and the experience. never hurts to have a great company like sun diego on your resume for later opportunities.”

❝ WHY SHOULD WE HIRE YOU ?? ❞

"well,” he began, a foot silently tapping to keep his nerves slightly at bay. “i’ve been surfing since i was really young and so, i’m really knowledgable about surfboards and i’m open to learning about the rest.” the tone of his voice was almost pleading, which was something he couldn’t help when his passion came into play.

❝ WHAT ARE YOUR GREAT PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS ?? ❞

“one thing that people have told me in the past is that i work really, really, hard. while i possess some leadership qualities, i also work great with other people. team player all around.” nodding, his confidence growing by the minute. he really disliked talking about himself, but in this situation, that was clearly unavoidable.

❝ WHAT WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOUR WEAKNESSES ?? ❞

"i hate confrontation, like i just refuse to put myself in a situation where confrontation is bound to happen, y’know? so if a customer is upset or something, i would be hesitant to engage. it’s pretty bad, but i just don’t really know how to deal with it.” there wasn’t really anything that could be done.. maybe over time, once he gets used to working in retail again, he’ll start to care less about that.

❝ WHAT IS THE GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT ?? ❞

he watched as the woman, dressed head to toe in billabong, scribbled down his words. jameson couldn’t help but wonder if she was adding notes.. "i got employee of the month at pacsun a few years ago. i wouldn’t say that’s super great or anything, but i’ve never worked as a manager or gotten any other kinds of cool achievements. so yeah.” 

❝ WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 5 YEARS ?? ❞

"so hopefully in 5 years, i’ll be graduated from ucsd with honors and hopefully have a job doing some really cool stuff. whether it be oceanography or marine bio, studying the ocean... or you know, just as long as i’m able to see, feel, smell the ocean... i’ll be truly happy.”

❝ WHAT IS YOUR DREAM JOB ?? ❞

"ideally,” he stroked his chin with his thumb and index finger whilst he pondered the perfect answer. “i’d want to be a pro surfer. i know that would take tremendous amounts of work, sweat and salt, but i would be on top of the world if i could do that for a job. they say if you do something you love, then you’ll never work a day in your life, right?” jameson asked, feeling a tad bit witty. “i’ve thought about it forever, you know, i just don’t really know if i have what it takes -- talent wise.”

❝ WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO OUTSIDE OF WORK ?? ❞

"besides surfing and beach activities, i go downtown and feed the homeless almost every weekend. i’ve gotten to know a lot of the people down there within the few short months i’ve been in san diego. it’s one of my favorite things to do. i’ve taken a few to get haircuts and stuff and i really bond with them. hiking at the torrey pines nature preserve is also super great too.”

❝ IF YOU WERE AN ANIMAL WHAT WOULD YOU BE ?? ❞

"i’ve never envisioned myself as an animal, but i guess something like a fish or a dolphin? i would say merman, but they’re obviously not real, so forget i said that... well, i don’t know honestly. did you see that mermaids documentary on discovery last year? that blew my mind wide open, but now people are saying it was fake. humans are too deceitful.”

❝ DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US ?? ❞

❝ CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF ?? ❞

“Of course. My name is Aundrea DuPont. I am twenty one years young. I  live in Mission Valley, but I’m looking to move elsewhere.”

❝WHAT POSITION ARE YOU APPLYING FOR AND HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT IT ?? ❞

“I’m applying for the Assistant Store Manager position. I was actually just shopping around, all while looking for a job at the same time. I had just left Prada and I thought to myself that I would come in here, ask if you were hiring and they directed me to you, and here I am.”

❝ WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE COMPANY ?? ❞

Aundrea chuckled, moving some of her blonde hair behind her ear. “Well, I know that you sell makeup, and you give makeovers from time to time, and I love makeup. Giving makeovers is my favorite thing to do.”

❝ WHY DO YOU WANT THIS JOB ?? ❞

“Okay..., here comes the hard part, the honesty. I need this job. I really really REALLY need this job. I’m honestly desperate. It’s either this, or I lose all my money, and makeup is something that I love to do and I could see it being my profession.”

❝ WHY SHOULD WE HIRE YOU ?? ❞

Aundrea sighed. “I promise you that I’ll do my best. I’ll train for however long you want me to train. I’ll pick up boxes and do hard labor work. Although, I would really rather do anything else. Anything. I’m passionate, driven, and when I want something, I go after it. I promise you that you won’t regret it. I’ve never had a job before, but I would do my best.”

❝ WHAT ARE YOUR GREAT PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS ?? ❞

"Well.., like I said, I’ve never worked before in my life. But, I have been known to be an excellent persuader. I’m pretty sure that I could get a customer to buy anything. If you hire me, I’m one hundred percent sure that your sales will go up drastically. I mean, my Mom taught me business, so I’m confident that I could spike sales.”

❝ WHAT WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOUR WEAKNESSES ?? ❞

"My weakness? God.., that would have to say my attitude. I’ve been known to have a major attitude problem.” She cleared her throat. “But I’ve been getting better you know? I’ve been getting treatment. And it helps. However, it still is an issue. It’s a daily process.”

❝ WHAT IS THE GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT ?? ❞

"I can’t say that I’ve had one. I help my mom with her lifestyle blog, I show up in her yoga videos, model for her clothing line, but I’ve honestly never done anything professional for myself. And it’s embarrassing to admit, and I know that it sounds hella sad, but, it’s the truth. I am resourceful, however, so I’m thinking of starting up my own makeup line.”

❝ WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 5 YEARS ?? ❞

“As I’ve stated, I love makeup, and I want to start my own makeup line, so I think the first think I’ll be doing is calling makeup brands, finding out their manufacturers, getting a private label of my own and manufacturer. I surely don’t want one that tests on animals. Then after that, I want to do a fashion line. So, in five years, I want an established makeup line while working on a fashion line or two.”

❝ WHAT IS YOUR DREAM JOB ?? ❞

"My dream job? CEO of my own business, or at least manager of a company like Sephora. I aspire to own multiple businesses, take over my Mom’s, and even my Dad’s. I just want to stay rich and keep my high life style.”

❝ WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO OUTSIDE OF WORK ?? ❞

"I mostly shop. I travel as well. I’m not very social, which, is weird. I honestly don’t even think I have many friends. Not real ones anyway.”

❝ IF YOU WERE AN ANIMAL WHAT WOULD YOU BE ?? ❞

"I feel like I would be a cat. I love cats. I have a cat named Sapphire. She is the smartest animal I’ve ever seen. And cats always land on their feet. If Catwoman were real, I would want to be her too. She’s bad ass. Excuse my language. Cats are just amazing creatures.”

❝ DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US ?? ❞