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In reply to the discussion: This Court Case Could Unshackle Americans From Student Debt [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)I have talked my way into several jobs I wanted for which I was unqualified simply because I could hold an interesting and intelligent conversation with the interviewer.
I could usually have the interviewer putting down my Resume' and talking to me within 15 seconds. (consistent eye contact alone can sometimes accomplish this)
It helps if you can hang around the "break room" for a couple of days to pick up any info that may help. "Happy Hour" at the closest bar will also be a good place to pick up info that will help you in an interview. It is amazing how much information a drunk will give you for the price of a drink.
You may have a meeting with Security, but this has always disappeared when I told them I was there for a job interview, and was extremely nervous. The biggest problem after that was getting Security to shut Up.
YMMV,
but I have never regretted the choice I made to Follow my Bliss and get my Bachelor's in Literature, though I have seldom worked in that field.
I was able to talk my way into much better paying positions way outside my degree.
(AND...when I look at the stars at night, I get to hear Walt Whitman.)
This country lost its soul when College began to be seen as a place to go to make money,
instead of getting an education.