UMMM THE INTERVIEW-POTD

One walked out One walked in I sat nervously in reception Waiting for my torture to begin Bouts of laughter came from the interview room Knocking my confidence with each bout I didn’t want to be there anymore Tempted to just forget it and walk out The door opened she came out smiling My turn to face the panel of three They were all very nice Though it actually didn’t help me The interview in full motion Questions and scenarios galore Confident in my responses Of them l felt quite sure However, there was a problem One l had never experienced before I could not stop saying long ‘ummms’ Every-time l opened my mouth which was impossible to ignore I apologised for the ongoing ummms Explained it was just nerves Next thing that came out my mouth Yes, you guessed it….’ummm’ before my words I left and felt completely humiliated I cried whenever the interview came to mind I was so disappointed and embarrassed of myself It was obvious the position was not mine The letter came l wasn’t interested As l knew already what it said I simply glanced at it My husband read it instead ‘You got the job Deb’, he told me You can imagine my utter surprise Handing me the letter I honestly could not believe my eyes After working for some time I enquired why they had chosen me My interview was not my finest hour With me ummming constantly She told me there was something about me That just shone through Even with all your ummming, she smiled We decided this job was for you The lesson l learnt and want to convey in this long winded story is it doesn’t always have to be perfect or right Sometimes in life ‘it just is ‘…. simply meant to be Ummm…..and for you the universe just shines bright!