Job interviews

So today I had a job interview and after it was over, I was thinking about my responses and sharing my answers with Sonny and we were joking about how a person answers and how you wish you could answer.

One of the questions had to do with what type of professional goal I would like to set for myself. I talked about how I would like to find an area to specialize in so that I could be a valuable resource to someone in one particular area. One of the ladies asked me if there was any area that was calling me. I didn't really know. She asked if there were a bunch of workshops being offered, which type I would want to go to. I said that it would depend on the students on my case load. She said to pretend I didn't have a caseload and that I could just pick whichever. And honestly, the first answer that popped into my head, without thinking about a caseload, is that I can't afford to go to workshops without having a particular reason to go. But that's not the answer I gave.

When I told Sonny this answer, he said I should have said that and that they would have come back with, "Suppose you didn't have to worry about it?" Then he answered for me, "If I didn't have to worry about money, I wouldn't be at this interview." That would have been the golden answer. But even when a particular job is not at the top of my desire list, I still can't give those types of answers. I still answer like I really want the job. I don't know why that is exactly, it's just the way I am, I guess.