Weekly Report 7 10/1/18 - 10/7/18
This week was one of failing faster. There were just a few too many egregious mistakes that were made in scheduling an interview. But it is all over without any major consequences, which makes me happy that it all happened now as opposed to later.
It would help to write down everything that could have been better in the events between the cold call and the final cancellation email. The address should have been clarified on the phone. The distance and driving time should have been known beforehand. The professional’s preferred method of contact should have been communicated. There should have been a list of readily available days on hand going into the call, so that perhaps Friday would have been on my mind as a viable option. I should have been comfortable with the notion of driving on a long stretch of highway before then. The travel procedures and interview tips should have been read before filling out the travel log. All of these things would have likely saved the interview.
At the moment there is a lot of anxiety floating around about it, but it will fade away soon enough. It is hard to even think about picking up the phone again, but backing away would not be in the spirit of failing faster.
Regardless, the failed conversations with the professional have been the main source of stress for the week. The business symposium went well enough - I was able to shake off the nerves as time passed - and the assessment was not any trouble (something of note is that the source that was used for this week’s research assessment was found through conversation during the business symposium, so it can be said that that Wednesday was not a waste of time). If only the assessment could have been over an interview instead, but what has been done has been done.
LEVEL CLEAR.