This is how the conversation that should have gone on wensday:
"So Hebah what's your job background."
"If you read my C.V you would know."
"That's right Hebah, you caught me, I didn't read your C.V."
"Have you written anything."
"I've written alot of things, can you specify?"
"Anything,we just need an example of your writing."
"So you want to read my stories?"
"No, I mean I want to read about what you studied in college,"
"Alright thank you for clarifying that with me."
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here's how the conversation really went,
"So Hebah what's your background?"
"I worked as an intern, for a company,"
"Interesting, so what did you study,"
Damn I completely forgot what I studied----I know what I studied, but
i just can't list the names of all the books that I've studied,
so I just said, "I studied commerical law in the American university of london,"
"So you'd take your exams in london?"
"No, I'd take them at thier affilates office, in Dammam,"
"Uh, I see, okay,"
"So you came here for the interview from dammam?"
"No I live here?"
"Does your family live here to?"
"No, they live in Dammam."
"Are they in Aramco?"
"No,"
"Oh, so you're living here alone?"
"No,I'm married."
"Oh,"
"So you know in order for HR to consider you, you need to send in a writing sample,"
"A writing sample of what exactly?"
"anything, just a writing sample."
"Didn't you write Essay's in college?"
"No, we just questions and answers,"
"Do you have your exam papers?"
"No,"
"Then you can write about what you studied."
"Okay, I'll do that."
"Thank you,"
"Oh right, what does your husband do?"
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okay that wasn't too creepy right? but that's probably because I didn't put my name in each of the sentences that was meant for the person (male) conducting the interview was saying. I just hate that. I really do, because it makes me feel uncomfortable, and what's it to him what my husband does or doesn't do, in all honesty, I should have just walked out of there, but I being me, wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt, and see where the conversation would go. I learned one thing though---to write a cover letter, about all the things that I studied in college---and send it along with my C.V, and I also know that I don't want to work for anyone that makes me uncomfortable.
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