Re: [LM_NET] Vent - "Bubbly" or "Ham" ?

[Susan Jones <SUJones@PARKLAND.EDU>]

   I suspect that there's a generational difference happening here, too.
 I recall when being too "bubbly"  too polished, was a little bit
suspect.  What lack of real knowledge were you trying to hide?  Here's
my theory: 
   Our culture is much more a service-oriented one now, which means a
higher percentage of people have learned to be "people persons," and
people simply have higher expectations.  A certain "salesmanship" skill
level is expected on almost any job now.  (Or, more cynically - there
aren't any scholarly intellectuals anymore.  People don't even know what
they are, much less how to deal with them.)  
   Personally, I've had to rely on my other strengths coming through,
and figure that if somebody's looking for somebody with polish, I"m
going to disappoint anyway (though I *do* bubble - but it's more of a
fast-paced fomenting fizz).  Oh, and that interview where I was asked
"how do you feel about tidiness?"  I am confident that my face gave me
away, though my answer was utterly professional ("I value it...")  Often
those "personality" clues are valid and important.  
    THey're not always, though. I know that when I was leaving one bad
situation, a certain negativity came through in my first interview and I
was glad it was for a job that wasn't really a good fit anyway. I had to
flush that stuff out of my system to bring my best self to the next one.
  

Susan Jones
Academic Development Specialist
Academic Development Center
Parkland College
Champaign, IL  61821
sujones@parkland.edu
Webmastress,
http://www.resourceroom.net

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