Day 17: Failure, thy name is Matthew (M)

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You know how I get all choked up when I have to make a speech in front of a large audience? You know how I also get choked up when I'm talking to really pretty girls? Well, for my job interview this morning, I had to do both at the same time...and the results were quite predictable.

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My job interview was at a place in Waikiki called Tiki's Bar and Grill, which had a 3-interview process. The first is with the manager, the second is a group interview, and the third...well, I don't know because I didn't make it to the third.
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But anyways, for the second interview, each person had to get in front of the group and, for 2 minutes, make a good argument for why he or she should be hired. The twist was that the rest of the group was made up of about 20 supermodels (literally--one gave her speech about her modeling career in NYC). These girls were so gorgeous that the manager dude just sat in the back the whole time, smiling and nodding to himself-- probably had earplugs in too.

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Unfortunately, I didn't have the presence of mind to take a picture of them for the sake of this post, but you could just find the closest swimsuit catalog and probably see one of them right there on the cover. I was able to steal some pictures off of the Tiki webpage though. So, to the right are pictures of the place that almost foolishly gave me a job:

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Needless to say, when it was my turn to do my shpeal, I was so overwhelmed, flustered, and overcome with mixed emotions that I could barely think straight.  If it weren't for my name-tag, I probably wouldn't have even remembered how to say my name correctly. My whole speech lasted all of 20 seconds, but felt like an eternity. Afterward, for the team skits portion of the interview, I was so defeated I just sat and watched. And it was a good show... MTV-worthy.
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And to close, I'm going to start a new tradition here on the blog: "Crabby Catch Phrase Of The Day!" Today's phrase--"I wouldn't hire you"--was what JR muttered to me under his breath just before I left for my interview. Thanks buddy! (Matt)