It has been a productive quiet morning. I have spent most of it reading a book on search marketing strategies in preperation for my interview on Friday. SEO is certainly an interesting and unusual aspect of marketing, one where I certainly have a lot to/I can learn.
Another aspect of prep is the travel arrangements. Often these can be fairly simple but occasionally they require a bit more planning. Uusually I like to leave room for error at each stage, unfortunately this is not possible for Friday as I effectively make three changes, one of which is entirely out of my control. Its always useful when planning to figure out how much it will cost to attend the interview. In this case its going to wipe out a weeks worth of job seeker allowance and then some. Travel costs can be frustrating, particularly if things go badly. For one job I went for a few months back I had to travel to Basingstoke for an interview. It only cost £10 return, but the interview lasted just 20 minutes before I was standing back on the platform heading back to Southampton. It was clear I wouldnt get the job, £10 wasted.
But ultimately if you are interested in the job the cost is worth it. The time also. Because should you actually get the job then that cost will be repaid after just your first few hours working for that firm, along with all the other costs to get to interviews you may have paid. Unless you are in serious financial trouble (in which case you can get help from the job centre) its always worth just grinning and bearing it. Of course some companies do pay expenses, I am just yet to find one outside of the big 4 accountancy firms.
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