#informal interview

[eductionblog]

Title: Inside the Conversation: What Makes Informal Interviews So Valuable

When it comes to job hunting or networking, the term “interview” typically brings to mind a formal, high-pressure conversation. However, there’s a whole other side to interviews that’s gaining popularity: the informal interview. These types of interviews are relaxed, laid-back discussions that can offer just as much value as their more traditional counterparts.

What’s an Informal Interview?

An informal interview is usually a casual conversation between a job seeker and a potential employer, industry peer, or even a mentor. It might take place over coffee, during a casual meet-up, or as part of a networking event. The key difference is that there are no strict rules or expectations. The setting is less structured, and the conversation often feels more like a natural chat rather than a rigorous question-and-answer session.

Why Should You Care?

Build Relationships, Not Just Resumes Informal interviews offer a unique opportunity to connect with people on a personal level. Unlike formal interviews, which are typically about proving your skills, informal chats allow you to bond with someone over shared interests, mutual connections, or similar career experiences. These relationships can open doors down the line, even if they don't immediately lead to a job offer.

Learn More About the Company Culture In a formal interview, the focus is often on impressing the interviewer. With an informal interview, you can get a more candid, unpolished view of what it’s like to work at a company or in a specific industry. You'll likely hear about the work environment, challenges, and perks that wouldn’t make it into a formal job description.

Gain Insight Without the Pressure The lack of pressure in an informal interview means you can ask all the questions that may be on your mind but might feel too bold to ask in a traditional setting. Want to know about work-life balance or the team's dynamics? This is your chance to inquire without seeming too forward.

Improve Your Networking Game Informal interviews are an excellent way to grow your professional network. Meeting people in a less rigid setting helps you leave a positive impression without the stress of a formal evaluation. Even if the conversation doesn’t lead directly to a job, having another person in your corner can prove invaluable for future opportunities.

Perfect Your Elevator Pitch These casual conversations provide an excellent opportunity to practice your elevator pitch—something you may be nervous about in a formal setting. You can introduce yourself, highlight your key experiences, and explain your goals in a way that feels natural and genuine. It’s an excellent chance to get comfortable talking about yourself, no matter the audience.

How to Prepare for an Informal Interview

While these conversations may seem easygoing, it’s still important to prepare. Here are some tips to make the most out of your informal interview:

Research: Know who you're meeting with and their background. A little knowledge about their career and interests can help guide your conversation.

Be Curious: Informal interviews are about relationship-building, so don’t just talk about yourself. Ask open-ended questions, listen actively, and show genuine interest.

Be Yourself: Don’t try to force a persona. People appreciate authenticity, so focus on being genuine, and let the conversation flow naturally.

Follow Up: After the conversation, send a thank-you note or message. This keeps the door open for future discussions and shows that you appreciate their time.

Conclusion

Informal interviews are a fantastic, less intimidating way to build professional relationships and learn about a company or industry. They offer valuable insights, and they might even lead to unexpected opportunities. Whether you’re job hunting, networking, or just trying to expand your professional circle, don’t underestimate the power of a good chat over coffee. So, the next time someone suggests an informal meet-up, don’t hesitate—it might just be the beginning of your next great opportunity.

[danlous]

INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE 1.01 | 1.07 | 2.05

[dandysworldings]

gaggle of old dandy stuff:)

[dreadfuldevotee]

didn't have sam reid confirming assad zaman gives good head on my s3 bingo card...

[georgeharrisonsmiling]

I'll Still Love You

Ringo (x), Cilla (x)

[charmac]

I got drunk and interviewed Glenn Howerton in a bar. (Again.)

[vimflam]

[licncourt]

Something I think is really interesting about Lestat's reasons for turning Louis in the books is how it sets up the primary point of conflict between them even before they've actually met. He tells us more than once that his initial attraction to Louis was his similarity to Nicolas, most importantly his ability to act as both a punishment and a conscience for Lestat, but this isn't really where the pattern starts.

Darkness is familiar to Lestat, something that's plagued all the formative people in his life and defined how they relate to him. Of course the Marquis and Armand have a great deal of violence in them, but so did Nicki and so did Gabrielle. By the time he comes to New Orleans, he's craving love, familiarity, and belonging. All of those things, to him, are synonymous with darkness. He looks at Louis and he sees the Marquis' anger, Gabrielle's coldness, Nicki's despair, Armand's hysteria, and all of it feels like home in a fucked up way.

By the time he turns Louis, the cycles Lestat is stuck in have driven him half insane and his reactions to his new companion show how unsustainable it's all become. Once the darkness he saw in Louis is directed at him (like he supposedly wanted), it makes him painfully, maddeningly aware of how different he himself is from the boy he once was. He's not a shining beacon of light in the same way he used to be or the kind of person who can rise above the darkness again and again, but he doesn't know any other way to live.

He claims that he understands and accepts his own evil, but his attempts to show the audience just how good he is at being bad seem rather pathetic and insincere, desperate almost. I think the whole idea of finding an "externalized conscience" to punish him for his sins is very Lestat, but it also drives an immediate rift between them. Louis being what Lestat thinks he wants and wants to want completely prevents him from being what Lestat actually needs, things that defy Louis' fundamental nature.

Lestat simply wants things that are incompatible with goodness by the time of IWTV, meaning that he's incompatible with the version of Louis that he brought into his life in spite of what he says in TVL about conscience and punishment. He makes Louis to “fix him”, but then hates Louis for doing the thing he was made to do because of how his sense of self has disintegrated. It's as if Lestat's body and mind are finally rebelling against the cycle of trauma that he seems to be unable to let go of. Half of him wants to be kept accountable so he can hold onto the past version of himself, but the stronger half is the one that has come to crave intimacy and understanding of what he currently is to such a degree that it seems to hijack that desire for punishment.

This is one of the ways that I think Louis IS a victim in the story. He's not the first or the last person to be chosen by someone who fetishizes darkness (mental illness, grief, violence, inner turmoil, whatever it may be) for one reason or another and then gets in over their head, turning on them for falling short as a partner because of it. Louis is acutely aware of this and mentions frequently that Lestat made a poor choice of companion, but at that point they're stuck and creating brand new cycles unique to them as Lestat fights his own. Lestat wants Louis to turn back the clock, to restore his humanity, but that's just not possible, and it dooms them in the first part of their story.

[obiwhat]

help. help????

[coldarena]

This is the second source that confirms he said 'vacation's over' cringeack you are so real

[mkzmerryfriend]

*cracks knuckles* we know Tyler isn’t the original Clancy right? Y’all caught that? Clancy’s bishop was Keons, Tyler’s is Nico, and now “Clancy” is Tyler. Because “scaled and icy” is an anagram for “Clancy is dead” and that album was the one where dema was using Tyler’s popularity for their own purposes. Clancy failed to stop the cycle on his own, and despite already being used as a figurehead for dema, Tyler decided to take up the role of “Clancy” in the wake of what seemed like a total collapse of the Banditos. Their leader had been taken out, and now they had no one to organize them.

But Tyler taking on the name Clancy isn’t him taking on the role of leader or even organizer. He is showing us (the Banditos) that we all can be our own inspiration, we don’t need a figure to follow, we don’t need a leader to lead us. We can do this, fight dema, ourselves.

Y’all got that, right?

[aether-link]

If only I can tell them.

[divorceblogger]

a vampire ed that is informed by the complex conception of who is allowed to be a person, question mark, is what happened to ldpdl. particularly in the context of the jim crow era racial segregation. and it can be inferred that he subsequently tries to eliminate his part in potentially contributing to any interpersonal violence that may call into question a person’s right to complete personhood by cultivating a predominantly animal diet

[feddy-34]

on national tv is crazy

[sleepdeprivedsurgeon]

it may have been a dark day in the Armand community but at least we had this moment

[mugentakeda]

dadmand & babygirl sybelle