Interviewing..ALREADY?!

I seriously can not grasp my head around the fact that we are already interviewing for manager positions for next year! I feel like it was just yesterday that we were training for this crazy journey - and boy has it been crazy.

I have never interviewed anyone for a job position before so I was definitely a little nervous about the process - not to mention we were in the creepy board room on the second floor of the Student Center which always intimidates me. ANWAY! Matt, Adam and I were the interviewers for the first session. We had a list of questions ready to go and a list of the types of qualities/characteristics/skills we were looking for for the positions. I was particularly proud of the questions because all of us managers had come up with them during one of our meetings, but that doesn't mean I felt any more relaxed about asking them!

The interviewees were so nervous so I really tried my best to make it a relaxed environment and I think Matt and Adam tried to do this too (well, Matt more so than Adam ;). After the first two people, I was feeling a little more comfortable even though I felt like I was repeating myself. Interviewing made me realize so much about the position that I don't often think about - things such as how important time management is and how I have learned to accomplish it. The applicants were curious about the position and I was so proud to tell them what exactly we do at the Zone and what we're all about. It was interesting to see who I felt was going to buy in and who might not. I think that is one thing that was a bit of a struggle for me during the interview process - I am so proud of what I do at the Zone and really love what I do so I wanted to make sure the people that are going to take over next year will be like that too. Of course it is hard to tell because they haven't begun the position yet, but that was the type of think I was looking for. I want the people next year to really believe in what they do as well and work hard to make the Zone as successful as possible. :D

Interviewing not only made me realize some things about my own position and the qualities I have learned; it was also helpful to me because the very next week I was going on an interview for an internship position. Some of the questions we asked were the same questions I was asked then and more importantly, I felt so comfortable at the interview because I knew I had so much to talk about from having the RutgersZone position. It really has given me real world experience that I was able to take with me.

There's a lot more going on this month at the Zone so keep checking in to learn about all the amazing events we've had and those upcoming as well!

--Ashley