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I received my first assignment this past Monday, and the anticipation of my first professional interview was almost too much to bear. The scenarios playing through my head were usually negative: "What if I mess something up?" "What if I'm out of my league?" and so on. I arrived at 10 a.m. on Monday not knowing what to expect.
My eternally helpful colleague and I stopped by Coach Jake's office and to my surprise he accepted the proposition of an interview by a complete amateur. My first assignment being an interview with the Head Coach of a major Division I basketball program is a lot like swimming lessons in the middle of Pacific Ocean: where you even begin?
Taking a deep breath, I started asking Coach Jake the questions I'd painstakingly gone over in my head time and time again the last few days. He looked comfortable and relaxed. I tried to look as comfortable as I could, but I knew I was fooling no one.
He spoke softly and confidently, like a man who has little doubts about the job he is to perform. He was patient and intuitive as I asked him the first question on the page of my Little Green Notebook.
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My eternally helpful colleague and I stopped by Coach Jake's office and to my surprise he accepted the proposition of an interview by a complete amateur. My first assignment being an interview with the Head Coach of a major Division I basketball program is a lot like swimming lessons in the middle of Pacific Ocean: where you even begin?
Taking a deep breath, I started asking Coach Jake the questions I'd painstakingly gone over in my head time and time again the last few days. He looked comfortable and relaxed. I tried to look as comfortable as I could, but I knew I was fooling no one.
He spoke softly and confidently, like a man who has little doubts about the job he is to perform. He was patient and intuitive as I asked him the first question on the page of my Little Green Notebook.
(FOR THE REST OF THE ARTICLE, CLICK HERE: http://www.panthernation.com/showthr...9773#post49773 )
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