I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me!

I am reallllly nervous about my phone interview at 1pm today. Reasons in list form:

While I know I am an articulate person when I want to be, phone interviews strike nerves in me and I babble incoherently for seemingly exorbitant amounts of time before I catch my rambling train of thought. Know the old saying "You have two ears and one mouth, use them in that ratio"; yeah, me on the phone? Yeah, forget it.

The positions requirements are thus:

The minimum application requirements are as follows for this position:

· Bachelor’s degree in journalism, business communications, or related field, Master’s degree preferred

· At least two years of editorial experience, creating, composing, and editing written materials

· At least two years of marketing experience

· Strong word processing and typing skills

· Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills

· Knowledge of the web and related technology

· Knowledge of printing procedures, requirements, processes and techniques

· Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of people

· Must be detail-oriented and well organized

Let's review shall we? I never finished college. I'm 3 credits away from an BS in Advertising from 2001 at a community college. Hardly resume worthy, let alone anything even remotely close to their education minimums and preferred requirement.

Also, editorial experience? I has none. I mean, I do, a little. I've been blogging for nearly 10 years and for Bella Figura I wrote a few blog entries. For the real estate marketing job I had I did have to write descriptions of the homes for the MLS but no true editing.

At least everything below the first two bullet points I possess. Especially the knowledge of printing procedures and processes. Hell I got to play with Heidelbergs for almost two years.

One of the essential job functions listed is "Review materials for accuracy, content, grammar, and style". Anyone who knows me, even a tiny bit, knows that my proof reading is HORRID!! I am a horrible, horrible proofer. It is my weakest quality and always has been. Content, grammar and style is fine but accuracy scares me. I've always had a copy person to proof my work. Always.

Huh, I thought there was more but it doesn't seem like there is. Those are bad enough to me though.

What I really SHOULD be talking about is how thankful I am to have a job and an opportunity to move into a position where my skills can we bused to the best of their ability. To be part on an industry I care about again.

Still, I am a nervous, nervous wreck. Gah!