You’re Hired

The Issue

You’ve managed to stand out just enough to land a seat in the chair face to face with your dream employer. Now comes the hard part: getting the job. For some, clammy hands and heart palpitations are all part of the interview process. Others, however, have seemingly mastered the art of smooth talking.

The Challenge

This month we challenge you to land your next job with ease. Prepare to buy an iron and some button-ups—you start next Monday.

Set your alarm. Tomorrow morning you’re scheduled to be hired. We challenge you to stay calm and collected as you wow your future boss and land the job you’ve always deserved. Here are some tips to do just that.

BE PUNCTUAL. The early bird gets the worm—and the job. Because you will arrive to your interview with plenty of time to spare, head to the bathroom. Cold, sweaty hands are a major turn-off and make for a terrible first impression. Run warm water over your hands, and make sure they are completely dry before the initial handshake. Remember, the less apparent your nerves, the more confident your interviewer perceives you.

DRESS TO IMPRESS. There is no guide to clue you in on what attire you are expected to show up in. However, most companies do have websites. Utilize them. If you cannot find information on the company dress code, look at the pictures your company has on their site, paying close attention to how the people are dressed. If none of these options are available, it doesn’t hurt to ask the recruiter beforehand. When all else fails, opt for classy business attire.

MONKEY SEE. Show the hiring manager that you are on the same page as them. If they are gesturing or motioning with their hands, mirror them. It will show you are comfortable where you are and able to feed off of their energy.

SLOW DOWN. It’s not a race to see how fast you are able to answer questions. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Your interviewer wants to hire the candidate able to give clean, straightforward answers that make sense. If you are tripping over yourself trying to get to an invisible finish line, chances are, you will miss important points you needed to hit. Take the time to collect your thoughts.

READ THEIR FACE. Read into facial cues before you are given feedback out loud. For example, if they lock eyes with you, they want you to elaborate. If they interrupt you with another question, chances are you were rambling.

IT’S A WRAP. After the interview (and a firm handshake and a “thank you for your time”), ask about their timeline for making a decision. Again, this proves that you were confident in the direction your interview went. In appropriate situations, follow up with a thankyou note.

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Nailed It!

The Tutorials

Ombre is everywhere, and nails are no exception. Pinterest tutorials abound, but they all boil down to applying nail polish onto a makeup sponge and blotting it onto the nail so the two blend seamlessly and you become a hand model by nail 10.

Water marbling is happening to nails, mugs, dinnerware, vases, anything that can be submerged in water. Make a marble design on the surface of a container of water and poke your finger into it. Boom: nails done, minus wiping off the extra polish covering your finger beyond the first knuckle.

The Experiments

For ombre tips, paint both colors onto a makeup sponge and dab. Some tutorials suggest doing this until it becomes opaque; others say apply a base coat or paint the nail before sponging. In any case, remove excess polish with cotton swabs and top with a clear coat. Donesies. (See results for how bogus this is.)

Water marbling requires a few polishes, a dish of room temp water, toothpicks and loads of nail polish remover and cotton balls to remove excess polish later. Apply a base coat so polish has something to adhere to, and then drop polish onto the water surface, one drop inside the other as they spread out. Use toothpicks to create a marble design, and then ungracefully plunk your fingertip into the middle. Repeat nine times. (Hope you set aside like three hours.)

The Results

Surprisingly, water marbling was the winner here. What seems like a wet, messy tragedy waiting to happen came out OK for a first-timer. Just be sure to use thinner polishes so they spread evenly and set aside a good chunk of time to puddle jump your way to pretty nails.

Dear readers, let me be your ombre martyr. I got 20 tutorials deep but nothing made my nails look like the pictures, which I now believe to be Photoshop wizardry. At best they were the ghosts of ombre nails past because I never could achieve an opaque, solid color. I assume all the polish was soaked into the center of the sponge where it laughed at my feeble efforts to be pretty. I tried using a base coat before sponging, painting my nails white first, blue first, pink first and sponging the polish on without any base at all because desperation set in. If you need to satisfy a Pinterest nail urge, just stick to marbling.