Listening to: "Fighting for It All" by Mindy Smith

The worst part about my interviews yesterday:

Mr. Interviewer #2: "So can you tell about some professional challenges you expect in this job?"
Me: "Hmm."
Mr. Interviewer #2: "..."
Me: "You know what, I just don't know."
Mr. Interviewer #2: "..."
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Mr. Interviewer #3: "...it was actually my supervisor at the time who approached me about becoming a team manager...."
Me: Feeling the collar of my shirt on fire, sweat beginning to pool around my hairline.
Mr. Interviewer #3: "...so that's how I got here to the Downtown offices. We really work hard to make sure..."
Me: Considering the pros and cons of interrupting his thoughts. My eyes begin to cross, I feel I'm about to lose consciousness. My peripheral vision begins to narrow. I feel last three hours of interviews hinges upon this moment.
Mr. Interviewer #3:"...that all our associates feel like they are--"
Me: "I'm sorry, I am getting really hot. I'm just going to take off my coat--"
Mr. Interviewer #3: "Oh, oh, sure no problem."
Me: Wiping off the sweat that has streamed across my forehead. I meter my breaths and enter clutch mode.
Mr. Interviewer #3: "We try to make it so that all our associates feel like they are progressing..."
Me: I tell myself, "Don't blow it. You can blow this all right now. Relax. You can still turn this around. This is all in your hands." I cool off, force myself to stop sweating and regain composure.
Mr. Interviewer #3: "I actually just lost an awesome associated because he wanted to move onto another department. I talked to him and asked him if that's what he really wants and it was..."
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Me: Having just said something I regret, I stare off into space.
Ms. Interviewer #1: Waiting for an answer.
Me: Staring off into space.
Ms. Interviewer #1: Waiting for an answer.
[30 seconds pass]
Me: "Uhhh..."
Ms. Interviewer #1: Waiting for an answer.
Me: "OK, I'm going to have to take back what I just said. I created a trap there that I almost walked straight into. You knew it too!"
Ms. Interviewer #1: Laughs

These were the three mistakes of my three-hour interview.