Dress for the Interview

I had an interview to work as a grounds keeper for a funeral home. The job description was to pick up and clean the grave yard and surrounding area.

I went into the interview in a suit and tie. The manager was wearing overalls and dirty boots.

All of the employees were on break and hanging around the managers office. We did the interview with the door open and his staff interrupting us with silly questions. He asked me when I could start and I told him immediately. He said great, and proceeded to take me on a tour of the grounds.

The first stop was the crematory. He asked if I every saw a body burn before? After that exciting moment, we got into a dump truck and toured the rest of the grounds. He then dropped me off at the garage, told me to grab a shovel.

We went out to a tombstone and re-level it. So, here I am on my interview leveling a tombstone. Once we were done, he asked if I still wanted the job. I said yes. He said, finishing leveling the rest of this row, and then you go home and start again tomorrow!

If I knew I was going to work that day, I would have dressed for it. My advice is to bring a change of clothes to your interview. You never know what can happen.