I'd really appreciate any advice, as I'm starting to wonder where I'm going wrong?!
I'm 42, and have been a writer/editor in the arts for 11 years. However, I've wanted to work with plants for ages, so have been doing evening classes to work towards a certificate in horticulture for the last couple of years (I have two modules to go.) This is with a view to ultimately becoming a professional gardener/garden designer. First, though, I want to gain some experience in the industry, and thought becoming a gardener for a season or two would provide me with just that. Many companies here employ designers as well as gardeners/horticulturalists, so I was also hoping that I might find a company I could stay and grow with.
I've been submitting applications to assistant gardener/lowest rung gardener positions for a couple of months. The first owner/operator and I chatted for over an hour and I thought we ended our conversation very positively, but I followed up a few days later and...radio silence.
I then interviewed with the owners of another company. We just didn't really gel, I don't think, and they at least had the courtesy to send me a 'thanks but no thanks' email a few days later.
I then had an interview with a 'boutique' landscaping company, who offered me a job. The owner and I both have a background in the arts and I thought we'd got on famously...however, he told me he'd be in touch last week and....crickets! I sent a polite but brief email asking for an update but heard nothing back.
I was really dispirited after that last ghosting, but made myself submit more applications this morning. Within an hour, I was emailed by the HR manager at a super-looking design/build company inviting me for an interview on Thursday. Now to my question: aside from making sure I familiarise myself with this company's projects and don't pick my nose during the interview, does anyone have any tips on what to ask at an interview for a job like this? Or what not to say? I'm anxious to do as well as possible this time!
I'm from the UK but living and working in a large American city, if that makes any odds.
Thanks everyone!
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