My name is Uzma R. Saeed. I am a teacher by profession, by chance or by accident…I can’t decide. I remember still being in College..I was going to a Business school in the evening and to a Government college in the morning so I would get my B.A in Education, Psychology and Islamic Studies. One of my friends had a job interview one day and asked if I wanted to come along?! I was curious and bored since I believe we were having some kind of break and hence said yes, of course!
As I drove with her in her chauffeur-driven car to her interview, I was listening to her and looking out the window trying to figure out why I had said yes. I could not decide exactly why I had done so when we reached the destination. It was a school and for the life of me, I cannot remember if she had already told me she had an interview at the school. Anyways, we walked in and were seated quickly and quietly outside the principal’s office waiting for my friend’s turn. We didn’t have to wait for too long, soon someone came out inviting my friend to come inside. They looked at me and asked if I was there for an interview as well. I laughed it off and replied that, “No, I was just there to support my friend”.
A short while later, they approached me again. I believe it was after my friend had her interview already. They said I should just try to have an interview at least and get an idea of what it felt like to be interviewed. I decided that yes, that sounded like an okay idea and went inside the office. The two ladies introduced themselves and also let me know what there job tittles were…one of them was the principal and the other was the vice principal of the school. They asked me various questions and also asked one very interesting question. Well, at least I thought it was interesting…they asked, “Would you take the job if we didn’t offer a job to your friend?”. Without hesitation, I said, “No…I would never do that to my friend”.
They hired both of us!!!