Interviewer: “So, you have archaeology in Türkiye on your resumé; tell me about that.”
Me: “Ah, well, I’m so glad you asked, where should I begin?”
“I first got the opportunity to apply for this internship when I just happened to be studying outside of my professor’s room. He was just finishing up a meeting with one of his students and saw me sitting, and called me over. “Hey, do you need to see me for something?” he called out. “No,” I responded, “Im just studying here!” I called back. He relaxed, “Oh, perfect. Actually need to see you for something. Come in”
Interviewer *Laughs* “Wow, that must have made your heart drop.”
Me: “It did!” I exclaimed. “I thought I was in trouble, but as soon as he sat me down, he told me about this archaeological internship in Gazipasa, and I was hooked.”
Interviewer: “It says on your resume that you’re studying Psychology, so why take up this opportunity?”
Me: “I’ve always been fascinated by how people think and behave. This trip would give me the opportunity to see how people USEd to think and behave. Archaeology lets me explore that on a different timescale. Studying ancient cultures, artifacts, and urban layouts is, in a way, like studying the human mind, just stretched across centuries.” But even then, I thought that I could learn so much from people in a different country, and I did. There was so much for me to take away,
Interviewer: “Interesting, tell me more about that.”
Me “On the site, we worked a lot with a lot of the locals and workers who have already been on the site. Sometimes it was easy to get into the habit of being there, how do I say this, only there for the excitement of what you were uncover in the next dig. That’s all good and well, but it’s important to remember why we were really there. This is this country’s history that were researching. Sure, its okay to be excited about what you’ll find, but I learned and remember how important it was for me to know the context of the site, and how it tied in with the surrounding area. The workers took us on tours, told us about the different sites and units that they had been excavaitng for YEARS. It was amazing, and there was so much history behind it.”
Interviewer: “Awesome. Im glad to hear that. How would you apply the lessons that you’ve learned there to our workplace?”
Me: ” I would listen to my coworkers and the people around me who have had the experience. I’m going to be a new hire. I’m not going to know everything about the company immediately, and so i would rely on the people around me for my first steps. They know what they’re doing, so I’ll have great teachers all around me. Listen to the wise, for they are wise for a reason. I would be eager to immediately throw myself into work without knowing exactly what to do, and I think that this place would admire that passion; it could bring life back into the environment, but it’s good to know when to step up and when to step down and take some notes. This can go beyond just the introduction to the workplace thought. This is something I would think about even as a tenured worker. I don’t want to be cocky and rude towards a new hire, I would show them the ropes, but also understand that they have something to bring to the table as well, a different, fresh perspective.”
Interviewer: “if you were to give one piece of advice to a new student studying archaeology, what would it be?”
Me: “DON’T FRATERNIZE WITH THE VIKING ESQUE GUY AT THE LOCAL BAR WHERE YOU GO TO EVERY FRIDAY AFTER THE DIG. I REPEAT… DO-”
Interviewer: “Uhmm, I’m sorry?
ME: “IT’S NOT WORTH IT. *frantic now* HE’LL START TELLING YOU THIS BULLCRAP ABOUT THE BOCK SAGA AND HOW LIFE STARTED FROM ONE KING AND HIS TWO SONS. BUT GUESS HOW WE GOT THERE?????!?!?! HE SAID A MONKEY AND A GOAT HAD SE-
*End transmission*
Detectives are watching the screen.
Detective one (Bart) “So that’s the last recorded conversation we have with the guy?
Interviewer: “Yes, we quickly sedated him after. How lucky it was that he happened to be applying for a medical establishment that just so happened to have sedatives a couple of rooms away. How truly lucky”
Detective 2 (Wilson): I mean, wow, what man wouldn’t be driven insane? What was this viking dude even talking about?”
Interviewer: “One can only wonder, Wilson.” Sometimes, it’s best to let sleeping dogs rest…