Working in Limbo

I am pretty sure that I bombed a phone interview yesterday. I found that I need to be more prepared and aware that I could receive a call at any time, not just to schedule a sit down interview. The phone call itself could, and now that I think about it, generally is part of the screening process. Although I have done much in the way of preparing and sending out resumes, I have not prepared myself for the answers that I should give, at any time, to describe myself. I affixed a link that gives some really good advice for preparing answers to interview questions.

I was fine with answering experience questions, but found it difficult to answer questions dealing with goals and the all important "Where do you see yourself in five years?" I have found that that is the easiest question to answer when you are gainfully employed; you talk about lofty idealism as if it's as tangible as the coming storm. But now that I am unemployed, I answered this question horribly, giving answers that didn't support the applicable job. I started talking about grad school and family and......ohhhhhh crap!! That's when I realized I wasn't prepared for the next step. Anyway I guess its back to the drawing board for me. I have a career fair to attend in a week and this time I am going to do my homework. Wish me luck!!