MT is right: its not the mistake that costs the interview

I've heard Mark and Mike say repeatedly that it’s not the mistake that costs the interview, it’s the downward spiral that comes after making a big mistake. So true! 

I had a phone interview with a fairly reputable company that I really, really want to work for. I prepared all day and dotted every T and crossed every I. I sat patiently waiting for interviewer to call. Nothing. I wait more. Nothing. Check my email. I get a message from him saying that he tried to call but the phone number isn’t working. What! I try calling him. “You’re phone is out of service.” What! No! Ohhhhhhh! I started panicking as it dawned on me what I had done! Somehow my email worked so I sent him an honest message “I am so embarrassed. I’ve been so busy with work I forgot to pay my phone bill. Two minutes please.” Frantically, I scrambled to pay the bill online. I phoned the hiring manager up and I rocked that interview! I was determined to make it work! We laughed at the beginning, I laughed, he laughed and it actually helped break the ice. I got invited at the end for an in person interview!

Nothing fancy. Just the truth. Thanks guys!!!!!!