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A lion however, will only devour your corpse, whereas an SC is not sated until they have destroyed your soul. (Quote per infinitemonkies)
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Quoth notlovinit View Post
Here's another good story :
I got this e-mail today from a lady who REALLY wanted me to interview her daughter and went on about how great of a worker she is and even left me instructions about leaving a message if no one answered the phone. So I go through all the applications for the week (she left me a date this daughter had applied) and get this: the daughter didn't even apply. This girl who is such a great worker lied to her mom about applying.
As far as the original post, At least she is persistant?I'm sorry reading is not a new concept it has been widely taught in our nation for at least the past 100 years. Please, learn to do it CORRECTLY before you become contagious.
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When I make reminder calls - both about a job and about anything else - I tend to say 'Just checking to see that my application hasn't been lost in the shuffle. Is there anything else I can do to help?'
And like others have said, I limit it. If I'm told I'll be contacted in X days, I call after X+2 days, no sooner.Seshat's self-help guide:
1. Would you rather be right, or get the result you want?
2. If you're consistently getting results you don't want, change what you do.
3. Deal with the situation you have now, however it occurred.
4. Accept the consequences of your decisions.
"All I want is a pretty girl, a decent meal, and the right to shoot lightning at fools." - Anders, Dragon Age.
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Quoth Little Retail Rabbit View PostThat was really weird to read O.o
I was thinking at first that perhaps the whole calling back after dropping off the app deal could be explained by the fact that often youngsters are told to bug potential employers. I was told this by my college careers counsellor and a Job-Centre rep (in hindsight, I probably should have ignored both as they were both awful lol). They said that calling up a place to ask "Hello, my name is Rabbit and I recently applied for a position there, I just wanted to know if the manager had had a chance to read my CV" would make you look keen to a potential employer. I personally have found it a waste of time, I almost always would get stuck talking to someone with no clue what was going on and never find out. Since then, having seen my managers getting frustrated with it, I haven't bothered.
I'm surprised that this girl even got the chance to have an interview. What the heck? I know you mentioned that it was just to shut her up or whatever, but still...what the heck?!Check out my art: http://mechanicold.deviantart.com/
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Yeah, there is such a thing as too pushy.
Back at the wholesale club, when Momma Awesome (mother of my other CW, Little Momma Awesome) was still one of our FLMs, she had gotten an application from a would-be employee, who then DEMANDED an interview RIGHT NOW. Didn't matter that we were a bit busy and the managers hadn't even had a chance to peruse the person's application yet. INTERVIEW. NOW.
They gave the person an interview to shut them up, then promptly filed their application in the circular file. Someone with that kind of attitude was NOT going to be hired.PWNADE(TM) - Serve up a glass today! | PWNZER - An act of pwnage so awesome, it's like the victim got hit by a tank.
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Oh I have an update with this girl! I was talking to D about her the other day and I found out this little tidbit that she didn't mention before. I guess at the end of her interview D was walking her out the door and the girl decides this would be a good time to mention that she is of a certain religion (not going to name it, don't want to offend anyone) and that this requires her to wear certain things and do certain things during her shift and we can't not hire her because of that because that would be discrimination. (Grrr I hate when people do this! Did we freaking ASK you what religion you are?! NO!! It's not discrimination then!)
But anyway, D starts freaking out because she doesn't want to hire this girl but doesn't want to face any lawsuits or anything so she starts checking references. This is when she finds out the girl was told by her last job to either quit or be terminated. Seems she sexually harassed another employee. My goodness, she's a winner all around.
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Now would be a good time to visit So Very Unofficial!
"I've had so many nasty customers this week, my bottomless pit is now ankle-deep."-Me.
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Quoth notlovinit View Postshe is of a certain religion (not going to name it, don't want to offend anyone) and that this requires her to wear certain things and do certain things during her shift and we can't not hire her because of that because that would be discrimination. (Grrr I hate when people do this! Did we freaking ASK you what religion you are?! NO!! It's not discrimination then!)
the girl was told by her last job to either quit or be terminated. Seems she sexually harassed another employee.
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I'm sorry but there is no way she should ever have been given an interview as soon as you saw your name as a reference.
She LIED on her application, which you had proof of, and you still gave her an interview to shut her up? I would have told her the truth: that she was a liar.I'm bringing disdain back...with a vengeance.
Oh, and your tool box called...you got out again.
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Quoth Sheldonrs View PostGive her a worn out uniform, have her come in one day. Tell her to clean the bathrooms. When she's done, THEN tell her she was never hired. :-D
Quoth notlovinit View PostI won't hold it against a person for calling (as long as they only do it once or a reasonable amount and not like this girl), but it annoys me.
As for this piece of work, yeah, I must agree that falsifying info on her app woulda (coulda shoulda) been grounds for denying her an interview, point blank. I wonder what's so amazing about yer place that she wants to work there so desperately...? o_O;> Say, can I swing by the drive-thru sometime and pick up an app? I know this girl who interviewed with you recently to use as a reference...::Last edited by EricKei; 05-10-2011, 01:47 AM."For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
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"Thinking is difficult, therefore let the herd pronounce judgment!" ~ Carl Jung
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Despite my 'no sooner than their stated day plus 2' thing, there is one exception.
You can always send a nice, polite, 'thank you for the interview' email or letter. It should say little more than that - just 'thank you for the interview' and perhaps an honest compliment about someone you met, or some part of the working environment.
Nothing pushy. Nothing saying you want the job. Just plain ol' gratitude.Seshat's self-help guide:
1. Would you rather be right, or get the result you want?
2. If you're consistently getting results you don't want, change what you do.
3. Deal with the situation you have now, however it occurred.
4. Accept the consequences of your decisions.
"All I want is a pretty girl, a decent meal, and the right to shoot lightning at fools." - Anders, Dragon Age.
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Well, yeah ^_^ a nice thank-you letter is always a good thing. Agreed 100.0000000001%"For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
"The difference between an amateur and a master is that the master has failed way more times." - JoCat
"Thinking is difficult, therefore let the herd pronounce judgment!" ~ Carl Jung
"There's burning bridges, and then there's the lake just to fill it with gasoline." - Wiccy, reddit
"Retail is a cruel master, and could very well be the most educational time of many people's lives, in its own twisted way." - me
"Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home." - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, "Serenity" (2005)
Acts of Gord – Read it, Learn it, Love it!
"Our psychic powers only work if the customer has a mind to read." - me
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