Date: 2/4/2005 12:04:00 PM
From Authorid: 45397
I know how you feel all too well. I've been in the same boat you are now. sure I have had a whopping 2 interviews (oddly enough to the SAME place) yet I'm still not good enough. (I'm doing a career change from retail to office) It looks like I'll be going back into retail type work since nobody seems to want me.  |
Date: 2/4/2005 12:12:00 PM
From Authorid: 36687
OMG I'm so entirely in the same boat! lol well people keep saying that it can only get better.haha lol.... *Wishes you luck*  |
Date: 2/4/2005 12:43:00 PM
From Authorid: 59418
I'm looking for a part time job too...No luck yet either   |
Date: 2/4/2005 1:37:00 PM
From Authorid: 63011
I'm looking for a better job. Today I got an application for the vet here because I found out they had 2 openings. Maybe you could try something like that, if you like animals. Anyway, good luck on the job hunt! -GreenClover  |
Date: 2/4/2005 1:54:00 PM
From Authorid: 46527
Stop waiting for them to call you and call them instead, it shows you are interested.  |
Date: 2/4/2005 1:57:00 PM
From Authorid: 43807
Have you called them back and ask if they had a chance to review your appplication.  |
Date: 2/4/2005 1:58:00 PM
From Authorid: 16671
I think that if a person has no phone, maybe they can leave a message number. If they don't have one of those I'm sure they would do like I have done in the past, tell them I have no phone and sure need to know right now if I have a job, or I could come in and check back tomorrow. I have found the best way to get a job, is to not wait until they call you. Call and speak to the manager every day if you have to, they will either get tired and hire you, or tell you they wont ever have a job for you. LOL I dont recommend to lie, but before I was christian and needed a job badly to feed my kids, I did lie on my application. I told them yes I had experince being a waitress. Told them my mom and dad had a cafe and I worked lots in it growing up. Of course they never checked and had they checked my mom would have told them yes, cause she KNEW how much I needed a job. I did get the job and the only reason I didnt get found out is that each cafe seems to have their own little ways at writing out a ticket. but how hard is it to write say for a breakfast. om/hb/bac/sd Other wise two eggs over medium, hash browns, bacon and sour dough toast. LOL Just keep bugging them, its the squeaky wheel that gets the oil. or the persistent caller that gets the job. Good luck.  |
Date: 2/4/2005 1:58:00 PM
From Authorid: 47218
getting that first job can be a really frustrating experience, but everyone has to start somewhere and, you know what-- you are still in high school. No one expects you to have an extensive work history. The key to the game is PERSISTANCE. Fill out as many applications as possible. But don't stop there. Talk to the manager when you're picking up an application(be sure to drop by at a time when it's convenient for them). Call back or stop by and find out how your application is doing. I speak from experience when I say that if you keep at it eventually you will get call backs. But then there are things you can do to increase your odds. Think-- what can you do to give yourself an advantage over other candidates? Number one, I would recommend handing in a resume along with your application. "But what I do I put on a resume? I don't have a job history?" I'm sure your saying. No matter-- you can find other things to put on there. If you have a high G.P.A. put it near the top. Have a section for activities that includes everything you're involved in-- sports, clubs, volunteer work. Under each activity, include a description of your role in the activity, awards that you won, special achievments (i.e. "researched, wrote and edited stories for school newspaper under tight deadlines" , and especially LEADERSHIP POSITIONS that you held (i.e. "swim team captain). Include a section with honors and awards, and put anything notable you've received at school or other places-- honor roll, academic awards, trophies, certificates, anything your little brain can come up with. Search around for sample resumes and see what kinds of formats look best. Also, don't forget to proofread it. Guaranteed that if you hand in a well-written resume you are going to impress the employer as especially organized and make yourself look miles better than the person who just filled out the few tiny spaces on the application. Secondly, are there things that you can improve during your interviews? (the answer undoubtedly, is yes) There are a number of things that a requisite part of interviewing decorum-- dress up nicely, be on time, smile when you meet the interviewer and shake their hand, always look them in the eye, speak clearly, sit straight up and don't cross your arms, think ahead of time about how you are going to answer the questions. Yes, you should actually prepare ahead of time for the questions, like cramming of an exam. This is easy to do, since they generally ask the same questions, and their are generally acceptable ways of responding. Again, I suggest you do research on this. You will end up sounding much smarter.  |
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Date: 2/4/2005 1:59:00 PM
From Authorid: 16671
Oh and it wasnt a full lie, my mom and dad DID have a cafe, I just never worked in it I was too little at the time. |
Date: 2/4/2005 3:31:00 PM
From Authorid: 17081
I wouldnt go through an employment agency. They'll take half your money. Keep calling them back.  |
Date: 2/4/2005 6:48:00 PM
From Authorid: 52155
LSR said exactly what I was going to. If you really want the job, you would call them and find out what is going on with your application instead of just waiting around for them...  |
Date: 2/4/2005 7:30:00 PM
From Authorid: 12118
Firstborn and Mollycat have really great advice there. The squeaky wheel DOES get the oil, and I know that from personal experience.   |
Date: 2/5/2005 10:20:00 PM
From Authorid: 35808
I always call the places I apply too, but they just get irritated and stop taking my calls
I mean they could at least tell me that they won't hire me. I've been looking for a job for almost a year, seriously. I've moved twice, and now I'm in a small town, all of the jobs are already taken, or as I have witnessed, the managers hire the people they know over those they don't. To get a job I'll have to go to the city (an hour away), but I don't have a car (mine broke down awhile ago), so I can't get a job too far away, but with there not being any jobs, I can't afford a car to get a job....ARG! It's a visious circle.  |
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