Prime crotch
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best part is when you land a job and then suddendly what you thought you would be doing isn't that in fact! welp, better keep on the lookout for a new job!
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Applying for jobs is exhausting and soul-crushing
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Better to be doing something otherwise no money lol.
hm, got a call inviting me to another interview today. good timing.
It's £25k per year for a local mechanical parts manufacturer. It's primarily office based work (accounts, databases, staffing/HR) but also work with a few clients and at the trade counter. It's not going to be retail and the customers will be decent, so I'm cool with that.
best thing about it is that it is literally a five minute walk down the road. bye bye car running costs!!
It's £25k per year for a local mechanical parts manufacturer. It's primarily office based work (accounts, databases, staffing/HR) but also work with a few clients and at the trade counter. It's not going to be retail and the customers will be decent, so I'm cool with that.
best thing about it is that it is literally a five minute walk down the road. bye bye car running costs!!
Welp been lurking here for a while. Been in the job search for almost a year now with countless applications dozens of interviews and a massive massive heap of rejection. Times got really hard and depressing. One of the lowest points is where I applied for a position I once had at a previous company (for significantly less than what I had been paid at my last job) and even though I was taking less pay and had significantly more experience than when I had previously worked there (and got a lot of praise when I did) got rejected.
The wait is finally over and it was worth it. A few weeks ago after my 5th interview with a nationwide security company I finally got an offer for a Regional IT Administrator position. It's the break I've been needing for a while as this is my first job since I got back from Afghanistan in 2012. My start date is the 27th and I'll be flying out to one of the properties I manage in Las Vegas to manage it's deployment.
Now I'm back in the hunt for San Francisco apartments because I have to be local for emergency response. (I also manage SFO and AT&T park). Apartment hunting is way harder than it was back in 06-08. The portfolio I'm having to bring to viewings is even larger than the one I brought to job interviews and the rejection rate seems about the same haha. Time to lurk the "apartment hunting is soul crushing" thread.
The wait is finally over and it was worth it. A few weeks ago after my 5th interview with a nationwide security company I finally got an offer for a Regional IT Administrator position. It's the break I've been needing for a while as this is my first job since I got back from Afghanistan in 2012. My start date is the 27th and I'll be flying out to one of the properties I manage in Las Vegas to manage it's deployment.
Now I'm back in the hunt for San Francisco apartments because I have to be local for emergency response. (I also manage SFO and AT&T park). Apartment hunting is way harder than it was back in 06-08. The portfolio I'm having to bring to viewings is even larger than the one I brought to job interviews and the rejection rate seems about the same haha. Time to lurk the "apartment hunting is soul crushing" thread.
Congratulations!
And bravo on keeping it together. Two years without finding work...that must have been harsh.
TrAcEr_x90
Member
I finally have a major interview where I think I can land it. One minor problem, its tomorrow and I still haven't come up with an excuse to get outta work in the morning?
I'm thinking I'll just call my boss in the morning and let her know my car is in the shop getting an oil change and that hopefully solves the problem of the check engine light. If its still on they are gonna run a diagnostics but I will be in right after they are done.
I'm thinking I'll just call my boss in the morning and let her know my car is in the shop getting an oil change and that hopefully solves the problem of the check engine light. If its still on they are gonna run a diagnostics but I will be in right after they are done.
Sick day excuse. Insert food poisoning excuse.
I emailed the hiring manager and he said that it's taking longer than expected to get all of the documentation sorted out... says they'll be "mostly done" by the end of next week.
TrAcEr_x90
Member
I cant really do a sick day. I already scheduled two days off next week and I was sick just a few weeks ago.
well well well
I found out who my next job interview is for (the listing doesn't have any company name, its an agency doing the recruitment). they are, uh, kinda big. I understand why the pay is gonna be so good now (their clients are billionaires/millionaires). fuck!!
hype! I think I have a really good chance - I have the relevant experience, and I live literally down the road.
I found out who my next job interview is for (the listing doesn't have any company name, its an agency doing the recruitment). they are, uh, kinda big. I understand why the pay is gonna be so good now (their clients are billionaires/millionaires). fuck!!
hype! I think I have a really good chance - I have the relevant experience, and I live literally down the road.
Metalingus5150
Member
I wish everyone luck.
I've been in the market for a job for a while now and it's hard but we just gotta keep trying.
I've been in the market for a job for a while now and it's hard but we just gotta keep trying.
I may lose out on future EI due to parting ways amicably with a company after a week of training due to it being a complete mismatch for my skills/experience/interests. It really would have been irresponsible to stay on, and I was commended by the employer for recognizing that and not wasting their training dollars/hours. Alas. It might become a black/white decision when EI reviews it.
Sigh.
Lesson learned. Be really fucking sure about the jobs you accept. Research them, then research them some more. Find out exactly what you're going to be doing in the job, day to day.
Sigh.
Lesson learned. Be really fucking sure about the jobs you accept. Research them, then research them some more. Find out exactly what you're going to be doing in the job, day to day.
TheSpoiler
Member
Tomorrow is the final day. If they are going to call, they'll call, since they said "within a week".
At this point, I know it's a no, as it would have happened by now, but ya just gotta keep trucking.
At this point, I know it's a no, as it would have happened by now, but ya just gotta keep trucking.
Kccitystar
Member
Man, this job search thing can be infuriating, and I just wanted to vent. I'm looking for help desk work in the IT field here in the NYC area because since I've obtained my A+ certification, help desk is pretty much the entry level job you can potentially obtain, and you can work your way up from there. So after my internship concluded in September for an IT services company, I've been looking for work. I have a nice LinkedIn profile going with a professional portrait so recruiters/my network can take me seriously, my resume is all well organized, got the whole resume language thing going, quantified everything I've done at my previous jobs, etc. I'm pretty much feeling like I'm ready to rock this shit.
I've spent about a year interning at a few places, one of the companies being Citigroup which is a huge financial corporation here in the states. I've applied for a ton of help desk roles and while looking for a job, I've been reading up on understanding Mac OS X, Windows 7 and Windows Server. I've started running virtual machines on my PC with Windows Server/7 on them (I'm on Windows 8 so I can't really tinker around) to familiarize myself with what I would be dealing with in a help desk environment and to get an idea of what I would be doing through Windows Server. Right now I'm just trying to keep myself busy while not going insane from dealing with rejection emails after doing well with interviews.
I've gotten into a routine of applying to several places per day for roles similar to a help desk position like an analyst, specialist, IT support, and while I am able to get the interviews, the big hurdle right now is the experience, because while I have been freelancing fixing computers for friends and family, I've been doing a few internships that accumulates to about a few years of real world IT experience. A lot of companies aren't willing to give a guy like me an opportunity, and that's okay, I guess, but while I did save a nest egg for when this time would come (where I'm job searching), I am neck high with bills and debt at the moment. My nest egg has run out.
Shit's hard, yo. So anyway, recently I applied for a job working at Geek Squad for Best Buy the first week of October. Got an interview set up with the store manager for the position on the 3rd. I was told they would notify me within a couple of business days on their decision. I thought the interview went well and the manager and I got along well. I didn't feel awkward nor did the conversation feel rigid in any way, like I'm trying hard to say the right things. I did not get a word back at all from the store on any decisions whatsoever.
Fast forward a couple of weeks later. I got a call again, from the same Best Buy about the same position I just went through the whole process for. The entire time, I'm thinking it's for a second round of interviews or something, but it's not. It's the same procedure they did the first time they called. I let them know that I had applied a couple of weeks ago, and I was interviewed by their store manager. Apparently my interview wasn't filed properly or something. I was told they'd call me back in a day or two.
They never did. What I DID get was an email stating that they've decided to not move forward with my application. I am assuming because I interned for several big IT firms, they felt I was overqualified and would likely jump ship when a better opportunity presented itself. Whatever.
I think the hardest part for me right now, is the conversations about looking for work with friends. I hate hearing common fucking things like suggesting I apply for a job that is nowhere near my field or near my level of experience, because right now I should be "applying to anything because it's better than nothing". Real talk, I'm not trying to change careers here. It's like, Yes, I appreciate that you're trying to be helpful, thanks. Yeah, I'm networking on LinkedIn. Yeah, I've applied to that company. What more can I do, flood my application through a company's entire list of job postings for positions I don't even know how to fucking do?
I'm so frustrated with all of this shit. Yes, I'm hispanic, and No, I'm not a veteran.
I've spent about a year interning at a few places, one of the companies being Citigroup which is a huge financial corporation here in the states. I've applied for a ton of help desk roles and while looking for a job, I've been reading up on understanding Mac OS X, Windows 7 and Windows Server. I've started running virtual machines on my PC with Windows Server/7 on them (I'm on Windows 8 so I can't really tinker around) to familiarize myself with what I would be dealing with in a help desk environment and to get an idea of what I would be doing through Windows Server. Right now I'm just trying to keep myself busy while not going insane from dealing with rejection emails after doing well with interviews.
I've gotten into a routine of applying to several places per day for roles similar to a help desk position like an analyst, specialist, IT support, and while I am able to get the interviews, the big hurdle right now is the experience, because while I have been freelancing fixing computers for friends and family, I've been doing a few internships that accumulates to about a few years of real world IT experience. A lot of companies aren't willing to give a guy like me an opportunity, and that's okay, I guess, but while I did save a nest egg for when this time would come (where I'm job searching), I am neck high with bills and debt at the moment. My nest egg has run out.
Shit's hard, yo. So anyway, recently I applied for a job working at Geek Squad for Best Buy the first week of October. Got an interview set up with the store manager for the position on the 3rd. I was told they would notify me within a couple of business days on their decision. I thought the interview went well and the manager and I got along well. I didn't feel awkward nor did the conversation feel rigid in any way, like I'm trying hard to say the right things. I did not get a word back at all from the store on any decisions whatsoever.
Fast forward a couple of weeks later. I got a call again, from the same Best Buy about the same position I just went through the whole process for. The entire time, I'm thinking it's for a second round of interviews or something, but it's not. It's the same procedure they did the first time they called. I let them know that I had applied a couple of weeks ago, and I was interviewed by their store manager. Apparently my interview wasn't filed properly or something. I was told they'd call me back in a day or two.
They never did. What I DID get was an email stating that they've decided to not move forward with my application. I am assuming because I interned for several big IT firms, they felt I was overqualified and would likely jump ship when a better opportunity presented itself. Whatever.
I think the hardest part for me right now, is the conversations about looking for work with friends. I hate hearing common fucking things like suggesting I apply for a job that is nowhere near my field or near my level of experience, because right now I should be "applying to anything because it's better than nothing". Real talk, I'm not trying to change careers here. It's like, Yes, I appreciate that you're trying to be helpful, thanks. Yeah, I'm networking on LinkedIn. Yeah, I've applied to that company. What more can I do, flood my application through a company's entire list of job postings for positions I don't even know how to fucking do?
I'm so frustrated with all of this shit. Yes, I'm hispanic, and No, I'm not a veteran.
'What can you bring to this job?'
I - too - used to look at these kinda questions with confusion when I first started looking for a job after graduation. Felt they were pointless. My tip is to confidently sell yourself and say how you're dedicated, passionate, hard working, if you have a good skill then declare how great it would be for the job etc. yadda yadda yadda. Depending on your confidence level it might feel a bit weird, sad, awkward to say but, trust me, easiest way to get past this question is to tell them how great you are without acting desperate of course. That's what they want to hear. Don't think that they expect you to come up with a super special answer that will solve all their problems...that'll just set you up to fumble your answer...unless you have something that really will fix all their problems...then, by all means, you should tell them.
Alright I have a question.
Applied for a job the same day I was let go, and now I have an interview with them next Monday. That's great. That's dandy.
However, the job itself (while still trying to pass as entry-level for some reason) has a 2 to 4 years experience "requirement" in web writing. I have like...a month. Professionnally speaking, of course. In my personal life, I wrote here and there, nothing regular, no constant subject, but I still write from times to times and dear god it's not rocket science as I feel really confident in my skills.
But how to spin that in an interview and convince them you have the skills?
Applied for a job the same day I was let go, and now I have an interview with them next Monday. That's great. That's dandy.
However, the job itself (while still trying to pass as entry-level for some reason) has a 2 to 4 years experience "requirement" in web writing. I have like...a month. Professionnally speaking, of course. In my personal life, I wrote here and there, nothing regular, no constant subject, but I still write from times to times and dear god it's not rocket science as I feel really confident in my skills.
But how to spin that in an interview and convince them you have the skills?
How's this for soul crushing..
Amazon is moving into the area. I found out about the job before the announcement is made to the press and apply, thereby avoiding all the thousands of applicants brought on by PR pieces (job market in this area is horrendous)
Made it past the first screening process, onto the phone interview.
The phone interview had to be rescheduled 5 times, eventually escalating to the Regional Manager level. Each time I had to take off from my part time job for the interview. At this time, the press release goes out (being a month later).
I finally get the phone interview, and feel I've nailed it. Personable, friendly, made a real connection with the interviewer in terms of laughing, reminiscing, etc. At this point I'm told he'll pass his thoughts on and then they'll schedule an on-site interview in about a week.
A week later, and nothing comes. I follow up and don't get a response.
Eventually two weeks later, I get an email out of the blue saying that the position was filled internally and no more interviews would take place.
So, 2-3 months of getting my hopes up for nothing. It's not the only job I applied for, but the one I had the most hope for.
Good luck to everyone.. I'm going on 3 years now. If anyone's hiring in the Charlotte NC area, let me know
Amazon is moving into the area. I found out about the job before the announcement is made to the press and apply, thereby avoiding all the thousands of applicants brought on by PR pieces (job market in this area is horrendous)
Made it past the first screening process, onto the phone interview.
The phone interview had to be rescheduled 5 times, eventually escalating to the Regional Manager level. Each time I had to take off from my part time job for the interview. At this time, the press release goes out (being a month later).
I finally get the phone interview, and feel I've nailed it. Personable, friendly, made a real connection with the interviewer in terms of laughing, reminiscing, etc. At this point I'm told he'll pass his thoughts on and then they'll schedule an on-site interview in about a week.
A week later, and nothing comes. I follow up and don't get a response.
Eventually two weeks later, I get an email out of the blue saying that the position was filled internally and no more interviews would take place.
So, 2-3 months of getting my hopes up for nothing. It's not the only job I applied for, but the one I had the most hope for.
Good luck to everyone.. I'm going on 3 years now. If anyone's hiring in the Charlotte NC area, let me know
Magna_Mixalis
Member
This one is easy; frame your experience in terms of what you've done, not how long you've done it. Something like "I've written a number of pieces for diverse audiences, and I feel that this experience will be invaluable to this position as I feel I've gained the ability to adapt my writing style in order to better appeal to the target demographic."
Unless they specifically ask you how long you've been doing something, there's no reason why you should volunteer the information, unless you think it'll help your cause.
EDIT: If you must mention a time frame, stay as vague as possible, stuff like "I've been writing web-based content for a while now, and..."
Keep trying! As bleak as it seems now, you will find a job. Don't worry about getting your resume to look perfect or practicing answers to interview questions. Every employer is going to have unique preferences, so just play the odds and apply to a bunch of places. When I was looking for work, sometimes I took time to tailor my application for a specific job posting but I usually applied with a generic resume and cover letter. After two months of rejection and nonresponse, I accepted an offer from a company I spent like 30 seconds applying to on Indeed.
Okay guys,
Applied for bestbuy a few days ago, got called on Wednesday and had a short chat with the girl on the phone so that was one interview. Then I just had one at the store on Thursday and he pushed me through to the General Manager for Friday.
Reading online sounds like I got it locked down but I don't want to get cocky or get my hopes up to be letdown.
I tried looking up questions and practicing but I doubt the GM has all the time to interview me. So I guess they just have to like me at this point?
It is just a seasonal position and they said if I work hard there is the possibility of them keeping me on permanently. Sounds like they want me to work overtime though...anyone ever get that in retail?
Applied for bestbuy a few days ago, got called on Wednesday and had a short chat with the girl on the phone so that was one interview. Then I just had one at the store on Thursday and he pushed me through to the General Manager for Friday.
Reading online sounds like I got it locked down but I don't want to get cocky or get my hopes up to be letdown.
I tried looking up questions and practicing but I doubt the GM has all the time to interview me. So I guess they just have to like me at this point?
It is just a seasonal position and they said if I work hard there is the possibility of them keeping me on permanently. Sounds like they want me to work overtime though...anyone ever get that in retail?
An update to this: The interview went great! The hiring manager even commented how it was a great interview as he left. Both the hiring manager and HR lady encouraged me to apply to a position that opened up this week that is more senior than the one I applied to. They said I would still be in consideration for the first position.
Liquidsnake
Banned
Even though I just finished my second week at my new job, and I am happy as fuk.
I still check in to tell you to not give up!!!
You are the brightest people, keep the positive vibes!!!!
I still check in to tell you to not give up!!!
You are the brightest people, keep the positive vibes!!!!
Forsaken82
Member
Good luck to everyone.. I'm going on 3 years now. If anyone's hiring in the Charlotte NC area, let me know
How is this possible?!
Is the job market by you really that bad? What exactly are you looking to do that you haven't found a job in 3 years? Personally, I would be applying all over the world if I ever went a year without a job. I find it hard to believe you can't even find some sort of long term temp position to get you by in the mean time.
And here I was thinking I have been in a shitty situation cause I can't get a permanent position, but I have never gone longer than like 6 months unemployed. I consider myself a Full Time Temp at this point. I am like a slightly above average athlete who doesn't get contract extensions but instead gets shipped off to playoff contenders...
drunkendonuts
Member
yeah, i recently had to move back home to Florida all the way from Los Angeles about a month ago since i was coming up on a few months job searching with no results and couldn't afford to live there anymore. since i've been back i've been hearing a lot of this from friends and family. i do still apply to the places that they refer me to, even if i'm not qualified. it gets annoying after a while.
hahahaha this hits home too, except for me you'd just replace hispanic with asian/pacific islander
anywho, i've had two interviews in the past two weeks, heard nothing from them still, even after following up in person and over the phone while being told "yeah you're still under consideration, we just have a lot of applications to go through, so please be patient". gets pretty frustrating, especially since i really want to work.
I know the feeling.
During my worst period of unemployment, before I landed my current job at Capcom, I was unemployed for about 9 months. To cap things off, my wife wasn't working either, because she was also having a hard time finding work. The two of us weren't bringing in anything significant with unemployment (she wasn't able to get benefits from her job for some BS reason I can't remember, and my benefits were paltry, due to my previous jobs only being 3-6 months stints; gaming industry QA).
I would send out dozens and dozens of resumes a day, and not even get to the interview portion. I never heard from them at all. The real soul crushing part for me is when I couldn't even get an interview with customer service gigs like McDonalds or Burger King, or the Walmart or Rite Aid. It was devastating. With my unemployment benefits running out (it can only be extended so many times), I was going insane. I can't even tell you how much of a relief it was when I got the job at Capcom. We didn't have a savings cushion or anything like that, because all of our money was going for rent, utilities, student loans, etc, etc. I've been at Capcom for nearly 4 years now, and it's been amazing. I'm incredibly grateful, and am building up some savings and other rainy day stuff as I continue to dig myself out of that 9 month hole that wrecked our finances. I finally got hired on full time this past March, after 3 years of temp, 3 month contracts. It feels good, man.
Keep your head up, OP. You'll get that permanent job, I believe it.
During my worst period of unemployment, before I landed my current job at Capcom, I was unemployed for about 9 months. To cap things off, my wife wasn't working either, because she was also having a hard time finding work. The two of us weren't bringing in anything significant with unemployment (she wasn't able to get benefits from her job for some BS reason I can't remember, and my benefits were paltry, due to my previous jobs only being 3-6 months stints; gaming industry QA).
I would send out dozens and dozens of resumes a day, and not even get to the interview portion. I never heard from them at all. The real soul crushing part for me is when I couldn't even get an interview with customer service gigs like McDonalds or Burger King, or the Walmart or Rite Aid. It was devastating. With my unemployment benefits running out (it can only be extended so many times), I was going insane. I can't even tell you how much of a relief it was when I got the job at Capcom. We didn't have a savings cushion or anything like that, because all of our money was going for rent, utilities, student loans, etc, etc. I've been at Capcom for nearly 4 years now, and it's been amazing. I'm incredibly grateful, and am building up some savings and other rainy day stuff as I continue to dig myself out of that 9 month hole that wrecked our finances. I finally got hired on full time this past March, after 3 years of temp, 3 month contracts. It feels good, man.
Keep your head up, OP. You'll get that permanent job, I believe it.
Kccitystar
Member
I've been on and off trying to complete my associates. Right now I'm trying to pay off some debts I owe my college before I could register for courses again, hence the job search.
I went through the same thing a few years back, before I finished my first degree. Definitely finish the degree. When I was interviewing for jobs back when I got my A+, my interviewers flat out said that they weren't even going to look at people without some kind of college degree. You may want to just take any job to pay off your debt, even if it isn't an IT job. I would say that finishing the degree is much more important than getting a job related to the A+ because you are competing with people who not only have the A+, but a college degree of some sort to match.
Thanks for that.
I'm finding it hard to answer these 'strange' questions, I've never talked about my self in that way. I have to now though, I got toasted the other day during a phone interview. Makes me laugh just thinking about it.
TheSpoiler
Member
Week went by with no call. I'll have to go back to the corporate job offers, if at all. I know I could call, but I already did, and it's past the week's time.
Keeping positive is the hardest part.
Keeping positive is the hardest part.
Yup. It was 2nd worst in the nation I think at one point. Double digit unemployment.
Went back to school to finish my degree, no jobs in the field. Fell back on my old skillset and went back for vocational training/certs.
I'm balancing three part time jobs in the meantime.
Went to recruiters, contract work, etc.
Ah well. Something will happen soon, it has to.
Edit: I'm career transitioning from Civil Engineering/CAD back to IT. Just earned my degree in Geospatial technologies.
Syphon Filter
Member
Someone contacted me through email and was interested in chatting. I replied but havent got a rely back yet. It was 5 days ago. Should i wait about a week before i call or something?
I need urgent advice, please (UK)
I've been offered an interview as a modern apprenticeship with the police as a command centre administrator. Which would be amazing. The issue I have is whether it is financially feasible for me to actually take up this position. I am having great trouble actually getting a figure on how much I would be paid, anywhere from £2.50 an hour (lol) to £8 per hour.
I'm 25, and it would be a 39 hour a week modern apprenticeship role for 18 months before full time employment. I need to be sure it's actually worth going to the interview for - the police headquarters is 15miles from where I live, and the college is even further. And I need to take into account bills, loans and my other finances too on top of car costs.
I've been offered an interview as a modern apprenticeship with the police as a command centre administrator. Which would be amazing. The issue I have is whether it is financially feasible for me to actually take up this position. I am having great trouble actually getting a figure on how much I would be paid, anywhere from £2.50 an hour (lol) to £8 per hour.
I'm 25, and it would be a 39 hour a week modern apprenticeship role for 18 months before full time employment. I need to be sure it's actually worth going to the interview for - the police headquarters is 15miles from where I live, and the college is even further. And I need to take into account bills, loans and my other finances too on top of car costs.
Mix Master
Member
Just got fired from dollar tree, and i have to put in applications. Fuck!!!
Anybody know good stocking jobs/or places to work with a good freight dept?
Anybody know good stocking jobs/or places to work with a good freight dept?
Nothing pisses me off more than someone saying they will get back to you, regarding status of your employment and nothing happens within a reasonable timeframe.
It's been close to a month and this guy must be really pathetic after stating he would tell me the status of the position. I lost interest in the position as a whole now because the company is filled with assholes, if this is a first impression.
@Mix Master just just craigs, mostly warehouses use that.
It's been close to a month and this guy must be really pathetic after stating he would tell me the status of the position. I lost interest in the position as a whole now because the company is filled with assholes, if this is a first impression.
@Mix Master just just craigs, mostly warehouses use that.
You're supposed to follow up with them. I hope you're not just sitting back and waiting for them to call you.
MikeHaggar
Member
yeah, looking for a job is the worst. i've always hated it. hopefully, it will now be a much easier process the next time i need to find a new gig. good luck to all of you out there looking.
Look for seasonal work if you're in the US. Best Buy, UPS, etc. Can get you money while you look for something permanent.
m_shortpants
Member
I have a job, but was applying to a similar position at my dream company.
Got through 3 rounds of HR screening and got a phone interview with a Director.
The first 25 minutes went well but she suddenly cut me off around 30 mins and said she had to be pulled into another meeting. I found this extremely rude - you have 45 minutes scheduled with me, just tell me if you don't think I'm cut out for it and you want to cut it short. I found out from the recruiter she didnt think i was a good fit.
Sucks, it really was my dream company. Oh well, onto the next.
Got through 3 rounds of HR screening and got a phone interview with a Director.
The first 25 minutes went well but she suddenly cut me off around 30 mins and said she had to be pulled into another meeting. I found this extremely rude - you have 45 minutes scheduled with me, just tell me if you don't think I'm cut out for it and you want to cut it short. I found out from the recruiter she didnt think i was a good fit.
Sucks, it really was my dream company. Oh well, onto the next.
He told me he would reach out to me, so i took his word. I don't like running behind people to kiss ass when there shouldn't be a need. It's simple if you need me, then you would've been eager to jump on board within the timeframe. I will send out an email just to verify, but it would only confirm what I already know.
I had a similar issue - a recruitment agency phoned me last week and said they would call me on thursday regarding a job interview for a position I applied for. I didn't hear anything.
I called them today just on the off chance I may have missed a call or something, and it turned out there's been a delay in getting interviews sorted. I made it quite clear I was very interested in the job, and would appreciate knowing either way. I was then told I would definitely hear back by the end of the week, they'd pass my application on as a priority and I can call back on Friday if I haven't heard by then. Which I will be doing.
So yes, calling them is a good idea sometimes. Of course, it helps that this application is going through a recruitment agency, but I'm not keen to be fucked around when it's a £34k per year job, and I have others in the pipeline too.
It's not kissing ass. If he gave you a date that he said he would contact you by, wait for it, and if he doesn't contact you, CALL him the day after and inquire on the stage they're at in the process.
You don't know their schedule. For all you know they're not in a rush to hire anyone. They get busy, etc. A simple call puts you at the forefront of their memory again. There's nothing wrong with following up, it's what you should be doing. Show some eagerness.
Screw it. I'm going to the police interview for the modern apprenticeship role. Was umming and aahhing about it, but I feel its the most sensible decision.
It's minimum wage for the first year, but then a significant increase to £25k and above and an exciting career. The police headquarters is only a half hour drive from my house too.
Hoping I get it. It'll be awesome.
It's minimum wage for the first year, but then a significant increase to £25k and above and an exciting career. The police headquarters is only a half hour drive from my house too.
Hoping I get it. It'll be awesome.
You must have a completely different definition to "kissing ass" if that's what you think it is. There's nothing wrong with chasing up on someone to get a final answer. Doing the whole "I'll just wait on my ass for him/her to respond and if he/she doesn't then oh well!" isn't only time-wasting but it also isn't going to get you far...and I say that from experience.
Echelon079
Member
So after 5 weeks of searching, for retail mind you, I have received 3 job offers and still have 2 interviews this week. Now it's down to finding the right two jobs for me without ending up losing them all while juggling.
n64coder
Member
Are you looking for a job out of state? I would think that Civil Engineering would be better than IT which can be outsourced. You need to look for those large public infrastructure projects like highways, dams, power plants, oil drilling, etc. Where exactly have you applied for jobs? How many resumes have you sent out?
Chiming in again in Toronto. Still looking for the right fit.
Might have some great temp. work coming up with some of the profs at my alma mater, which will be a decent holdover until full-time work is realized.
I'm more confident than ever that I'm going to find something solid very soon based on all the networking I've been doing and all the meetings I've got set up; great success ahead. But fuck if it isn't depressing just waiting for the corporate wheels to move and for things to roll ahead. The waiting. The gap in between. It feels endless sometimes. Going on around 3-4 months now. Enough...
Might have some great temp. work coming up with some of the profs at my alma mater, which will be a decent holdover until full-time work is realized.
I'm more confident than ever that I'm going to find something solid very soon based on all the networking I've been doing and all the meetings I've got set up; great success ahead. But fuck if it isn't depressing just waiting for the corporate wheels to move and for things to roll ahead. The waiting. The gap in between. It feels endless sometimes. Going on around 3-4 months now. Enough...