Raining_again Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 This thread reminded me about how i have to apply for my job *cry* FOR THE FUCKING 3RD TIME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babooo Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Bump. No luck with the job hunting. Hardly anyone has gotten back to me yet. Really really angry. I apply to so many places, places which are relevant to my past experience and skills and still, I have hardly received anything back...I don't see myself getting a job this summer. Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 I got a callback from Clintons, I have an interview on Tuesday. You've seen my pictures. I have a face for a million occasions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining_again Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 I got a callback from Clintons, I have an interview on Tuesday. You've seen my pictures. I have a face for a million occasions. Halloween especially Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Problematique Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 I'm doing terribly. Several branches of Waterstone's, Blackwells and Cycle Surgery have failed to get back to me. Blah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten10 Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Yeah I felt like crying when I saw this thread. Because I'm lousy job hunter too. I'm finding that I will have to relocate for most of the jobs I can do, which I'm finding hard contemplating at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Problematique Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 WHY SO MANY FUCKING QUESTIONS?! I'm shit at them because I don't want to sound like a pompous tit, nor do I like brown nosing the company in question. On paper. I just want their money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimless Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 I'm pretty sure most companies don't read all of an application form anyway. For instance there was a section on the form that I filled in for my current job that asked for likes and dislikes, and under the latter I put, "Filling in application forms. Seriously." It never came up in the interview. I need to start looking for a second part-time job, but it could prove tricky as I'd ideally like to keep my weekends free. Well, that and the fact it took me over 6 months to get my current position, something which doesn't exactly have me brimming with hope when it comes to finding a second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Clintons took 5 days to get back to me. I was quite impressed. As soon as I saw the phone number on my phone I was feeling optimistic [if it were a local number I would've had it saved - because I'm that damn popular.] I was starting to lose hope earlier this morning/last night. However I'm sure they spunked their eyes off while reading my CV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 I'm doing terribly. Several branches of Waterstone's, Blackwells and Cycle Surgery have failed to get back to me. Blah. The job im at took a year to get back to me. Its all about the optimism :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariosmentor Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Anybody looking for an Avid Editor or Camera man. Please???! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining_again Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 The job im at took a year to get back to me. Its all about the optimism :p Yea, I applied to my first job and had long forgotten about the application.... a year later they called me for an interview and i got the job. Their interviewing organisation skills seemed to pretty much follow throughout everything.. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipaul Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 I've got an interview with Sports World tommorow, where, if I get the job, I will be working for, wait for it.... £3.40 an hour! Hell yeah =P The annoying thing is that all of my friends wages will gradually be going up this year as they reach 18 - my birthday is on the 20th August so I will be seeing no increase for quite a while in any job I get =(. Oh well, could be worse I suppose. I read somewhere that one billion people in the world live on less than one dollar each day . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 £3.40 an hour!? Jesus...that's not worth it surely... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining_again Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 I remember when I was 18 and thought £4.10 an hour was pure awesomes... How young and naive i was.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramar Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 I've got an interview with Sports World tommorow, where, if I get the job, I will be working for, wait for it.... £3.40 an hour! Hell yeah =P The annoying thing is that all of my friends wages will gradually be going up this year as they reach 18 - my birthday is on the 20th August so I will be seeing no increase for quite a while in any job I get =(. Oh well, could be worse I suppose. I read somewhere that one billion people in the world live on less than one dollar each day . Get yourself a hat and start busking outside the local shopping centre, hell if you sing the theme tune to Baywatch I'd make sure you got more than £3.40 for a 3 minute song, let alone an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babooo Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 £3.40 an hour!? Jesus...that's not worth it surely... That is woeful tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamba Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Alright, I'm looking at the Codemasters website and they have sweet FA as far as testing goes by the look of it but they do have a customer service position available. Check it: http://www.codemasters.co.uk/corporate/careers/featured-jobs/ Now, a few questions. Do you really think that speaking another language is required and at the end there is stuff about travelling over seas. How often does that sound to anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Speaking from experience, I startd my job in a well known department store over 2 years ago, worked my way up from the bottom and now i'm the one doing interviews. Everyone says the best way to write a CV or fill out an application from is to basically speak bullshit and make yourself out to be far more awesome than you really are, to me it's now the way to go. When i'm looking at application forms, i look at the people being honest, i've no time for bullshitters. I've generally found it to be a successful formula so far, if you're honest about what you can do, what you've done - I think you'll get better results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I'm getting really pissed off now. This lack of job is getting severly depressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightwolf Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I've got an interview with Sports World tommorow, where, if I get the job, I will be working for, wait for it.... £3.40 an hour! Hell yeah =P The annoying thing is that all of my friends wages will gradually be going up this year as they reach 18 - my birthday is on the 20th August so I will be seeing no increase for quite a while in any job I get =(. Oh well, could be worse I suppose. I read somewhere that one billion people in the world live on less than one dollar each day . Jesus christ thats just skimming over minimum surely? Get yourself another job as soon as you can chuck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babooo Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I'm kinda giving up hope really. I'd like a job, I really would. My bank account is at an all time low but I can survive. Its just that no one wants to take on someone who will only be available to work for the next month or two before going off to Uni. I can see why no one is willing to take me on. But in saying that, I have had a number of call backs about various jobs I have applied for...but all of them require something like 6 months minimum...I know some of you will probably say to just not tell them (about going to Uni) but IMO it wouldn't be worthwhile working someplace for only a month or so. You'd hardly get settled before you'd be off again someplace else, and for me, I'd rather not do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon_BlizZACK Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Its kind of annoying how I got this new job with footlocker. I basically stepped in with no cv/app form on a wednesday to ask for vacancies, manager says yes blah blah blah and tells me to come in on Thursday for an interview, after a weak interview (by me imo) he tells me I got the job and now Friday I gotta get in and drop my passport, NI number etc... Its annoying because some of you probably have been struggling searching for a job while on the very first day I set out to look for one, I get it... Life is hard indeed. :p (Don't kill me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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