Spyro the Dragon Forums / Job searching

Re: Job searching

dummy@example.com (36IStillLikeSpyro36) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:08:06 +0000

to see what your actual personality is like, since you're apparently expected to act specific ways during the interview.

when i say it that way though, it seems sort of like walking around a mountain with a tunnel going through it.

Re: Job searching

dummy@example.com (Swaffy) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:27:50 +0000

Stormy wrote:

He added me on facebook ...

He most likely did that to check out what kind of life you have ... or whatever
they do that for. I was told that businesses do that for reasons I don't recall.

I'm sure you're clean as soap, though. Not like you run around spitting curse
words at people and posting awkward videos and pictures. I don't even have
a Facebook, heheh.

Re: Job searching

dummy@example.com (Stormy) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:35:25 +0000

Don't think it will, he seems ridiculously casual. He added me on facebook before I was even officially hired. I don't even know if I'm hired yet or not, actually. It's very strange.

I had a bit of a hard time getting back to my dorm, though, as he was supposed to drive me back after the interview. I didn't think I'd need my phone, so I didn't bring it. So I had to borrow a random person in the coffee shop's computer to contact someone.

Just checked my email; it's rescheduled for 3:00 tomorrow now. I'll be watching my phone for texts this time. XD

Re: Job searching

dummy@example.com (Swaffy) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:25:25 +0000

raven wrote:

Stuff.

Man, did I miss you being around. I added you to my DevArt watch list thing.
*GivesBigBroHug

Stormy wrote:

Apparently he scheduled a meeting last minute over our meeting time and let me know by text when I was in class. -__-

Oh no! I hope that won't count as anything negative on your behalf.

Re: Job searching

dummy@example.com (Stormy) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:52:17 +0000

Welcome back, raven! o.o Haven't seen you in forever.

raven wrote:

I imagine it feels frustrating and disempowering to endure the job searching routine and have no success. And it seems disrespectful of the companies and job-seeking agencies to not let you know how you even went with your job application. You're just left... hanging.

Yes! I understand that they probably have tons of applicants and can't possibly have time in their workday to contact all of them, but it's really discouraging to get no feedback at all.

Good luck with your move! It sounds like you'll be loving the independence and privacy. Hope you don't get any neighbours who boom their awful choice of music through paper-thin apartment walls.

Yeah, I'm really looking forward to this summer. I had to stay with my parents all last summer and couldn't find a job anywhere. But this year, most of my friends are going to be around, so even if I'm not working much, I won't be completely bored. The loud neighbors thing does worry me a bit, but there's a rule against loud partying and general obnoxiousness in the lease, so they won't be blasting music for long....

Was supposed to have a second interview for the app place today, btw. I waited forever and they never showed up. Finally got an email back explaining that he was in a meeting, and that he texted me and never got an answer. Apparently he scheduled a meeting last minute over our meeting time and let me know by text when I was in class. -__-

Re: Job searching

dummy@example.com (raven) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:29:32 +0000

I imagine it feels frustrating and disempowering to endure the job searching routine and have no success. And it seems disrespectful of the companies and job-seeking agencies to not let you know how you even went with your job application. You're just left... hanging.

Stormy wrote:

I'm going to be moving in to my first apartment this summer (this means finally getting out of my parents' house and/or dorms filled with obnoxious children)

Good luck with your move! It sounds like you'll be loving the independence and privacy. Hope you don't get any neighbours who boom their awful choice of music through paper-thin apartment walls.

A Guy wrote:

"Don't call us, we'll call you." I will hurt someone if I hear that line one more time.

If you could have a dollar for everytime someone told you that but didn't follow through with the call, how rich do you reckon you would be? lol.

Re: Job searching

dummy@example.com (A Guy) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:14:58 +0000

"Don't call us, we'll call you." I will hurt someone if I hear that line one more time.

Re: Job searching

dummy@example.com (Erza) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:53:07 +0000

I work in a Coffee shop. 'Tis pretty okay, and I get paid $8.10 AUD. but I get the feeling our societies are completely different, so I would be no help.

Re: Job searching

dummy@example.com (Stormy) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:22:28 +0000

Thanks.

Updating this to say I might have another interview coming up. This time it's with the group that makes this app. They apparently want college students this time since they sent it to my school.

Re: Job searching

dummy@example.com (Swaffy) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:01:52 +0000

I have too much college work to get a job. But best of luck, Stormy.
It's hell out there. Just a bunch of wolves. Be steadfast.

Re: Job searching

dummy@example.com (JazzJackrabbit) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:39:57 +0000

I had a job last summer at a business that cleaned industrial manufacturing robots for refurbishing. $10 friggin dollars an hour and free lunch! Sadly the workflow is very inconsistent and they haven't had work for a few weeks.

Re: Job searching

dummy@example.com (Clock-la) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:16:49 +0000

I have a paper round but I want somthing better TBH

Re: Job searching

dummy@example.com (ixr) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 02:28:24 +0000

I am also looking for a summer job

Re: Job searching

dummy@example.com (Stormy) — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:17:08 +0000

Better start early if you want to have a chance. By the time it's actually summer, they'll be done hiring temporary employees and those employees will be starting already. I learned that the hard way last summer when I started applying in May and got no calls back until July and August when summer was already almost over.

Re: Job searching

dummy@example.com (Latias fan) — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:12:13 +0000

I'll be looking for one this summer.