Life Tip for Job Seekers - Page 10

**Rain Man** · 09-23-2014, 11:11 AM

Show up at your freakin' interview on time. Seriously. If you show up 45 minutes late to a JOB INTERVIEW, it makes a BAD IMPRESSION. I don't care if you missed your bus or overslept or had other things going on. I don't care at all.

There are no excuses for being late to a job interview. Zero. If you were pulling people out of a burning car en route to the interview, that's great and I commend you for it, but it only takes three minutes to pull people out of a burning car. You should have planned ahead to be within sight of the interview location an hour before your interview. You should still be on time, but with a slight aroma of burning rubber and a great story for me.

I guess possibly if you were on your way to an interview in Holland and you saw a dam breaking, and you put your finger in the dam, and it then took an hour for the dam repairers to show up, then that might be a feasible excuse since you saved countless lives. But I'd still want to see it on the news that evening, and I'd want to know that there were no other people around who could have switched fingers with you.

Here's how you go to a job interview:

1. Drive to the interview with plans to be there an hour early.
2. Walk to the front door of the place an hour early just to be sure you know where it is.
3. Go to the nearest coffee shop and check out the company's web site and come up with some good questions and talking points.
4. Show up 10 minutes early.

Sheesh. Humanity amazes me sometimes.

Chief Pote · 09-24-2014, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Halfcan

Wow good tips- I have an interview on Friday. First one in many years. I was not looking for a job, but this kind of fell in my lap. I have been going through the process for a few weeks.

1. Long job application-done
2. Created a new resume-done
3. Passed long series of test including math, English, word problems and character questions (2 sets)
4 Interview on Friday.

Normally I wouldn't worry about it- I own my own business and don't really need it. But my ex wife quit her job and now two of my kids don't have health insurance. Even though it is in the divorce decree-she decided screw it-I don't want to work anymore.

It will be for a huge salary and amazing benefits-so getting kind of excited to see what happens.

I appreciate all the suggestions- havn't interviewed in a decade.

Get a fresh haircut...wear a suit. Look like you mean business.

DenverChief · 09-24-2014, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Cochise

Don't write on your resume that you know Microsoft Office. That's like telling me that you know how to use a telephone.

Believe it or not some job postings still ask for acknowledgement of proficiency in Microsoft Office

**ptlyon** · 09-24-2014, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefButthurt

Get a fresh haircut...wear a suit. Look like you mean business.

Get a haircut, and get a real job?

**ptlyon** · 09-24-2014, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

Got an interview Monday morning for a job I'd applied to over the summer and didn't get.

Happened to me on my first programming job right out of college. Didn't get an interview the first time, just a FO letter. Got the job the second time around.

Good luck!

**Rain Man** · 09-24-2014, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

Got an interview Monday morning for a job I'd applied to over the summer and didn't get.

Fess up. What did you do to secretly undermine the person who got the job? Whatever it was, good job.

**BigRedChief** · 09-24-2014, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ptlyon

Get a haircut, and get a real job?

Best George Thorougood song evah.

**Buehler445** · 09-24-2014, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by KC Tattoo

Am starting my new job Saturday. Friday will be my last day working for the shitty city & on to better days.

I did show up to my interview on time and it went great. I also got to go out last Saturday to give it a go see how I do. Driving an Oil tanker truck was a bit tricky shifting gears but I think I will get the hang of it pretty quick. Just finding all the places I need to go out in the boondocks is also going be tricky. Don't think I will be on my own for a while but I'm hoping I can show I can do a good job and get on my own right away. Hard work and determination will get me where I need to be. I got to keep pushing myself, tired of being broke & not getting anywhere.

Good work. That's A good job.

Rasputin · 09-24-2014, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Buehler445

Good work. That's A good job.

Thanks. It should turn out real good. I hear great things about the owner and he is a genuine nice guy. He is somebody that you really want to do well for and do the best I can. He gives out Christmas bonus every year by what he thinks you deserve so that is pretty cool.

After my training I will be out on my own so I don't have to worry about anybody else but my job and I like that.

**New World Order** · 09-24-2014, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

Got an interview Monday morning for a job I'd applied to over the summer and didn't get.

What is it for?

I have a BA and currently work as a marketing consultant. I am considering a switch to sales simply for the money.

Does anyone have an MBA here? If so, was/is it worth it?

Discuss Thrower · 09-24-2014, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by New World Order

What is it for?

I have a BA and currently work as a marketing consultant. I am considering a switch to sales simply for the money.

Does anyone have an MBA here? If so, was/is it worth it?

MBA wouldn't really be worth it for sales. That's a field where you are judged solely on results.

The position is for proposal writing.

Discuss Thrower · 09-24-2014, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Fess up. What did you do to secretly undermine the person who got the job? Whatever it was, good job.

Thanks, but the process is just beginning. This will be the first time I've had to interview for something that wasn't an internship or a pyramid scheme.

**Buehler445** · 09-24-2014, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by New World Order

What is it for?

I have a BA and currently work as a marketing consultant. I am considering a switch to sales simply for the money.

Does anyone have an MBA here? If so, was/is it worth it?

What kind of sales? Odds are MBA will not do you much good. In fact, some employers will shitcan your resume because you're overqualified. JMO. Feel free to pm me specific questions.

AndChiefs · 09-25-2014, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by New World Order

What is it for?

I have a BA and currently work as a marketing consultant. I am considering a switch to sales simply for the money.

Does anyone have an MBA here? If so, was/is it worth it?

I have an MBA and it was worth it. I'm three years out and have more than doubled my salary from before going back.

Doubt it would be useful for sales though (as mentioned above).

**Lzen** · 09-25-2014, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

He misread the transit schedule.

He misread.

The transit.

Schedule.

I understand that things happen. But you don't get up on the day of your interview and then start problem-solving things like, "How am I going to get to the interview?"

A good job is like winning a million-dollar contest if it ends up being a place where you stay for a long time. If you know that you're in a contest with that sort of potential prize, you train for it. You practice. You run to the top of the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps and psyche yourself up that you're the best person in the world and you're going to destroy the interview.

Sorry for ranting. It just bugs me to see someone not take this stuff seriously.

Yup. Lame excuse.

Discuss Thrower · 09-25-2014, 01:56 PM

I'm still kind of in shock I got the call yesterday.

I'd applied for the job after seeing it on CareerBuilder or wherever the hell the opening got posted about a month after it was first listed on the company's internal website.

I was asked to take a personality survey a week-ish after applying, completed survey and never heard anything. Followed up roughly a week after the survey then waited until I got the rejection email 6 weeks later.

About a month after that I got a tip that the company was hiring for that position again, so I re-accessed my login info with the company and applied again with a tweaked resume and cover letter. Waited for two weeks and debated against sending a follow-up email reasoning the fact I'd applied for the job previously showed enough interest. Then I got the call yesterday after 4:00pm. Opted for an early interview time because I'm going to Arrowhead Monday afternoon and I wouldn't be back in the afternoon Tuesday.. or likely be in the best sorts for an interview.

View Poll Results: Showing up late to a job interview is...
A sign that you don't want the job.	27	26.73%
A sign that you can't manage the basic requirements of life.	56	55.45%
A good negotiating strategy, since it shows that you don't need the job.	8	7.92%
A way to exert control over a situation that historically favors the hiring party.	4	3.96%
The way things work in the modern world. Only the uncool show up on time.	5	4.95%
Sometimes necessary if you're watching the end of a really good TV show.	5	4.95%
A colossally stupid move.	60	59.41%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 101. You may not vote on this poll

09-23-2014, 11:11 AM
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3328491 VARSITY	Tip for Job Seekers Show up at your freakin' interview on time. Seriously. If you show up 45 minutes late to a JOB INTERVIEW, it makes a BAD IMPRESSION. I don't care if you missed your bus or overslept or had other things going on. I don't care at all. There are no excuses for being late to a job interview. Zero. If you were pulling people out of a burning car en route to the interview, that's great and I commend you for it, but it only takes three minutes to pull people out of a burning car. You should have planned ahead to be within sight of the interview location an hour before your interview. You should still be on time, but with a slight aroma of burning rubber and a great story for me. I guess possibly if you were on your way to an interview in Holland and you saw a dam breaking, and you put your finger in the dam, and it then took an hour for the dam repairers to show up, then that might be a feasible excuse since you saved countless lives. But I'd still want to see it on the news that evening, and I'd want to know that there were no other people around who could have switched fingers with you. Here's how you go to a job interview: 1. Drive to the interview with plans to be there an hour early. 2. Walk to the front door of the place an hour early just to be sure you know where it is. 3. Go to the nearest coffee shop and check out the company's web site and come up with some good questions and talking points. 4. Show up 10 minutes early. Sheesh. Humanity amazes me sometimes.
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09-25-2014, 01:56 PM	#150
Discuss Thrower "You like to drink?" Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: "I like to drink." Casino cash: $3236869	I'm still kind of in shock I got the call yesterday. I'd applied for the job after seeing it on CareerBuilder or wherever the hell the opening got posted about a month after it was first listed on the company's internal website. I was asked to take a personality survey a week-ish after applying, completed survey and never heard anything. Followed up roughly a week after the survey then waited until I got the rejection email 6 weeks later. About a month after that I got a tip that the company was hiring for that position again, so I re-accessed my login info with the company and applied again with a tweaked resume and cover letter. Waited for two weeks and debated against sending a follow-up email reasoning the fact I'd applied for the job previously showed enough interest. Then I got the call yesterday after 4:00pm. Opted for an early interview time because I'm going to Arrowhead Monday afternoon and I wouldn't be back in the afternoon Tuesday.. or likely be in the best sorts for an interview. __________________ Chiefs 2016 Opponents: Home: JAX, TEN, NO, TB, NYJ. Away: HOU, IND, ATL, CAR, PIT Chiefs 2017 Opponents: Home: BUF, MIA, PHI, WSH, AFC North. Away: NE, NYJ, NYG, DAL, AFC South
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