Life Tip for Job Seekers - Page 11

**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.

PunkinDrublic · 09-25-2014, 04:57 PM

What if you had some bad circumstance your last couple of years on your previous job of 5 years and ended up getting fired? Is it too risky to say you got laid off and pray they don't look into it too much?

**Rain Man** · 09-25-2014, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by PunkinDrublic

What if you had some bad circumstance your last couple of years on your previous job of 5 years and ended up getting fired? Is it too risky to say you got laid off and pray they don't look into it too much?

If you say you got laid off they may ask to call your former boss for a reference. That would get awkward.

PunkinDrublic · 09-25-2014, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

If you say you got laid off they may ask to call your former boss for a reference. That would get awkward.

I typically wouldn't use the boss that fired me as a reference. I would use references that I good working relationship with. It sucks losing a job you had for 5 years and losing it in 3 month span because you didn't work well with one supervisor.

scho63 · 09-25-2014, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by cosmo20002

Get a new e-mail address.
Don't use hornyguy69@yahoo.com in your contact info.

scho63 · 09-25-2014, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by DenverChief

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

And you can tell by that posting that the company is way behind the times!

ThaVirus · 09-25-2014, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

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.

Dude, that's awesome. Good luck!

scho63 · 09-25-2014, 07:24 PM

Another big negative I see all the time is poorly formatted resumes that list NO accomplishments and nothing but a to-do list of their daily chores. Those go straight in the garbage.

Your resume MUST fit within normal margins. Don't expand the margins to make your resume take up every inch of printable space.

No listing of your hobbies on a resume-this is for work not play.

I don't need to know if you speak other languages UNLESS it is part of the job requirement, if not leave it out.

Same goes for your stupid fraternity or sorority affiliation. Who gives a F !

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, NEVER, EVER, EVER PUT THE STUPID LINE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RESUME " REFERENCES UPON REQUEST"

scho63 · 09-25-2014, 07:26 PM

One more thing HUGE thing-if I catch you lying or fabricating facts on your resume or during the interview, you have ZERO chance at me employing you so don't do it. It's not worth it.

ThaVirus · 09-25-2014, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by scho63

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, NEVER, EVER, EVER PUT THE STUPID LINE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RESUME " REFERENCES UPON REQUEST"

You'd prefer references be listed on the résumé itself? Or just no mention of it at all?

AndChiefs · 09-25-2014, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ThaVirus

You'd prefer references be listed on the résumé itself? Or just no mention of it at all?

Leave it off. It's expected that references would be available on request.

ThaVirus · 09-25-2014, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by AndChiefs

Leave it off. It's expected that references would be available on request.

Ok, thanks.

I've recently-ish graduated from college and have been getting little to no response on the job market. I'm figuring my resume is pretty weak in itself (to a potential employer I'm really only qualified to work in a restaurant) but the length at which I've gone without a serious call back or offer makes me wonder if it has more to do with the way my resume is put together..

AndChiefs · 09-25-2014, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Ok, thanks.

I've recently-ish graduated from college and have been getting little to no response on the job market. I'm figuring my resume is pretty weak in itself (to a potential employer I'm really only qualified to work in a restaurant) but the length at which I've gone without a serious call back or offer makes me wonder if it has more to do with the way my resume is put together..

I can take a look at it if you want. Always willing to help out a CP member.

ThaVirus · 09-25-2014, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by AndChiefs

I can take a look at it if you want. Always willing to help out a CP member.

Honestly, I would appreciate that! Sometime in the next couple days I'll PM you a copy and you can tell me what you think.

Marcellus · 09-25-2014, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

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.

Good luck man!

AndChiefs · 09-25-2014, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Honestly, I would appreciate that! Sometime in the next couple days I'll PM you a copy and you can tell me what you think.

Sounds good. I'll keep an eye on my PM's.

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: $3318491 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, 04:57 PM	#151
PunkinDrublic Stay down bitch! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Plano, TX Casino cash: $6440670	What if you had some bad circumstance your last couple of years on your previous job of 5 years and ended up getting fired? Is it too risky to say you got laid off and pray they don't look into it too much? __________________ Disappointing my parents since 1976
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09-25-2014, 07:24 PM	#157
scho63 Politically Incorrect Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Casino cash: $2771110	Another big negative I see all the time is poorly formatted resumes that list NO accomplishments and nothing but a to-do list of their daily chores. Those go straight in the garbage. Your resume MUST fit within normal margins. Don't expand the margins to make your resume take up every inch of printable space. No listing of your hobbies on a resume-this is for work not play. I don't need to know if you speak other languages UNLESS it is part of the job requirement, if not leave it out. Same goes for your stupid fraternity or sorority affiliation. Who gives a F ! LAST BUT NOT LEAST, NEVER, EVER, EVER PUT THE STUPID LINE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RESUME " REFERENCES UPON REQUEST" __________________ *"The only difference between sex for free and sex for money is that sex for free costs you a WHOLE LOT more!"* ~Redd Foxx~ ~~2018 2019 2020 20212022 2023~~ 2024 Adopt a Chief - Clark Hunt and Brett Veach "The men who drafted Patrick Mahomes"
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09-25-2014, 07:26 PM	#158
scho63 Politically Incorrect Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Casino cash: $2771110	One more thing HUGE thing-if I catch you lying or fabricating facts on your resume or during the interview, you have ZERO chance at me employing you so don't do it. It's not worth it. __________________ *"The only difference between sex for free and sex for money is that sex for free costs you a WHOLE LOT more!"* ~Redd Foxx~ ~~2018 2019 2020 20212022 2023~~ 2024 Adopt a Chief - Clark Hunt and Brett Veach "The men who drafted Patrick Mahomes"
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