I went for a job interview this afternoon and wasted 70 minutes of my life - 30 minutes to get there, 30 minutes to get back and 10 minutes talking / listening to bollocks. I think I'm getting too cynical as I'm getting older. The interview was for a ten hour a week part-time job in a shoe shop for God's sake, she was asking me questions like "Why do you think I should employ you?" I nearly said "Because I'm looking for a job and you've got one going" but I didn't, I just gave her some crap about having a lot of retail experience and enjoying working with the public.
Then she asked me to tell her about myself, I felt like saying "Well, you've got my CV in your hand, why don't you read it?" So I asked her what she wanted to know and she said "anything."
Then she said if she asked one of my family to describe me what did I think they'd say. So I said they'd probably say I was a nutter. I don't think she knew how to take that.
I don't think she was at all impressed with my answers. She asked me what I consider to be my strong points and weak points. So I said my strong points are that I'm creative and that I like helping people. But I think I said the wrong thing when I looked her in the eye and said my weak point is that I can't tolerate stupid people. Do you think maybe she took it personally? Ha, I don't care. I mean, come on, it's not like it's a high profile job, anyone can stand at a till and take payment for a pair of shoes. They ask you these stupid questions expecting some sort of thoughtful and meaningful answer. The next interview I go to I'm just going to tell the truth. When they ask me what my motivation was for applying for the job I won't say "well, I really enjoy helping customers" or any other such bullshit, I'll just say "I need the money." Honesty's the best policy, right?
The truth is that I didn't really want the job in the first place, in fact I don't even know why applied for it. I'm still pissed off about not getting the other job - that interview went fine and I was really optomistic but they still didn't want to employ me.
Anyway, enough about that.
I've decided to look out for an LC1 lace carriage for my Knitmaster 321. If I manage to find one I will then buy a new set of needles. I believe I have to get the LC1 rather than the LC2 though I may be wrong. There is an LC2 on ebay at the moment but I'm not going to bid on it in case it's no good for my machine. If I can't manage to get the right one I have a few options, Punch Lace, Drive Lace, working from a chart and transferring the stitches manually or using a punchcard to select the needles and transferring them manually. The only thing with doing it the last way is that it is very time consuming, as I found out yesterday when I tried it. I may have another go and see if I can figure out a quicker way.
But now I'm going to see if I can publish this post or if AOL has cut me off AGAIN. I think AOL is having some serious issues at the moment (they still take my money off me every month though).
Talk to you later,
Susan.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
A Wasted 70 Minutes
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I know it is not going to sooth your PAIN, sorry.
She asked ALL the questions that she must have got them from a book that might have the title :: How to Interview Future Employee??? These are all classic questions.
Don't feel bad. Just a game. Perhaps you should aim for a job that is with higher responsibilities such as manager of the place...
Sorry to hear that the robotic lady frustrated you. Remember that in these meetings you assess them as much as they do, and you did not accept their 'first step' person.
Don't let one push-button-answer assistant defeat your search. Keep your expectations high, and count today as a practice excercise. ^__^
Thanks for the laugh (sorry, but your honesty and your good old English amused me). I'm sure the right job will come along soon. And I do agree that honesty is a good thing, maybe the next interviewer will think it is refreshing not to have to listen to the same old BS that the other applicants will be saying!
Their lose is the knitting worlds gain. I worked in a shoe shop eons ago, and if I remember right my interview went something like - when can you start? But now there are so many people going for every job. They think you need to comply to a formula, when in fact its the whole person that is important.
Too many shop staff are surly, unhelpful and in some cases downright rude. But somehow they got the jobs. Hang in there, you will get something and will be wonderful at it.
I know it can't be easy to interview people and know what to ask but I think my problem was that I wasn't that keen on the job in the first place. She was reading out her questions from a sheet of paper and crossing them off as she asked them. I just don't see the point in giving the answer that you know they want to hear,I'd rather just be myself. But with that attitude I'll probably never get another job. Like I said, I'm getting more and more cynical the older I get.
It's not just you Susan! I could pull my hair out at a lot of the useless so called "PC" stuff that goes on these days.Whatever happened to going for an interview and just being offered a the bloody job? Years ago people would turn up and if the interviewer liked them they could offer them the job there and then.These days you have to take your damn passport to your interview....where will it all end?
My brother was made redundant over a year ago,he went for an interview last week.His interviewer was Polish....go figure...and he wouldn't accept my brothers picture driving license as proof of ID!!!!!
I think this is an age thing Susan...we remember the "good old days"?LOL I say that very tongue in cheek,but maybe it's true?
Oh yes, Diane, it's definitely an age thing!
I am sorry about the job, but truth be told you had me laughing so hard! I am proud that you told her that stupid people are not you thing, hahahahaha!!!
Wishing you lots of luck on getting a job that you want and that you deserve!
Children in Asia work for a couple of dollars a week while you sit on your ass, moaning about "Oooh I didn`t want the job", or, "Oh dear, It starts in the mornings". Never in my life have I heard such crap coming from the mouth of someone who is obviously little more than lazy trailer trash.
Anonymous, go and get a life. You are nothing but a troll.
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