Good evening Kool World.
Need to share this. Is there anyone else out here who thinks these part-time jobs are expecting TOO MUCH from candidates to join their 'team' and work for them?!??
It has become increasingly ( and my opinion only ) STUPID the run-around and lagging-on for the interview, the follow-up, and the offer itself!
Recently I applied for a job that was perfect for it's location. Went through the process: application online, resume, call-initiative (introduced myself to the manager/hiring mgr to tell her that I was interested in the position and completed the application and resume on Indeed.com), received a call from the hiring mgr to schedule interview day & time, spent an hour with the general manager who was also female for over an hour on a Sunday, basically told I fit exactly what they were looking for (I came prepared, had the expertise, and I'm hired for the position), expect to receive a call Friday while she coveres other information: background check etc. & I'm assuming references (and this is the kicker) and after she interviews other candidates. But of course I had nothing to worry about, because more than likely I would be offered the position.
During interviews not only am I being asked the tough questions, I do the same right back! From research online, there are questions you can ask the manager since you're going to be working under them or with them. In your search engine try 'QUESTIONS TO ASK DURING AN INTERVIEW'. About.com has Questions asked during job interviews and the answers you can adjust to your understanding for the job you're applying for.
I'm waiting anxiously for Friday but know that in retail the interviewer never offers a job or calls back when he/she says they will. And I was right. I call back Tuesday because Mondays are the days no one likes, chances of her being there are slim since Store Managers usually are getting prepared for the week and busy, or just plain not there. Reached her on Tuesday and was given the excuse of how busy it was in the store over the weekend, more than what they expected, she had to catch up with the interviews she had done, and apologized for not being on top of things but will let me know what to expect in the next couple of days, so call back then. I had no reason to think otherwise of what was happening. Her voice was all chipper and up-beat and 'cordial' -all the perfect makings of retail persona. So this is what happened...The following morning as I'm online I happen to check my mailbox and see a message from the company. I had applied at two different companies but they were under the same parent corporation. My mind impulsively assumes the 'you have not been selected for the position for this job' was for the other job I had applied for. Then something struck me and I re-read the message, paying close attention to the subject line. Not what I thought, it came from the company I very least expected. Wasn't I just on the phone with the store manager the other day and she said to contact her in the next couple days?!!? Yes.
With my mother being in retail she tells me don't think nothing of it, I've received those generic letters all the time, it doesn't mean anything. They're sent out automatically after so much time has passed. There's nothing that can be done about it. But still I couldn't help to wonder Why? and What the hell is going on? I just had an interview - why would an e-mail like that not be stopped from being sent to my mailbox? It's misleading and quite frankly f*cked up. I decided to give her a call the next day to be clear on what was going on, hoping it was an error and nothing to worry about.
You want to talk about played, bamboozled, mis-lead, lead-on, lied to, cheated, and set up for failure and false sense of hope! Tell me why with the most calm and courteous tone I could muster the answer I receive from this shady low-down individual is 'That's right, you have not been offered the position'. After waiting around, stalling, and believing there was a possibility, even from her lying false mouth that's all I receive as the end result. Did she not say, I am a direct person, I know what I like and what will work, and more than likely I'm hiring you for this position because I believe you will make a good fit. She gave her word up-front and center (and it meant NOTHING).
So I let her have it! But first I needed to know What did I not show that was not a 'good' fit since you (I addressed her) told me I would be offered the position, was what they were looking for, and had the expertise (her words). She tries to give the ole' spill -the truth is you were our runner up but after going through the interviewers we found that would better suit/fit our team for what we're looking for at this time. I'm even more purplexed, puzzled, whatever the hell you want to call it because it was two-sided, contradictory, & absolute backwards nonsense.
Why worry at this point what I'll say? I didn't get offered the job. So I threw it all back in her direction exactly that.
IT WAS A LET-DOWN, DISSAPOINTMENT, AND DISCOURAGMENT AFTER SPENDING AN HOUR TALKING AND GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER, BEING CONSOLED THAT I HAD THE JOB, AND JUST NEEDED TO WAIT FOR THE CALL. I BELIEVED IT WAS FOR THE NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS, NOT TO RECEIVE A GENERIC MESSAGE THAT I DIDN'T GET THE POSITION AS IF I HAVE NO EXPERIENCE TO MY NAME, SOME RANDOM PERSON WITH NO EXPERIENCE. I EXPECTED A PHONE CALL FROM YOU, NOT THAT. I CALLED BECAUSE I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT.
YOU SAID YOURSELF THAT YOU'RE DIRECT AND KNOW WHAT YOU WANT WHEN YOU SEE IT AND THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVED- WHAT YOU SAID. I'M ALSO DIRECT AND MEANT HOW MUCH I RESPECTED THE COMPANY AND WHAT IT STOOD FOR. I MEANT WHAT I SAID WHEN I WANTED TO WORK HERE. I LET A POTENTIAL JOB INTERVIEW GO BECAUSE I RELIED ON WHAT YOU DIRECTLY SAID TO ME BECAUSE YOU SOUNDED SINCERE...
And of course her reply was to defend herself. All that I didn't give a damn to hear... 'You Need to Understand 2x and it just fell on deaf ears! I can't remember anything else because her saying that shut me completely down. What I understand is everything I was told was a waste of my time and I'm presently without a job. At that point I wanted to curse her out, YOU'RE GOING BACK ON YOUR WORD AND NOT OFFERING ME THE JOB and you're telling me I NEED TO UNDERSTAND. Kiss my ass. That's all I felt. What annoys me is the competitiveness of these fly-by-night, simple, highschooler retailers out here trying to create the 'SUPER' Team to reach and exceed sales goals every day. If the location is suffering there's something wrong with what's going on inside the store (with management) and/or the traffic is sparse. No super team will make a difference. Not sure what is being saved AND now it's no concern of mine. There was no mention of 'commission' and that changes the dynamic in my opinion.
So just to note to myself I inquire 'What are the chances of any positions opening up?' We're probably not going to be needing anyone else right now. You can apply again in the summer for any openings. Just the typical 'I-don't care' snootiness that is prominent where I live.
She ends the call with a rehearsed perked-up 'Your application will still be on file for the next 60 days and you have the opportunity to apply for other job openings'... blah blah blah in that sickingly annoying chipper, fake-ass, retail perfect voice that now sounds just as phony and two-faced as she is. I was like, yea, ok, hung up on her ass.
Now I'm back at square one. More determined & sharper than before.
Need to share this. Is there anyone else out here who thinks these part-time jobs are expecting TOO MUCH from candidates to join their 'team' and work for them?!??
It has become increasingly ( and my opinion only ) STUPID the run-around and lagging-on for the interview, the follow-up, and the offer itself!
Recently I applied for a job that was perfect for it's location. Went through the process: application online, resume, call-initiative (introduced myself to the manager/hiring mgr to tell her that I was interested in the position and completed the application and resume on Indeed.com), received a call from the hiring mgr to schedule interview day & time, spent an hour with the general manager who was also female for over an hour on a Sunday, basically told I fit exactly what they were looking for (I came prepared, had the expertise, and I'm hired for the position), expect to receive a call Friday while she coveres other information: background check etc. & I'm assuming references (and this is the kicker) and after she interviews other candidates. But of course I had nothing to worry about, because more than likely I would be offered the position.
During interviews not only am I being asked the tough questions, I do the same right back! From research online, there are questions you can ask the manager since you're going to be working under them or with them. In your search engine try 'QUESTIONS TO ASK DURING AN INTERVIEW'. About.com has Questions asked during job interviews and the answers you can adjust to your understanding for the job you're applying for.
I'm waiting anxiously for Friday but know that in retail the interviewer never offers a job or calls back when he/she says they will. And I was right. I call back Tuesday because Mondays are the days no one likes, chances of her being there are slim since Store Managers usually are getting prepared for the week and busy, or just plain not there. Reached her on Tuesday and was given the excuse of how busy it was in the store over the weekend, more than what they expected, she had to catch up with the interviews she had done, and apologized for not being on top of things but will let me know what to expect in the next couple of days, so call back then. I had no reason to think otherwise of what was happening. Her voice was all chipper and up-beat and 'cordial' -all the perfect makings of retail persona. So this is what happened...The following morning as I'm online I happen to check my mailbox and see a message from the company. I had applied at two different companies but they were under the same parent corporation. My mind impulsively assumes the 'you have not been selected for the position for this job' was for the other job I had applied for. Then something struck me and I re-read the message, paying close attention to the subject line. Not what I thought, it came from the company I very least expected. Wasn't I just on the phone with the store manager the other day and she said to contact her in the next couple days?!!? Yes.
With my mother being in retail she tells me don't think nothing of it, I've received those generic letters all the time, it doesn't mean anything. They're sent out automatically after so much time has passed. There's nothing that can be done about it. But still I couldn't help to wonder Why? and What the hell is going on? I just had an interview - why would an e-mail like that not be stopped from being sent to my mailbox? It's misleading and quite frankly f*cked up. I decided to give her a call the next day to be clear on what was going on, hoping it was an error and nothing to worry about.
You want to talk about played, bamboozled, mis-lead, lead-on, lied to, cheated, and set up for failure and false sense of hope! Tell me why with the most calm and courteous tone I could muster the answer I receive from this shady low-down individual is 'That's right, you have not been offered the position'. After waiting around, stalling, and believing there was a possibility, even from her lying false mouth that's all I receive as the end result. Did she not say, I am a direct person, I know what I like and what will work, and more than likely I'm hiring you for this position because I believe you will make a good fit. She gave her word up-front and center (and it meant NOTHING).
So I let her have it! But first I needed to know What did I not show that was not a 'good' fit since you (I addressed her) told me I would be offered the position, was what they were looking for, and had the expertise (her words). She tries to give the ole' spill -the truth is you were our runner up but after going through the interviewers we found that would better suit/fit our team for what we're looking for at this time. I'm even more purplexed, puzzled, whatever the hell you want to call it because it was two-sided, contradictory, & absolute backwards nonsense.
Why worry at this point what I'll say? I didn't get offered the job. So I threw it all back in her direction exactly that.
IT WAS A LET-DOWN, DISSAPOINTMENT, AND DISCOURAGMENT AFTER SPENDING AN HOUR TALKING AND GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER, BEING CONSOLED THAT I HAD THE JOB, AND JUST NEEDED TO WAIT FOR THE CALL. I BELIEVED IT WAS FOR THE NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS, NOT TO RECEIVE A GENERIC MESSAGE THAT I DIDN'T GET THE POSITION AS IF I HAVE NO EXPERIENCE TO MY NAME, SOME RANDOM PERSON WITH NO EXPERIENCE. I EXPECTED A PHONE CALL FROM YOU, NOT THAT. I CALLED BECAUSE I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT.
YOU SAID YOURSELF THAT YOU'RE DIRECT AND KNOW WHAT YOU WANT WHEN YOU SEE IT AND THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVED- WHAT YOU SAID. I'M ALSO DIRECT AND MEANT HOW MUCH I RESPECTED THE COMPANY AND WHAT IT STOOD FOR. I MEANT WHAT I SAID WHEN I WANTED TO WORK HERE. I LET A POTENTIAL JOB INTERVIEW GO BECAUSE I RELIED ON WHAT YOU DIRECTLY SAID TO ME BECAUSE YOU SOUNDED SINCERE...
And of course her reply was to defend herself. All that I didn't give a damn to hear... 'You Need to Understand 2x and it just fell on deaf ears! I can't remember anything else because her saying that shut me completely down. What I understand is everything I was told was a waste of my time and I'm presently without a job. At that point I wanted to curse her out, YOU'RE GOING BACK ON YOUR WORD AND NOT OFFERING ME THE JOB and you're telling me I NEED TO UNDERSTAND. Kiss my ass. That's all I felt. What annoys me is the competitiveness of these fly-by-night, simple, highschooler retailers out here trying to create the 'SUPER' Team to reach and exceed sales goals every day. If the location is suffering there's something wrong with what's going on inside the store (with management) and/or the traffic is sparse. No super team will make a difference. Not sure what is being saved AND now it's no concern of mine. There was no mention of 'commission' and that changes the dynamic in my opinion.
So just to note to myself I inquire 'What are the chances of any positions opening up?' We're probably not going to be needing anyone else right now. You can apply again in the summer for any openings. Just the typical 'I-don't care' snootiness that is prominent where I live.
She ends the call with a rehearsed perked-up 'Your application will still be on file for the next 60 days and you have the opportunity to apply for other job openings'... blah blah blah in that sickingly annoying chipper, fake-ass, retail perfect voice that now sounds just as phony and two-faced as she is. I was like, yea, ok, hung up on her ass.
Now I'm back at square one. More determined & sharper than before.
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