First Job Interview Tomorrow!!

craarc · 24 May 2012 at 18:17

did you have your zip up or down ???

Nutella33 · 24 May 2012 at 18:23

shifty_uk said:
Only 4 hours a week on [presumably] minimum wage? Jeez.

the current way retail is working. hire on a ridiculously low hour basis but then give extra hours "out of contract" (because you will say yes and need the money).

it means they dont have to bother giving you any benefits of the hours you do actually work (ie more paid holiday, rights if it comes to a sacking situation etc)

my missus has worked at a store for over a year now, works 6 days a week, full shifts and has only recently managed to argue for a 30 hour a week contract once someone had left. she was on a 6 hours contract and thus only "earnt" about a days holiday a year.

craarc · 24 May 2012 at 18:27

Nutella33 said:
the current way retail is working. hire on a ridiculously low hour basis but then give extra hours "out of contract" (because you will say yes and need the money).

it means they dont have to bother giving you any benefits of the hours you do actually work (ie more paid holiday, rights if it comes to a sacking situation etc)

my missus has worked at a store for over a year now, works 6 days a week, full shifts and has only recently managed to argue for a 30 hour a week contract once someone had left. she was on a 6 hours contract and thus only "earnt" about a days holiday a year.

i thought that had changed and temps and part timers had the same rights as full timers pro rata.. our do where i work

arknor · 24 May 2012 at 18:37

make sure you fistf bump him shaking hands is not a manly outdoors type activity and is frowned upon by the trespass management.

wear something edgy and cool as there brand is XTREME TO THE MAX YO.

camoflage pants are always a good thing for them and when the interviewer asks to see your knife dont pull out some diddly little penknife make sure you have something cool like one of those foldup sporks that looks like a hunting knife

Nitefly · 24 May 2012 at 18:41

Sorry to hear that OP!

I'm going to be honest and stir the well stirred pot. I would never dream of wearing a suit to a camping store interview. That is pretty much a textbook example of where not to wear a suit if I ever heard one

Zefan · 24 May 2012 at 18:43

Nitefly said:
I would never dream of wearing a suit to a camping store interview.

I don't see how it's over the top! It'd be sans jacket mind.

and ALWAYS a skinny tie, ALWAYS.

craarc · 24 May 2012 at 18:56

ah who would want to talk to ramblers all day anyway .

Zefan · 24 May 2012 at 19:01

craarc said:
ah who would want to talk to ramblers all day anyway .

HOW DID YOU MISS THE CHANCE OF MAKING THAT JOKE?

"I'd be glad I didn't get the job, I can't stand RAMBLING on all day to people".

lololololololol

craarc · 24 May 2012 at 19:15

Zefan said:
HOW DID YOU MISS THE CHANCE OF MAKING THAT JOKE?

"I'd be glad I didn't get the job, I can't stand RAMBLING on all day to people".

lololololololol

lolz

Goso · 24 May 2012 at 21:16

well i would say my interview went well, i live near the peak district and i told him that last year i went up thrope cloud & this year i intend on going up kinder scout. also mentioned a few years ago i went half way up helvellyn. also that i went on the tissington trail last year and since then i have got a bike and use it often.. etc etc about camping, walking, airsofting.

overall i think it went well, answered the questions well, came across keen because i am! but i was let down by my zero retail exp he also asked if i had til exp which i don't. i got the impression he liked me and i was suitable but wanted someone that could just be thrown into the role with no "training".

he explained the contract, wage, uniform, hours, if i had holidays - which i dont and if i was flexible - told him i was etc. surely thats a sign that i was a strong candidate

as for the hours he said its 4 minimum on the contract, but you are likely to get 12 - 15 and up to 20 at £4.99 a hour.

edit - i did it boss it up with my suit!

NeoReloaded · 24 May 2012 at 22:19

Goso said:
as for the hours he said its 4 minimum on the contract, but you are likely to get 12 - 15 and up to 20 at £4.99 a hour.

Screw than man! Plenty of other jobs paying a lot more than a fiver an hour for unskilled work force.

craarc · 24 May 2012 at 22:33

Goso said:
well i would say my interview went well, i live near the peak district and i told him that last year i went up thrope cloud & this year i intend on going up kinder scout. also mentioned a few years ago i went half way up helvellyn. also that i went on the tissington trail last year and since then i have got a bike and use it often.. etc etc about camping, walking, airsofting.

overall i think it went well, answered the questions well, came across keen because i am! but i was let down by my zero retail exp he also asked if i had til exp which i don't. i got the impression he liked me and i was suitable but wanted someone that could just be thrown into the role with no "training".

he explained the contract, wage, uniform, hours, if i had holidays - which i dont and if i was flexible - told him i was etc. surely thats a sign that i was a strong candidate

as for the hours he said its 4 minimum on the contract, but you are likely to get 12 - 15 and up to 20 at £4.99 a hour.

edit - i did it boss it up with my suit!

well it sounds like all that let u down was the reatil exp thats a pain as always how r you expected to get it if you dont have a job b4 etc

its catch 22 m8 tbh

think of it this way youve done it now and next time u will be in a better position than people who aint done it b4

forget the wages and all that stuff for now

get urself some xp and try again

sounds like u did ok tho tbh and at least u got to the interview some people dont get that far so gratz on what u did