Post by scrappyoutlaw on Jul 2, 2015 2:52:12 GMT
I am taking an exam in a few weeks and will unemployed from anywhere between 6 months to a year (hopefully not longer!) so I decided I will get a part time retail type job in the interim. I'm shocked at how much different things are today from when I was in high school 10 years ago!
I have spent stupid amounts of time on these applications, and a lot of them have me doing crazy assessments and math tests. It's so time consuming and detailed!
On top of that, I went by a store today to follow up on an application I filled out and put a face to my name and got the cold shoulder! I asked an employee if I could speak to a manager about my application and she straight up told me no! I was informed they would call me if interested and that was that, I walked out of the store with my tail between my legs hoping I didn't just ruin my chances because it was the one I want over any others.
When I started looking for work I though it would be easy peasy, I have 3 degrees and 6 years of military service behind me. Boy was I wrong, on paper I look terrible. I haven't worked retail in almost a decade and have way too many degrees in all the wrong areas for this type of work.
This is turning out to be WAY harder than I expected. Has anyone been through this before? Any recommendations? (Sadly, I also have no networking powers either, don't know many people in my direct area due to commuting for school and work the entire time I've lived here).
I have spent stupid amounts of time on these applications, and a lot of them have me doing crazy assessments and math tests. It's so time consuming and detailed!
On top of that, I went by a store today to follow up on an application I filled out and put a face to my name and got the cold shoulder! I asked an employee if I could speak to a manager about my application and she straight up told me no! I was informed they would call me if interested and that was that, I walked out of the store with my tail between my legs hoping I didn't just ruin my chances because it was the one I want over any others.
When I started looking for work I though it would be easy peasy, I have 3 degrees and 6 years of military service behind me. Boy was I wrong, on paper I look terrible. I haven't worked retail in almost a decade and have way too many degrees in all the wrong areas for this type of work.
This is turning out to be WAY harder than I expected. Has anyone been through this before? Any recommendations? (Sadly, I also have no networking powers either, don't know many people in my direct area due to commuting for school and work the entire time I've lived here).
