Monday, September 3, 2012

Interview #6: Buses and Chores

Interview #6 was another volunteer job, I was let go from the Mail room for reasons unknown to me. A good tip though, is if you do not know why you were let go from a job.. you can use this as to why you left.
For example, the last day I was at the mailroom... there wasn't any work left for us to do. So, someone suggested for me to say "Lack of work" was the reason why I was let go. One could even say it was a temporary position... or maybe just because you wanted to find an opportunity somewhere else for growth and advancement. All helpful tips for explaining why you left or were terminated..

It took me forever to get to this place, It was a nightmare. Apparently the bus only stops at this particular building the interview was in... it only goes there every TWO HOURS! I was dropped off at this complex where there was all sorts of companies... and I was stuck walking around trying to figure out where to go... At first I thought I was in the right place... but I wasn't. I waited two hours and got the next bus and got to the place after a little walking.
 I found the right place and entered, in which I asked someone if I was in the right place, they told me I was in the wrong place. Since I was apparently at the wrong place, I figured "Where do I go? Which place is the right place?" Fortunately the workers at the interview place questioned what I was doing... since I was pacing and not sure where I was supposed to go. They told me I WAS in the right place, unlike their other worker.
The interview went well, it sounded like a nice job. Although, the hours were 6am-2pm.. kind of early for me.. who was going to bed at 4am!!!
I told them that I wouldn't have been able to get there at that specific time.. but they said they would work something out with me.
Oddly enough, I never got in contact with them.. .they told me they would call but I never heard anything.
So, I tried my place at another volunteer position at a town next to mine. That would be interview #7.
When I left, I took a connecting bus that would allow me to get back to the complex..where I could take that weird bus that only goes to a specific area every two hours... Fortunately I learned of this other bus because of someone else at the bus stop.

Funny enough, a few months later I was informed that this place I went on an interview that I had all of the trouble getting to... was actually a methadone clinic! I was un-aware of what kind of work they did.

Lesson Learned: It's good to make sure you know exactly where to go.

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