Interview # 29: Well, that was pointless.

So this interview was interesting, and by far the most pointless interview I have ever been on in my life!
I was at work, and I got a call from some lady named Lin. She was telling me she worked for a company called National something..later on I found out the name.
But, I had applied for another job that had the name National in it, so I thought it was them calling me back.  I made the mistake of putting my resume for employers to see on Monster, which I have taken down again. The lady said that they were looking for a Consultant and she asked me what I was interested in doing, I said I was interested in Clerical or Graphic Design, she said I should come on an interview anyways. The place is actually a 40 minute to an hour drive from my house, but she said that they give you local jobs anyways. So despite the fact that I'm a newer driver and I lived far away from the place, I went anyways.
The drive there was annoying and I'm realizing I don't like to drive for a long time, but I kept getting lost because I wouldn't understand the navigation system. The system would tell me to make a left and then when I made a left, it would have to find another route. I was also bad at understanding it too, I wouldn't understand when to turn, because I need it to be very specific for me to really get it.
The previous interview I went on, 28, I had taken the bus in the area so I was more familiar with the surroundings.
When I got there, I got lost because the number for the building was not there, it went from 200, to 1650.. I then found out it was hidden inside of a different numbered building, as it went from 1650, 200 to 80.
When I got in, there were two doors, and I didn't know which one to go in. There was a door and then another door with a glass window and a lady at a desk, I didn't think it was the door with the lady because there was a sign that said the company name in abbreviation and it didn't register with me that was the place! XD
The lady knocked on the window and I went over, she asked if I was there for an interview and I was seated with a clipboard and a sheet.
The sheet said some strange things like "What do you avoid in a career", which I replied long travel distances. Another question was "How competitive are you?" I put 5-8 because I can get competitive.
It all sounded fishy, like a sales job!
A guy came over and asked for my name and I was seated next to another guy who also worked there, they introduced themselves. They asked me very little questions and didn't really talk about the job, but more about the company. They said they wanted to know the face of the people applying and then they asked what position I was more interested in, they said something I forgot and Human resources, which I said I would prefer human resources.
They told me, if I hear from them by 5pm, then I would go onto the next step, and if not that they found someone more suitable.
It was the shortest interview I had ever been on, and the whole thing smelled like a scam and a sales type of job, which is not what I was looking for. I thought, what a waste of time to drive an hour there, just for a 5 minute interview! I didn't want them to call me back, and they didn't!
The funny part is, a week later, I got an email by them. They said that they've tried to contact me several times, but still didn't get an interview with me yet, which was a lie, as I already did and they didn't want me, which was fine because it was sketchy.
I had to make sure that I didn't get anymore unwanted invites for jobs I wouldn't want to do, so I made sure to block employers from viewing my resume online.

Later on, I looked online and apparently the place is a scam! They make you pay to get some sort of insurance license and then many times the job doesn't work out since it's a commission type of job.

Lesson Learned: Some interviews are a total waste of time! And don't bother putting your resume out for anyone to see, otherwise you get a boatload of commission and sales based jobs looking to hound you down. I mean, unless you want a commission based job, then it's easy.

Interview #28, We'll get you a job, lol just kidding, we don't give a fu..

This post is going to be about my 28th job interview and it's also going to be a warning, because this company is nothing but a scam anyways!!

Okay, so my 28th interview was for the staffing agency known as "Randstad". This is one of those occasions where fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.
Apparently, I've never talked about the company before. But around three years ago from the date posted in this blog post... 11/12/2015..I went on an interview with a staffing agency called Randstad.. omg I think I've heard that before, oh yeah, I just mentioned it seconds ago.... anyways. I had went on an interview for whatever it was I applied for, and the guy said that they were getting many jobs in and that they would contact me. It was either a week or a few weeks later, I heard nothing from them, so I was like, well  I guess he was a liar liar pants on fire now wasn't he!

So a half of a month ago to around two weeks... I was on the website Indeed and I found job adds for clerical positions, which is what I was looking for, and it was supplied by Randstad. I figured that since I wasn't applying for the company itself, maybe it would be different this time? Well, I was wrong! First off, they didn't contact me until a week later, but I didn't think anything of it. We played phone tag a little bit and then I finally set up an interview, the lady was telling me they really needed to get this position filled and actually asked if I could come in before work. Where as I was going in at 9:15 that day, she wanted me in at 8am, I told her I had work at nine.
Funny enough, I was running late and they called me, I said I got lost, because that's what you say, instead of sounding like a bum. Anyways, I got there like 15 minutes later. I hadn't been on an interview for a bit of a year, so I was out of the loop. The interview was for a File Clerk  at a University or a Hospital, (Both places are associated with each other), apparently there was also an office assistant position as well. I was a little awkward, but I think I did pretty well, the lady seemed down to earth and friendly. She was asking me questions about how experienced I was with certain things and she asked me to do a skills test online. Everything seemed okay and I just thought it was different this time, especially since it was a different person and a different building. Although, there were certain things that stuck out in my mind. Such as at the end of the interview, she said if she didn't get back to me, to call or email her, but email is preferred. Which is fishy, because wouldn't phone be better?
I waited a week and I emailed her and I got nothing, a waited a few days and realized that she was just as useless as the first time! WASTE OF TIME!! The only good thing is that I got re-familiar with interviews and the area, since it was a 30 minute drive, I got some experience of the surroundings.
I was telling my aunt about the interview and she said, I should look online on the university's website and see if I could get the same job through them, and I would get paid more since staffing agency's take some of the cut.

I had told some people I work with about the company Randstad, and in fact, one girl has tried them and they were no use to her at all. Another woman, who is also a Donna, which is a tag on this blog. Had told me about how her job, actually supplies people from another staffing agency called Aerotek and that I should try them out instead, she couldn't recommend Randstad either!
I do however know two people who did get jobs through Randstad, but they're weird jobs and they don't allow you to have references for the company that they loan you out to. So if you work for a company through Randstad for two years, you can't use a supervisor or whoever as a reference, you're not allowed to!

Later on, I looked up Randstad and I found reviews upon reviews. Looks like "Randstad" likes to pull a fast one on people all of the time, there were so many people that went on interviews and Randstad did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING FOR THEM! Apparently the company has a monthly quota, they HAVE to have a certain amount of people for interviews, but they don't have to hire them for anything, so they waste people's time and money just so they don't get fired from their own job! They pretty much prey on the unemployed, or people searching for something new. But what about that person that has no money?  You just screwed them out of gas money! This company is just a bad company! I don't recommend at all!

This is not only a post about an interview experience, but also a WARNING! Try another staffing agency, I know Robert Half is better, because they actually tried to get me something three years ago.
But for the love of everything, don't go to Randstad!

I was applying for jobs the other day, and I was actually very inclined to put that lady's phone number and email in for a job search engine, so people would call her.. but I didn't. Karma can be a ho' sometimes and I hope it gets her.

Lesson Learned: Sometimes a new dog has the same old tricks! You have to be cautious of applying for a company you've applied for before!

8 Things to not put on your resume

Here's a nice little article I found about the 8 things you should NEVER put on your resume!

Check it out [Click here]