I had started my new job search in the end of September 2015, I had applied for a job that was up my alley. It was a job in a Mail Company, that was looking for someone to do clerical work and light Graphic Design. This job was perfect for me, and it paid 17 an hour! How could I pass that up?! I worked in a mail room for 4 months, I worked in an Office for a year and I went to school for graphic design!
I sent my resume, and a minute later I got a call! The guy on the phone told me, he just got my resume and he asked me a few questions. He asked me if I had Microsoft Office experience, he asked me some clerical related questions and he asked if I was good with Excel. I told him I have little Excel experience, but I am a quick learner. He asked what I would be in Excel, a Novice, Medium or Intermediate, I said a Novice. He told me that he would get back to me later about more details....
A day had passed and I was telling some people at work about this job, and two people were so excited for me. The one lady was like, I'm so excited for you, you're going to get this job! I told her, that I probably wasn't, and I'm used to being let down, she told me not to think like that. But what can I say, I went on 20 interviews in a year, back in 2012 and I didn't get a single one of them!
But because she was so happy about it, she got me excited about it and she started to make me think I actually had a chance.... especially since she was telling me about her daughter's boyfriend who she thought worked for the company. (It was a different company.)
The next day, I emailed the company, just to ask what the status was. They emailed me back, saying they were reviewing all of the candidates and that they would let me know the outcome.
I never heard from them again!
But what bothered me is, It was clear I had no chance at getting this job! So why did the guy call me in the first place?! He got my hopes up! Getting someone's hopes up is not cool, and he was just baiting me the whole time! I wish I had remembered the name of the company or something, this way I could complain about it on Glassdoor or Yelp!
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Interview #31: Trust me, I'm not a Doctor!
My 31st interview was actually a week ago! January 21st, 2016. It was for a Doctor's Office, that I had accidentally applied for. See, what had happened was... the previous week from the interview, I decided that I was going to apply for some jobs! But I didn't notice what I was applying to. I was just randomly applying for jobs, without paying attention for what they were for, my only concern was where the job was located. So, I ended up applying for a job that was for a medical receptionist, that also requested working at two different locations. For starters, I'm not a big fan of driving, so going to two different locations that are 30 minutes apart, is not my thing... But also, I am not a fan of Doctor's office's as they give me the heebie geebies!
So, I went on this interview, not wanting the job and not thinking they would even want me.
However, my friend Donna lives 5 minutes away from the interview site, so I figured I would stop by her house afterwards, making the trip there actually worth something. (Since the interview was 40 minutes away from my house).
I got the to the office and I had to fill out paper work for a little while, there were two girls also filling out paper work and I thought "My competition!". I didn't think they would actually want me, so I was a bit honest with certain questions on the sheets.
I was in the waiting room for an hour and a half, and I had noticed that the receptionists were sometimes rude to the patients! I was like, what the fetch?! I work at a store that has some of the nastiest shoppers you could ever imagine and I've never been mean, nasty or rude to them! I'd love to see these receptionist girls in a store! They'd get fired in a heart beat for being rude! But this also got me fired up, thinking if I get this job, I'll be so nice to the patients that they'll love me!
So, an hour and a half later, I am called in and they apologize for making me wait so long (The office manager had to watch an important video that was apparently, an emergency.)
I was interviewed by the office manager, and the manager for their social media accounts.
They tell me that I was exactly what they were looking for, they were not interested in me being a receptionist, but in fact.. they liked me for my Computer knowledge and Graphic Design skills! I was like... say what now!? I was totally shocked! Here I thought I was just one of the 50 people that applied to be a receptionist and thought my fate would be undecided, and not hired by them.
They wanted me to help them with their facebook account, other social media accounts and even some graphic design!
They asked me a few questions about my skills and background, and I told them that I have a blog and that I have 500 followers on twitter.
They wanted to see my blog and my portfolio, so I gave them my blog link and they told me to send my portfolio link to them via email.. which is weird, because now that I think of it.. I could have told them the link in person.
They wanted me to go on a three hour trial as a receptionist, to see if I like the job or not. I just had to find out when I was free, and I told them I would call them on Friday to see my schedule, when I'm available. They however told me, that the three hour training would be non paid and that if I did take this position, it would be part time. But even though I was looking for Full Time, this was the experience that I really needed!
On Friday, I called them and found out they had already left for the day.... I'm used to people working 9-5, not 8-4.. I called them at 4:30, on my lunch break at work.
I was told by the receptionist to call them on Monday, which would be when the office manager would be back. I called them on Monday 15 times, just to get that dreaded busy tone! At the end of the day, I got an email from the office manager stating she was sorry for not getting back and that she would schedule a meeting soon. I didn't hear anything for two days, and then I got a phone call from another company, about an interview.. so I decided to focus on that company instead, since these guys decided to drop off the face of the earth! I didn't get that job, but when I got home from interview 32, I found out the head Doctor of the Doctor's Office, added me on LinkedIn! Does that mean they are still interested in me? I have no idea! But I want to wait and see if they will reply to me!
Lesson Learned: Sometimes it's good to apply for jobs you wouldn't want to do, because they may be looking for something that you are skilled in! My old supervisor, when I worked in an office once told me, to apply for places that aren't hiring. This is because, some places are looking for talent, but they just haven't looked for anyone yet! This was basically the same thing, they were looking for someone besides a receptionist, but they weren't going out of their way to find someone!
So, I went on this interview, not wanting the job and not thinking they would even want me.
However, my friend Donna lives 5 minutes away from the interview site, so I figured I would stop by her house afterwards, making the trip there actually worth something. (Since the interview was 40 minutes away from my house).
I got the to the office and I had to fill out paper work for a little while, there were two girls also filling out paper work and I thought "My competition!". I didn't think they would actually want me, so I was a bit honest with certain questions on the sheets.
I was in the waiting room for an hour and a half, and I had noticed that the receptionists were sometimes rude to the patients! I was like, what the fetch?! I work at a store that has some of the nastiest shoppers you could ever imagine and I've never been mean, nasty or rude to them! I'd love to see these receptionist girls in a store! They'd get fired in a heart beat for being rude! But this also got me fired up, thinking if I get this job, I'll be so nice to the patients that they'll love me!
So, an hour and a half later, I am called in and they apologize for making me wait so long (The office manager had to watch an important video that was apparently, an emergency.)
I was interviewed by the office manager, and the manager for their social media accounts.
They tell me that I was exactly what they were looking for, they were not interested in me being a receptionist, but in fact.. they liked me for my Computer knowledge and Graphic Design skills! I was like... say what now!? I was totally shocked! Here I thought I was just one of the 50 people that applied to be a receptionist and thought my fate would be undecided, and not hired by them.
They wanted me to help them with their facebook account, other social media accounts and even some graphic design!
They asked me a few questions about my skills and background, and I told them that I have a blog and that I have 500 followers on twitter.
They wanted to see my blog and my portfolio, so I gave them my blog link and they told me to send my portfolio link to them via email.. which is weird, because now that I think of it.. I could have told them the link in person.
They wanted me to go on a three hour trial as a receptionist, to see if I like the job or not. I just had to find out when I was free, and I told them I would call them on Friday to see my schedule, when I'm available. They however told me, that the three hour training would be non paid and that if I did take this position, it would be part time. But even though I was looking for Full Time, this was the experience that I really needed!
On Friday, I called them and found out they had already left for the day.... I'm used to people working 9-5, not 8-4.. I called them at 4:30, on my lunch break at work.
I was told by the receptionist to call them on Monday, which would be when the office manager would be back. I called them on Monday 15 times, just to get that dreaded busy tone! At the end of the day, I got an email from the office manager stating she was sorry for not getting back and that she would schedule a meeting soon. I didn't hear anything for two days, and then I got a phone call from another company, about an interview.. so I decided to focus on that company instead, since these guys decided to drop off the face of the earth! I didn't get that job, but when I got home from interview 32, I found out the head Doctor of the Doctor's Office, added me on LinkedIn! Does that mean they are still interested in me? I have no idea! But I want to wait and see if they will reply to me!
Lesson Learned: Sometimes it's good to apply for jobs you wouldn't want to do, because they may be looking for something that you are skilled in! My old supervisor, when I worked in an office once told me, to apply for places that aren't hiring. This is because, some places are looking for talent, but they just haven't looked for anyone yet! This was basically the same thing, they were looking for someone besides a receptionist, but they weren't going out of their way to find someone!
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Interview #30: Free meds for everyone!!
Except for Bob! He doesn't get any! Curse you Bob!!!!!!
So my 30th interview was in November 25th, Thanksgiving week! It was for a Pharmaceutical company (With less than positive reviews on Glassdoor.com, but you didn't hear it from me! *Wink* *Wink**Wink* *Wink**Wink* *Wink**Wink* *Wink**Wink* *Wink**Wink* *Wink**Wink* )
This was actually an interview that I got via Randstad, so I guess they aren't as useless as I had thought! (They'restillprettyuselessbutyoudidn'thearitfrommeagain*Wink* *Wink**Wink*)
Unfortunately, I was 12 minutes late for this interview because I didn't think there would be traffic at 11am. I wasn't sure if they had noticed or not..... ( I left 30 minutes before, and the map said it would take that long.)
Funny enough, the Randstad representative called me while I was on the interview, to ask if I was going to the interview.
When I got to the front desk, I had found out that I was in the wrong building. They were next door (Same company, but for some reason they had two sectors.), I get there and everything seemed fine, I didn't think they noticed I was late because of traffic. I had to wait in the waiting room for like 10 minutes, and eventually they took me.
The interviewer was very nice and down to earth, this was actually the first interview I had where I was more outgoing and friendly. I thought I did a pretty good job, I was more interactive than I used to be in the past! It was clear to me when I asked her "What's it like to work here?", she had this look on her face... It was easy to tell that it was hectic and crazy to work there. Like, I thought maybe it's a good idea not to work there? But the place I work at now, is pretty crazy, I mentioned to her that I work in a crazy environment already.. or did I say busy? Well, something like that. The interview, I thought went well. Maybe to me, it was well because in the past I was more shy and quiet.
I emailed the Randstad representative and asked her if I could send a thank you letter to the company for interviewing me. It took her two days to respond to me, and then she gave me a sob story about how "She's sorry, but she can't give out information like that and that the company decided to choose another candidate". I was like really? It took you two days to respond to me? But other times she responded very quickly? She had some sort of ulterior motive or something.
I was like, whatever, I don't need them anyways! I also thought to look onto the website of the company and apply directly instead, but I couldn't find any ads for it...
Lesson Learned: Make sure to leave much earlier! If it takes 30 minutes to get there, leave an extra 20 minutes, or something.. this way you have extra time to get there, and chances are, they'll take you right away anyways, sometimes they may ask you to fill out forms.
So my 30th interview was in November 25th, Thanksgiving week! It was for a Pharmaceutical company (With less than positive reviews on Glassdoor.com, but you didn't hear it from me! *Wink* *Wink**Wink* *Wink**Wink* *Wink**Wink* *Wink**Wink* *Wink**Wink* *Wink**Wink* )
This was actually an interview that I got via Randstad, so I guess they aren't as useless as I had thought! (They'restillprettyuselessbutyoudidn'thearitfrommeagain*Wink* *Wink**Wink*)
Unfortunately, I was 12 minutes late for this interview because I didn't think there would be traffic at 11am. I wasn't sure if they had noticed or not..... ( I left 30 minutes before, and the map said it would take that long.)
Funny enough, the Randstad representative called me while I was on the interview, to ask if I was going to the interview.
When I got to the front desk, I had found out that I was in the wrong building. They were next door (Same company, but for some reason they had two sectors.), I get there and everything seemed fine, I didn't think they noticed I was late because of traffic. I had to wait in the waiting room for like 10 minutes, and eventually they took me.
The interviewer was very nice and down to earth, this was actually the first interview I had where I was more outgoing and friendly. I thought I did a pretty good job, I was more interactive than I used to be in the past! It was clear to me when I asked her "What's it like to work here?", she had this look on her face... It was easy to tell that it was hectic and crazy to work there. Like, I thought maybe it's a good idea not to work there? But the place I work at now, is pretty crazy, I mentioned to her that I work in a crazy environment already.. or did I say busy? Well, something like that. The interview, I thought went well. Maybe to me, it was well because in the past I was more shy and quiet.
I emailed the Randstad representative and asked her if I could send a thank you letter to the company for interviewing me. It took her two days to respond to me, and then she gave me a sob story about how "She's sorry, but she can't give out information like that and that the company decided to choose another candidate". I was like really? It took you two days to respond to me? But other times she responded very quickly? She had some sort of ulterior motive or something.
I was like, whatever, I don't need them anyways! I also thought to look onto the website of the company and apply directly instead, but I couldn't find any ads for it...
Lesson Learned: Make sure to leave much earlier! If it takes 30 minutes to get there, leave an extra 20 minutes, or something.. this way you have extra time to get there, and chances are, they'll take you right away anyways, sometimes they may ask you to fill out forms.
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