I dont know why?

Autumn Leaves · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:10 pm Post subject: I dont know why?

Ok, so here is my issue.......

I have dropped off resume's everywhere possible. I have tried every single store in my local mall, and big stores like Wal-Mart/Zellers/Value Village, and even fast food place (Mcdonalds,Subway,Tim Hortons, A&W,Quizino's) and I haven't gotten a single phone call back. My resume is professional and it shows all my work experience etc etc.....

and another thing, I dress really nice when I drop off resume's, I dress classy and appropriate, and still nothing.

there was a sign in my Local Tim Hortons saying "walk In Interviews" so I walked in and asked if I could, the girl looked me up and down and said no, and she was rude. I said ok and sat down with a coffee waiting for my ride, then this other girl walked in, dressed kind of inappropriately and asked for an interview to the same girl, and she said yes to her!
I almost cried.......I'm so desperate for work, or I lose my cellphone...any idea's whats wrong?

Thanks Happy

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treecow_ · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:34 pm Post subject:

aww, i don't have any advice or anything but i just wanted to reply because im kinda going through what you're going though. I really want a job and I've handed it in to everywhere possible but still no callbacks. Crying or Very sad

And I think that the girl at Tim Hortons was really rude too. Sad

Hopefully, we can both find good jobs soon!
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alexisgeek · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:52 pm Post subject:

For the tim horton's thing, did you ask to speak to the manager?

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SUGARR* · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:42 pm Post subject:

^honestly, i'd go in at speak to the manager about her behaviour the next time you're there; not even about the interview thing, although it wouldn't hurt to mention one =)

i'd be pretty upset too.
the last time i went to a tim ho's this girl was really rude to me too, but i was crazy tired at 4am, so i HOPE that it was only that for her too =(
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Noir · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:40 am Post subject:

Wow, that was so rude of her!! ..

Anyway.. when you hand in your resume do you hand it in to a manager? A lot of the time if you hand it in the anyone else it gets kind of lost. Introduce yourself, and get their name so you can phone back in about a week asking if they reviewed your resume and what they thought.

Autumn Leaves · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:37 am Post subject:

Thanks for the tips everyone, Alot of the stores I went to had managers in the days I went (I stick to mondays).......maybe I just have bad luck.....I'll let everyone know if my luck changes Happy

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treecow_ · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:21 pm Post subject:

I didn't know you were supposed to ask for the manager everytime. Sad

And that when I hand it in to the manager that I was supposed to ask for their name and number so I can call back. Crying or Very sad

I'm going to go to the mall sometime soon and hand it out in this way to every store that I haven't applied at yet and hopefully, I'll get a callback and (finally) get a job!
Oh, and if the manager's not in, should I ask when they'll be back so I can directly give it to them or just give it to the other employees?

edit (more questions!):
I think that I'm going to go hand out résumés again this Friday. I emailed my cover letter and résumé to the store a week or so ago...but is it okay if I go to the store this week to give it to the manager directly?
And should I dress more formally or just dress casually or a mix between them? Because it seems like a lot of people I know just go hand out résumés in their regular school clothes (jeans, tshirt, hoodie, runners) and they seem to get jobs at clothing stores. Sad

P.S. I bolded and made the questions orange so it would be easier for you guys to read or to find out what the question is if you dont want to read my long post. ;)_orange

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annabelle · Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 2:50 pm Post subject:

Well Friday came and passed so this will probably be irrelevant, but here is something that helped me so much when applying:

[b]FOLLOW UP WITH A PHONE CALL[b].

Seriously. Even if you don't drop your resume off with a manager, call back about a week later and ask to speak to the manager (even better if you remember their name). If they're not in, ask when they'll be back. Just be like "hi, my name is Florence VonUppington (or whatever your name is) and I dropped off a resume about a week ago, I just wanted to see if you had a chance to look at it yet?"

Also, when you are dropping off resumes, ask them if they're hiring at the moment. A lot of places are currently done their seasonal hiring, but lots of places like fast food and stuff don't really care when you apply.

Good luck and godspeed!

<3 Anna

PS: Tim Hortons is lame. You don't want to work there.
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boarderlinefrenzy · Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 5:04 pm Post subject:

This has absolutly nothing to do with the topic, but now I have that Nora Jones song "I don't know why" stuck in my head.
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treecow_ · Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 5:49 pm Post subject:

^^hey, thanks! btw, i ended up not going this friday and am going to go something this coming week instead.
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jazuresky · Beauty Queen Joined: 18 Sep 2007 Posts: 240 Smiles: 0 561

um. how old are you? o_o I hope you're old enough to be considered to be able to work. I think you seem pretty prepared though. I think it's most likely to be your resume, and perhaps how you look when you approached them.

And by the way, employers are more likely to hire people who take the initiative. How do they know you take the initiative? well, you call them instead of waiting for them to call you. ;)_orange

treecow_ · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:00 am Post subject:

^I don't know if the question is for Autumn_Leaves or for me but I'll answer it too since we're going through the same situation. (i hope thats okay)

According to my teacher, 14 years old is the legal age to work (with parent consent) and I am 14 right now (but turning 15 four days after christmas) so I'm pretty much 15 years old. Do you think that they look at height and judge you by that when you hand in your résumé? Because I'm pretty short (5'0) so I'm scared that they'll think that I'm younger than my real age. Neutral

And if you hand in the résumé but the manager's not there, how do you get their phone number? I was always confused about that part...

Thanks for the great tips btw! 8) ;)_orange

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Autumn Leaves · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 5:47 pm Post subject:

Autumn Leaves · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 1:15 pm Post subject:

I got an interview at Zellers tonight!

this is just what I need, I'm so excited Happy

Wish me luck Ladies! :icon_yahoo:
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treecow_ · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:41 pm Post subject:

^yay!!! Congratulations! Very Happy

I hope you get the job. ;)_orange

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boarderlinefrenzy · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:52 pm Post subject:

BREAK A LEG!!!!
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_TNA_ · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:33 pm Post subject:

Good luck! Let us know what happens!

Autumn Leaves · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:55 pm Post subject:

I got the job :icon_yahoo:

I start tomorrow (December 6) at 5pm!

I'm so glad I got this job, the place looks so cool, and I love my zellers t-shirt lol....it looks somewhat fashionable Happy

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The day has vanished and left us behind
And the wind.....whispering soft lullabies
Will soothe....so close your eyes

treecow_ · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:53 pm Post subject:

^aww, you're so lucky! :icon_yahoo: ;)_orange

8)
I hope that I'll get hired soon too! Neutral

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jousy · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 2:12 am Post subject:

^^ YAY CONGRATS!!!

^ good luck to you too Very Happy

i'm sure you'll find a job soon!
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Autumn Leaves · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:38 am Post subject:

_TNA_ · Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:01 pm Post subject:

CONGRATS!!! Happy

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t3hmimo · Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:39 pm Post subject:

congrats!!

I also have a problem, especially with the managers. Most of the time, I'm too shy to ask for them. Or talking to them... I wish I could take initiative too! But I've never even thought of calling back to see if they got my resume...

Right now, I'm trying to get a job at the Bay. But I just don't have a lot of experience working, or even applying for a job! So I'm really nervous right now...x_x
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