Jobs (New question look again)
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Topic: Jobs (New question look again)
Posted By: jmac3
Subject: Jobs (New question look again)
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 1:01pm
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Has anyone ever heard of applying to a job, and if they don't call you back you call them? Apparently not getting a call these days means I'm supposed to call them? That doesn't even make any sense. EDIT: For like grocery stores and department stores. ------------- Que pasa? 
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Posted By: Bounty
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 1:02pm
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Thats how I got my job, bother them til they hire you. and this was for Target. |
Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 1:05pm
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It isn't bad to follow up with it. Just call them to see if they are still in review of the applicants or if the position is filled. "We'll call you" with no time frame usually means you are not what they are looking for. ------------- Innocence proves nothing FUAC!!!!! |
Posted By: Monk
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 1:06pm
Same here. But lately I have been just waiting for calls, didnt really want a job  . |
Bounty wrote:Posted By: Zata
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 1:07pm
| Depending on the person thats hiring, they may like to...well basically play a game. They don't call you to see how much you really care about the job. Say its you and some other schmuck. The manager doesn't call either of you, yet the position is still open. That schmuch calls to follow up. You don't call. I'm willing to bet the schmuck gets hired. |
Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 1:07pm
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Actually, a buddy of mine had that happen to him. They said they'd let him know in about two weeks. He called at the end of the time and ended up getting the job. Its never happened to me, and I've always assumed that no call was 'thanks but no thanks' Apparently, some places gauge your willingness to call back as enthusiasm and genuine interest. I think its mixed signals myself, and if I was an employer, I'd never expect a prospective employee to call ME after waiting to hear my decision. As an employer, it would seem that you should at least have the decency to call they candidates after you've made the selection. ------------- ? |
Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 1:12pm
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It's a damn grocery store baker/bakery clerk. I had the same job at another supermarket from 2003-July of this year. Definitely qualified for said job. When I applied, the lady took my application to the manager in the back. She then came back and said she isn't doing interviews right now. So with that information, should I call? What do I say? ------------- Que pasa?
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Posted By: Hades
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 1:22pm
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Like the women I date, they always call me back....
....usually to tell me I have given them an STD. ------------- 
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Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 1:25pm
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"Hello, My name is ***** and I applied for the position of **** and I was curious if that position was filled." ------------- Innocence proves nothing FUAC!!!!! |
Posted By: PaiNTbALLfReNzY
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 1:26pm
Tell her (the manager) the lady you spoke to didn't give you a timeline (seeing as how "not right now" is pretty vague) and you want to follow up. |
Posted By: Zata
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 1:27pm
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I never did the follow up crap. It seemed to me that for most low level jobs, that wasn't really necessary. But depending on how bad you want the job, I'd go ahead and call in like 2 weeks or so and just see whats up. Maybe they'll remember you when a spot is open or make a note about you. |
Posted By: gh0st
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 1:39pm
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"Hello my name is ____, I applied to ____ about ___ days ago. I was calling to see if there is anyway I could increase my chances for employment." My friend did this for Kroger, and barely got a job. Funny you made this thread cause my friends have been saying that's what you should do. -------------  |
Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 1:40pm
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Its amazing what influences their decision sometimes. When my friend applied to a job in Albany from Long Island, he told them he would like to meet them in the morning so he could spend the afternoon looking for possible apartments. They hired him partly because they knew he was so serious about moving to the job that he was already looking into possible living places. And apparently, he was told later that he was taken over the other possible candidate BECAUSE he was from long island, what that matters, I have no idea, but that's what he was told. The strangest things will get you a job, or lose one for you. Has anyone ever intentionally flubbed a job interview? I'll never forget interviewing for an RA job on campus that I didn't really want- I did everything in my power to blow it, and I did....I think when they asked what the funniest story I ever heard was (yeah, that was an interview question) I recalled a tale involving monkeys, grenades, steel ammunition containers, and bored vietnam veterans. They never called back. A week later, I got a better job.
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Posted By: JohnnyHopper
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 1:42pm
Is that a literacy disease? ------------- My shoes of peace have steel toes. |
Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 1:44pm
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Its actually spanish for 'helps to decide' ------------- ? |
Posted By: JohnnyHopper
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 1:47pm
I thought that was 'cuchillo' ;) ------------- My shoes of peace have steel toes. |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 2:02pm
| It's a followup. I have an interview in an hour because I did a followup yesterday. They do work wonders, as it refreshes your name amongst the pile of resumes, and shows you want the job, instead of some schmuck handing resumes out everywhere. |
Posted By: Yomillio
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 3:39pm
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My friend got his job when he called them after they hadn't called him. Its a good idea. ------------- 
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Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 3:50pm
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As choop said, follow ups have become an integral part of the job-finding process. If you don't take the initiative to follow-up with a call or a letter, then chances are that you will get lost in the shuffle of applications.
Fail-proof way of following up is to put a letter in the mail the same day as your interview, that way it is there the next day or two while you are still fresh in their mind. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 6:04pm
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when applying for a big company i call about 3 days after i apply. if its a small company/store i ask to speak with the manager when i hand in my application
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Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 26 November 2008 at 1:04am
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just do it the way i got the job at the law firm. have no experience or interest in law, use a partner as a reference (of which you barely know and technically met off the internet), get a rejection letter, wait a week, and get another letter offering you a position that you had no idea existed and wasn't the one you applied for. yeah... that's how i roll. |
Posted By: mod98commando
Date Posted: 27 November 2008 at 8:04am
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Interesting that this topic came up because I was just thinking about this recently. I recently applied for a job at a book store where my friend works (actually the cafe part) and they called me in for an interview. I got through that fine, seemed to go fairly well, and the woman told me that they'd give me a call in a few days to come in for another interview with the store manager. Well, that was on a friday night and I still hadn't been called by the time I went back to school on monday. I thought maybe they just didn't have time or they forgot to call or something so I gave them a few more days. Friday comes and I still hadn't got a call so I decided to call them and see what was going on. So I call them up and get the manager on the phone and ask if the woman who interviewed me had passed my information on to him yet since I was told to expect a call nearly a week ago. He gave me some stupid answer like "I haven't worked with <other person> since then" or something but said again that they'd call me. Since I still haven't been called, I'm assuming that I got denied. I've tried the follow-up call thing a few times in the past but it never got me a job or seemed to help me in any way. My last job was at pathmark and they hired me pretty much during the interview so there was no need for a follow-up call there. It may have more influence on an employer from a big company though because they want to see enthusiasm and whatnot. I think choosing somebody based on whether or not they make a follow-up call is kind of stupid though. It may suggest certain qualities but I hardly think it should be seen as a deal-breaking thing because it really doesn't prove anything. I hope I can get myself a little startup money so I can get my own business going, I hate working for others. ------------- oreomann33: Everybody invades Poland Rofl_Mao: And everyone eats turkey Me: But only if they're hungary Mack: Yeah but hungary people go russian through their food and end up with greece on everyth |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 27 November 2008 at 10:18am
I thought it was "esposa." Oh, wait a minute . . . that means "decides for you." Never mind. ------------- 
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Posted By: agentwhale007
Date Posted: 27 November 2008 at 11:43am
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It's the opposite in my field.
I have been applying to all sorts of internships for next summer, and all the applications say "DON"T CALL TO CHECK UP! We will call you." |
Posted By: Apu
Date Posted: 28 November 2008 at 2:15am
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 28 November 2008 at 3:02pm
Me too, especially when the job side of things do things really slowly. I hate calling up to bug them. But oh well, it's necissary sometimes. |
Posted By: chu08011
Date Posted: 16 August 2012 at 6:22am
Thank very much for all. I have got some my ideals. Get your ideas first! You can see suggestions at source: http://interviewquestionstoask.info/kroger-interview-questions/" rel="nofollow - Kroger interview questions Rgs. |
Posted By: impulse418
Date Posted: 16 August 2012 at 8:39am
Wanna know how I knew this thread was old? |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 16 August 2012 at 10:22am
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Posted By: ammolord
Date Posted: 21 August 2012 at 10:07pm
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I do it sometimes, depends on the job. I'll be applying at two different over-the-road diesel shops tomorrow (in the heart of the oil field of all places), chances are i'll have to do a follow up because of the sheer number of applicants. ------------- PSN Tag: AmmoLord XBL: xXAmmoLordXx ~Minister of Tinkering With Things That Go "BOOM!"(AKA Minister of Munitions)~ |
Posted By: Rofl_Mao
Date Posted: 21 August 2012 at 11:04pm
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