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My VERY 1st JOB interview
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| Margus 2003-10-17, 8:59 pm |
| You can thank my parents for not keeping a diary <they stole it and read it when i was 9 and crashed my treehouse and stole my cigarettes - thnx mom and pa!>
OK - if you have <A lot of> time read - might be interest especially if you are greenhorn like me
October 11st Urgent voicemail from my previous job (volunteering) telling me my school tried to contact me.
Called school - asked if i was interested in internship/job
answer:YES
October 12th Hangover - lets not talk about it OK?
October 13th doing usual (nothing but expecting a call from my school)
October 14th calling my school asking about this urgent job - THEY FORGOT!!!! ok - they promised to contact employer and let them know i was interested in job;
I asked: asked what job was about ANSWER: XML, XSL
me:  
October 15th called school again - they were not able to make contact with the employer - gave phone NR and website address actually that was a bit later but..
ME: called company set up INTERVIEW (over the phone) next day 5pm actually i called - left voicemail - somebody (sales dept.) from CO called next day - set up
October 16th well they called 10 am -
me deep sleep - called back 5 min later - ok i dunno want to lie - 15 minutes later set up meeting same day 5PM
October 16th 2pm - bubblebath time - getting ready 4 meeting
October 16th 5.36pm - NOBODY called!!!!!!!!
called after that: secretary answered - they guy whom you need to talk to about job (CEO of the CO) is on phone converstion - very busy; call back tomorrow
ME: What time;
Secretary: anytime after 9am
October 17th <today>
Wakeup call 5.30 AM
f*k that Sh*t
Wakeup up call 5.40 AM
Goddem - who the F*** put the third alarm --> demn - last time pressed snooze button
SHOWERTIME - after that 6.40 am
WHERE DID THAT 1 HOUR GO????
7.40 starbucks
8.30 TRAIN
10.30 AM GOdforsaken suburn hicksville or somewhere in the middle of nowhere
Goddemn - ADDDRESS right - office closed;
ME: called - office secretary: CEO busy
ME: when available - them PHONE interview 1pm
ME: hang up - <ready to hang myself>
had lunch, waisted time - more tired and pissed off,
CALLED 12.40 PM FINALLY - was able to talk to CEO instead of secretary - told iwas around can we set up meeting
CEO: 4pm OK?
ME: <f*ck 2myself ofcourse> Yes; but could we do it sooner because Im in around here
CEO: ok - come in
ME: there in 3 minutes
October 17th 1pm hello mr.CEO - how r u?
CEO: come into office
CEO: so what was your last project
ME:...
Well fortunately he was a nice guy and i was able to show him that although that i had shortages in some areas BUT i would be able to perfomr in others and learn quickly to overcome my handicaps
anyway - in the end:
ceo showing me the front door;
ME: what kind of dogs do you have?
CEO: WHAT??? <really bejeweled>
ME: well - i read in ... you have 4 dogs
CEO: cockerspanjels
ME: I LOVE DOGS - Used to have a laika and a collie back in Estonia
(i really did have 2 dogs)
Pont of this diary: I hope you get an idea what it takes to get a job,
I just saw a guy with UNIVERSITY degree complaining no jobs;
ME - im a poor f*ing eastern european without no workpapers trying to get BY
LETS SEE WHO GETS A JOB FIRST!!! | |
| Tech Ranger 2003-10-19, 11:33 am |
| If you are an Eastern European, you will certainly get a job. While my fellow American born folks moan and groan, I see Eastern Europeans, Koreans, Pakistanis, Chinese, come here with absolutely nothing and adhere to the priciple that failure is not an option. While others are at the movies or at the beach, they are working around the clock to succeed. When I attended my son's graduations, every magna cum laude was an Asian. A recent study was done among various ethnic groups which asked what school grade was considered disappointing. Among Asians the grade was A minus. | |
| Gundyman 2003-10-19, 12:45 pm |
| No Pain! No Gain!
U want to enjoy life, but need money. Without money, you can't do a d*mn thing (movie, car, food). Only people that work toward their goal get reward.
So, did u get the job? | |
| oddduck 2003-10-19, 12:53 pm |
| Job hunting truly is hell. I spend all of September looking (about 300 resumes/coverletters) and then.. bam, one day, 3 people called me asking for interviews (and was eventually offered 2 of the jobs). I'm sure people at my office supply store were wondering why I was going through cartridges weekly.
Marianne | |
| Margus 2003-10-21, 1:35 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by Gundyman
No Pain! No Gain!
U want to enjoy life, but need money. Without money, you can't do a d*mn thing (movie, car, food). Only people that work toward their goal get reward.
So, did u get the job?
 I GOT THE JOB !!!!!!!!!
that proves to you that iniative gets a job; there are 5 other people from my school who probably still wait for a phone call from this company to have interview
OK now its time to party - ill start on november 3rd  | |
| Papiya 2003-10-21, 1:49 pm |
| Congrats! | |
| jimbo2002 2003-10-21, 2:25 pm |
| Glad to hear you got the job after all that effort. I hope this thread gives inspiration and encouragement to others who are having a tough time getting a job, or even getting an interview. | |
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| Great News!! Way to go Margus. | |
| Margus 2003-10-21, 3:12 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by jimbo2002
Glad to hear you got the job after all that effort. I hope this thread gives inspiration and encouragement to others who are having a tough time getting a job, or even getting an interview.
Why i was writing it was because I hope those guys who write threads like "'i am so pissed and discouraged'"
will get an idea that you cannot just sit home and wait a job to fall on your mouth;
Education will not get you a job;
Certifications and degrees dont get you a job;
YOU have to get job yourself by when having a chance doing everything imaginably possible to prove that you are better for applicable job than other competitors by showing your knowledge and iniative
OF course I did not do it all alone - thank you for my school for finding the opporunity and thnx for my friends by giving me a lots of advice and pushing me to do some things (which i did not like at first - eg. waking at 5.30am and going to jobinterview which was not even scheduled yet...) | |
| Tech Ranger 2003-10-21, 8:41 pm |
| Congratulations on your job and thanks for proving that failure is not an option. |
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