What was the most ridiculous thing that happened to you or you had to do in a job interview? Any funny and/or pathetic-for-the-employer stories? I had the "usual" stuff like postponing the appointment for a couple of hours right before the job interview was supposed to start. On the more funny side (in retrospect!) I had to draw the company's ( Read more... )

Hi, all! Newbie here. I have two "fired from jobs" questions that maybe I can get some help with and a question about a spotty job history.

1 - I was fired from my last job with a big name company two jobs back (making it my third most recent job). I found a gift card on the property, used my employee number to check it and then used it, not ( Read more... )

 i got an email from a government position that i applied for in oct. 2010 saying they want me to do a pre screening phone interview on monday.

i just started my part time position this week, and i have been volunteering with an organization for 3 weeks. these are both my first jobs/volunteer experience in the state i am currently living in. outside ( Read more... )

I just had a phone interview where I was asked a question about "a time I went above and beyond my duties to assist a customer" and I had no idea what to say and I think I bombed the interview by coming up with some really stupid answer ( Read more... )

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i have gotten 2 interviews the past 2 weeks which is a huge improvement for me instead of sending out at least 15 applications a week and getting nothing. i really really wanted my last interview(i've gotten to the point where i just apply for everything that i feel qualified for, that i think i can do within a pay range i would be okay with and ( Read more... )

Having read some of the posts here, seems I'm in the same boat as some- over-educated with a lack of "real" experience. I cannot call myself an "expert" in my field until I have 3 years under my belt, I am considered a novice. I finished my MA/EdS in School Psych last May. Three year grad program, 1 part time internship for a semester, and all of ( Read more... )

So I had two interviews last week. I'm really hoping to get called back for a second interview for at least one of the jobs. My problem right now is thinking of what to ask in a second interview. In my first interviews, I asked about the job duties, what strengths they were looking for in a person, etc. Can anyone suggest topics to ask about ( Read more... )

Greetings, fellow non-wage-slaves! I've been lurking for a while, and decided to join up so I could ask a little question that's been bothering me. And also to find you better than searching every time.

I'm currently out of work, having left my last job at the end of May and relocated to a new town at the beginning of July. I'm finding the jobhunt ( Read more... )

Here's my situation: I'm beginning work on my master's in library and information science at the end of this month, with the goal of eventually becoming an archivist or at least obtaining some kind of library/archives position. In the meantime, however, I'm applying to any and all jobs I can find that even remotely fit my skill set and that would ( Read more... )