Comments | team_unemployed: Unemployed to underemployed!

fairyoftheglen in team_unemployed

Unemployed to underemployed!

Oct 23, 2009 21:49

So I never would have guessed it, but it ended up being quite easy to get a retail job. Maybe it's my location, but I was pretty worried after I applied at my local big toy store Tuesday. Got a call Thursday asking me to come in for an interview the next day (today.) I go to the interview, and leave with a job (pending background check). Wow. It's ( Read more... )

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to October 24 2009, 08:09:41 UTC

In my experience this is exactly the kind of letter they send out to everyone. It WILL seem stalkerish to try to find him and connect on LinkedIN. Don't do it.

kutsiekittie October 26 2009, 00:54:24 UTC

agreed. sounds like a form letter.

(batter and more courteous than most companies send out, though. i give his company points for putting attention toward that end of hiring as well)

skittlebox October 24 2009, 10:38:20 UTC

It seems like a generic one to me, but it's hard to say if it's one they send out to all applicants, or just those that made it to the 'maybe' pile rather than the straight 'no' pile.

Congrats on the job! I hope your store is busy. I'm doing seasonal work over xmas in a department store, and I've been working in the toy department the last few weeks, and it's so boring at times -.- you kind of wish a bunch of kids will come in and mess it all up just so you have something to do lol.

nyxalinth October 24 2009, 13:43:00 UTC

I'd say get on LinkedIn, and see if he adds you himself. If not, then at least you're already there and can make other contacts.

I'm not entirely sure how it all works there. I only recently learned it was for networking, and had blown it off a while ago thinking it just anoher social site like Facebook.

stickplus1 October 24 2009, 21:01:11 UTC

Congratulations on the new job; this is the best season to get into retail.