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how to get a job

#21
Fill out the application completely. Leaving blanks will often get it thrown away.

Dress appropriately. Sometimes a suit and tie are not needed, depending on the type job, but flip-flops, cut off jeans, and a "wife beater" t-shirt will never cut it.

Good grooming is mandatory. Shave, shower, and look like you don't live in a box beside the dumpster.

Good manners and language skills. Vulgar language is not going to impress your future boss.
 
#23
So i have an in-house interview for a tech support position tomorrow. I've known the guy i'm interviewing/ going to be working for -for some time now. Do I still dress up? We've already had one talk about the job, and he sounds pretty set on moving me down there. tomorrow is the "official" interview with HR present. We'll probably talk about the same stuff...

Any suggestions?
 
#24
playinpearls said:
So i have an in-house interview for a tech support position tomorrow. I've known the guy i'm interviewing/ going to be working for -for some time now. Do I still dress up? We've already had one talk about the job, and he sounds pretty set on moving me down there. tomorrow is the "official" interview with HR present. We'll probably talk about the same stuff...

Any suggestions?
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You would be stupid not to dress up for it. If I was interviewing a friend and he/she was cocky enough about it to not dress up, they wouldn't get the job. Even more so since HR is going to be there.

lowsound
 
#28
LinkedIn is a great resource for job networking. Its also good for checking out companies you may be interested in. If you know the names of the people you will be interviewing with you can look up their profile on LinkedIn, then speak to that. In short, dress up, do your homework/research, have plenty of questions ready, act interested, don't be a d!ckhead. Be on time, no whining.
 
#30
shadowtippy said:
Fill out the application completely. Leaving blanks will often get it thrown away.

Dress appropriately. Sometimes a suit and tie are not needed, depending on the type job, but flip-flops, cut off jeans, and a "wife beater" t-shirt will never cut it.

Good grooming is mandatory. Shave, shower, and look like you don't live in a box beside the dumpster.

Good manners and language skills. Vulgar language is not going to impress your future boss.
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This is pretty much it. Most companies not only look at your resume, but also how you're going to fit into the team. They look for that "hey, this guy would be nice to have around" feeling, so the "nice guy" usually gets the job, as long as he meets the requirements. It's a good idea to make the interviewers feel comfortable with you, that's where you need to be able to do some small talk and such.

For younger guys, if you haven't done many interviews and don't feel comfortable around one, practice it! Ask someone like a relative or someone's family member to have a mock interview with you. It doesn't matter what the "job" is or what kind of questions they have, just ask them to make something up. Many HR people like to ask somewhat strange questions, just to see how you can handle them. And the classic is, "what's the worst thing about you", measures your political skills quite well, too :D
 
#31
I remember my first interview for my college job at Wal-Mart. I originally applied for janitorial, but they thought I was too smart for it and put me in the electronics department. Anyways during the interview I was asked what I do in my free time, I said I played bass in a band. The interviewer goes here at wal-mart everybody is the lead guitarist like Peter Criss. Just smile and agree :)
 
#34
mike_v_s said:
Look like your interviewer/prospective employer. Generally, your job is not the place to make a visual statement about how "different" you are and, in an interview, consider it the death knell.

There was a thread here a few years back by a guy who was pissed he couldn't land a job with his current haircut. He went on about how it doesn't affect performance, it took so long to grow and that it was part of his identity. In order: true, too bad and sadly pathetic.

If you want a job, LOOK like you want a job. Trim or remove the facial hair (despite what you think, very few can pull it off and still look cleancut), cut the hair to a reasonable length, hide the tats and wear a suit.

Cue the "I got a job without following your advice" posts....

Mike
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I have a job interview Friday (2nd round of interviews with this company, actually), and unfortunately this means getting a haircut. I'm dreading it, but seeing as how I want this job and don't really want to sit around spinning my tires post graduation, I've basically had to say to myself "suck it up" and deal with it. It's getting cut tomorrow.
 
#37
Several of you guys mention shaving. Are you telling me that I have to completely remove my goatee even though I always keep it trimmed short? Are employers really that shallow? Some of the hiring managers I've interviewed with don't always follow the stereotypical business cleancut look. . .
 
#38
Stay at home everyday sleeping off a drunk . Sooner or later someone will come knocking on your door with a job ofer. It hasn't actually worked for me yet in 3+ years, but I'm overdue and expecting it any day now.
 

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