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VR4 Playa · 06-29-2008, 11:33 AM

Interview was great, but now it's time to play the waiting game...

At the end the DM who interviewed me asked if I'm open to other opportunities since I only have 1yr of retail mgmt experience(they prefer 3-5), but I do have a 4yr degree when the education requirement is only HS or equivalent, so hopefully that'll put me over the top, right now feeling a bit of anxiety b/c my "fate" is in the hands of the division director who I have never met and is only going by what the DM says and whether I meet the "requirements" which for a manager in training position I think is kind of absurd to have 3-5yrs experience b/c different retail outfits have different mgmt practices and having 3-5yrs of mgmt at Jewel, Dominicks or Walmart doesn't necessarily translate to the mgmt skills needed for Aldi which has a 1yr training program starting with cashier training in week 1 and job shadowing up to 6 months before you're out on your own, so basically you learn EVERYTHING from the ground up.

Also nervous b/c for the DM application I was told the same "2 weeks" and heard back in 2 days that I was not what they were looking for

Either way, come July 1st if I have not heard anything I'm gonna have to sign up for the U of I alumni association career counseling(which should be free, I mean I already paid $10's of thousands for the sad excuse of an education that hasn't given me a leg up yet in the job search) which will atleast help me pinpoint what fields to look into which I would not only be suited for, but most importantly would enjoy working in.

VR4 Playa · 07-25-2008, 11:15 AM

update- DM who interviewed me got transferred and I had to re-do the 1st interview with his replacement which went well until I was pretty much told that I am not qualified for MIT, but can start out as cashier on fast-track to shift manager which is still 2 steps below MIT.... the funny thing is that this DM tried to tell me it was not due to my lack of managerial experience, but my lack of RETAIL experience... RFLMAO... I politely stated that my resume did not include the 4 summers of working at Home Depot as well as working a holiday season at The GAP as I wanted to put my most RECENT experience and the experience that shows that I have done managerial tasks in both an office and retail environment as well as owned my own business, but do have experience doing everything from pushing carts to driving a forklift to greeting customers to making sales to cashiering, etc, etc, etc.... long story short I went from getting "offered" a $12.60/hr a job to being told "I'll call you in 5-7 days to notify you IF we'll take the next step"....

anyways, just needed to get it off my chest, but I hate having to be back at step one and I thought having a college degree and a decent amt of experience should be worth atleast $15-20/hr if not more especially since my financial situation at the moment makes me unable to accept anything that's gonna pay less than $3k/month as that's about the total of my FIXED expenses(less the $1300/month I get in rent from my roommates)

I also hate the whole corporate b.s. that getting A JOB involves 3-4 interviews and 3-4 weeks of playing the waiting game just to get AN OFFER

all the while I am playing this waiting game the bills don't...

i3igpete · 07-25-2008, 11:22 AM

wow that's retarded, telling a guy with a degree to work the register. brilliant

have you used the business school's career services? the engineering one was pretty good about job placement.

VR4 Playa · 07-25-2008, 11:42 AM

yea I'm currently talking with a counselor, have had 3 meetings with her already, the problem is that I still don't have a set field to target as jobs in German translating in the Chicago area are few and far between, in fact the only one I found was with the German American Chamber of Commerce which probably pays $30k/yr MAX since it's an entry position for a non-profit company, to top it off the website even states:

"Information for applicants:

Thank you very much for your application and interest in this position. Due to the high volume of applications we are receiving we are not able to answer each application personally. We are in the process of reviewing all incoming applications. If we find your skills meet our particular needs we will contact you."

which pretty much means that they're filtering resumes by GPA which I leave off since mine was nothing to brag about

EVILTWIN · 07-26-2008, 06:45 AM

so lie lie lie, and back up your bullshit on the job.

06-29-2008, 11:33 AM	#11 (permalink)
VR4 Playa Big C Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Chicago Burbs, IL Drives: 91 VR4 Trader Rating: (6)	Re: Job Search??? Interview was great, but now it's time to play the waiting game... At the end the DM who interviewed me asked if I'm open to other opportunities since I only have 1yr of retail mgmt experience(they prefer 3-5), but I do have a 4yr degree when the education requirement is only HS or equivalent, so hopefully that'll put me over the top, right now feeling a bit of anxiety b/c my "fate" is in the hands of the division director who I have never met and is only going by what the DM says and whether I meet the "requirements" which for a manager in training position I think is kind of absurd to have 3-5yrs experience b/c different retail outfits have different mgmt practices and having 3-5yrs of mgmt at Jewel, Dominicks or Walmart doesn't necessarily translate to the mgmt skills needed for Aldi which has a 1yr training program starting with cashier training in week 1 and job shadowing up to 6 months before you're out on your own, so basically you learn EVERYTHING from the ground up. Also nervous b/c for the DM application I was told the same "2 weeks" and heard back in 2 days that I was not what they were looking for Either way, come July 1st if I have not heard anything I'm gonna have to sign up for the U of I alumni association career counseling(which should be free, I mean I already paid $10's of thousands for the sad excuse of an education that hasn't given me a leg up yet in the job search) which will atleast help me pinpoint what fields to look into which I would not only be suited for, but most importantly would enjoy working in. __________________ RIP SIMON CHRUSZCZ 1986-2007(You were not only my best friend, but the little brother I never had, while you are no longer with us, your spirit lives on!) 91 VR4 sorrento red pearl- K&N Fipk, ATR dp&cat, ATR cat-back, Turbo XS BOV, NEW stock y-pipe, Apex'i S-AFC, HKS Type1 TT, DSM 450cc injectors(@111k), Walbro Pump(@111k), Blitz DSBC, 99 lifters(@113k), Full 120k maintenance plus complete gasket and seal overhaul and oil pump(@113k), used tranny&TC from eBay(@117k), x-drilled/slotted zinc coated rotors(@119k), rebuilt steering rack from AutoZone(@135k), EBC GreenStuff fronts(@135k), 3sx Spec-II clutch(@149k), Magnecor KV85's(@149k), NGK V-Powers(@149k), Sylvania SilverStars, AEM FPR(@152k), 3sx hotwire, Clarion DXZ475c, Polk 5 1/4" components, 18x9 Koenig Tantrums Coming Soon amp and rear speakers Currently: @155k... richer than Bill Gates... really wish I had an AEM ECU or an easy way to troubleshoot Goodbye: Stillen dp, "tennis ball" mod to y-pipe, RPS III, 93 Astro(aka Beater#1), 88 Accord(Beater#2), RPS II, Clarion DXZ845MC headunit(STOLEN ) 95 Yamaha YZF600R cocktail blue... TOTALLED!!!(idiot driver pulled in front of me)... wore my helmet so I am fine though! "Porsche's cars will never sacrifice handling for top speed, never pursuit acceleration over braking, never place lightness above reliability" - from an article on the 959 supercar not living by the Porsche philosophy

07-25-2008, 11:15 AM	#12 (permalink)
VR4 Playa Big C Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Chicago Burbs, IL Drives: 91 VR4 Trader Rating: (6)	Re: Job Search??? update- DM who interviewed me got transferred and I had to re-do the 1st interview with his replacement which went well until I was pretty much told that I am not qualified for MIT, but can start out as cashier on fast-track to shift manager which is still 2 steps below MIT.... the funny thing is that this DM tried to tell me it was not due to my lack of managerial experience, but my lack of RETAIL experience... RFLMAO... I politely stated that my resume did not include the 4 summers of working at Home Depot as well as working a holiday season at The GAP as I wanted to put my most RECENT experience and the experience that shows that I have done managerial tasks in both an office and retail environment as well as owned my own business, but do have experience doing everything from pushing carts to driving a forklift to greeting customers to making sales to cashiering, etc, etc, etc.... long story short I went from getting "offered" a $12.60/hr a job to being told "I'll call you in 5-7 days to notify you IF we'll take the next step".... anyways, just needed to get it off my chest, but I hate having to be back at step one and I thought having a college degree and a decent amt of experience should be worth atleast $15-20/hr if not more especially since my financial situation at the moment makes me unable to accept anything that's gonna pay less than $3k/month as that's about the total of my FIXED expenses(less the $1300/month I get in rent from my roommates) I also hate the whole corporate b.s. that getting A JOB involves 3-4 interviews and 3-4 weeks of playing the waiting game just to get AN OFFER all the while I am playing this waiting game the bills don't...

07-25-2008, 11:22 AM	#13 (permalink)
i3igpete ''the professor'' Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Drives: GoPigGo v2.0 Trader Rating: (75)	Re: Job Search??? wow that's retarded, telling a guy with a degree to work the register. brilliant have you used the business school's career services? the engineering one was pretty good about job placement. __________________ Maddog Performance Engineering we are not mitsubishi trained technicians nor certified getrag rebuilders

07-25-2008, 11:42 AM	#14 (permalink)
VR4 Playa Big C Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Chicago Burbs, IL Drives: 91 VR4 Trader Rating: (6)	Re: Job Search??? yea I'm currently talking with a counselor, have had 3 meetings with her already, the problem is that I still don't have a set field to target as jobs in German translating in the Chicago area are few and far between, in fact the only one I found was with the German American Chamber of Commerce which probably pays $30k/yr MAX since it's an entry position for a non-profit company, to top it off the website even states: "Information for applicants: Thank you very much for your application and interest in this position. Due to the high volume of applications we are receiving we are not able to answer each application personally. We are in the process of reviewing all incoming applications. If we find your skills meet our particular needs we will contact you." which pretty much means that they're filtering resumes by GPA which I leave off since mine was nothing to brag about

07-26-2008, 06:45 AM	#15 (permalink)
EVILTWIN Grandpa Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Henderson NV/MooreOK Drives: 07Accord, 03 C5 ann. Trader Rating: (1)	Re: Job Search??? so lie lie lie, and back up your bullshit on the job. __________________ Set the gearshift, for the high gear of your soul.

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