Who the crap do I have to stab to get a job?

[fire_of_avalon]

You've also got to kind of stay on top of the places you apply to, calling back every so often and inquiring about the position. If they say they'll call you and they don't, then call them. Works for me.

[Zell's Fists of Fury]

Umm dude, If you actually read the newer stuff, not the old stuff, you'd know that I applied at Home Depot, Blockbuster, Meijer, Chuck E. Cheese, Little Ceasers, Macninos, 2 coney Islands, Wallgreens, and KMart. Still the phone never rings.

Be patient. Sometimes it take a while for them to call. If they don't call for about a week or two, I'd suggest calling them. When I got my job at Taco Bell, it took them three weeks for them to call me. I forgot I had even applied there. So yeah. Calm down.

[RSL]

Spiff is right, Joel.

This is also a bad time for the economy and what not. Finding a job is never easy. I really really want a new job myself, but I'd be insane to quit the one I have until I find another one. And so far I haven't.

Okay, to answer the question, yes, I've been laid off from a job once. It was never a permanent job to begin with. I worked it for about eight months and they laid me off, telling me that they would call me back in about four months if I was still interested. I ended up getting a different job before that.

[escobert]

You've also got to kind of stay on top of the places you apply to, calling back every so often and inquiring about the position. If they say they'll call you and they don't, then call them. Works for me.

Yeah it shows you want the job. When I first started working at mcdonalds I had to call them like 5 times.

[Shlup]

I've never been laid off or any such thing. Apparently, based on everyone else's experience with job hunting and job losing, this chick is high in demand. :skull3:

[Rainecloud]

Apparently, Joel is very close to bagging a job in some sort of chemical factory that smells of chlorine.

At least that's what I derived from our conversation yesterday.

[BatChao]

Apparently, Joel is very close to bagging a job in some sort of chemical factory that smells of chlorine.

At least that's what I derived from our conversation yesterday.

Hey, that's great. Remember, the important thing (especially for the first few jobs you have when you are a teen and have no expertise in any particular field) is that you HAVE a job. Enjoying it is secondary. When you build up enough experience, then you can start looking for jobs that you want to keep for life (and those are the ones that you probably want to enjoy).

[Burtsplurt]

Umm dude, If you actually read the newer stuff, not the old stuff, you'd know that I applied at Home Depot, Blockbuster, Meijer, Chuck E. Cheese, Little Ceasers, Macninos, 2 coney Islands, Wallgreens, and KMart. Still the phone never rings. - Joel

Just keep going, Joel. I finished university last year, and I must have applied/ wrote letters to 40 different places. I even offered to work for free if the place of work was local. Eventually I got a (paid) job, but it took a few months.

[BatChao]

I'm just wondering, are you looking for full time, permanent work? Or something just for the summer until you go to college or something? Because if you're looking for permanent work, it's a lot tougher, and that's when you have to be really aggressive. But for part time/summer work, it's a little bit easier, and just going around to your local retail outlets/restaraunts and getting applications is usually enough.

[Meat Puppet]

Tell them you're living in a car and turn up to interviews with ripped jeans and smelly t-shirt. Oh, and don't shave. Then you're sure to not get hired.