It's been 5months...

[Garak]

Since I last wore a shirt and tie, I have my first interview since being let go in March.. I just hope it goes well..

Me is scared....:(

:eek2: Cya in a few....

G.

[-Senectus-]

good luck man..

We all know you can fit the bill...

[cc_penguin]

A tie, whats that??? Geese I couldnt tell you the last time I wore one..

Good luck on the interveiw!!

[Poseidon]

Good luck! Remember, confidence is everything in an interview.

[RIOT]

Originally posted by cc_penguin
A tie, whats that??? Geese I couldnt tell you the last time I wore one..

That's the thing I wear every single day when I go to work!!!


Good luck on the interview!!

[Stalemate]

Great to hear you're up for an interview, Garak!

I wish you the best. :cool:

Let us know how it works out.

[Matridom]

Garak, best of luck..

Remember, take the attitude that "Hey, i got the job, this is just a formality" you'll do better...

[Garak]

Well, interview 1:

Gets in the office, everything is going great, Interviewer gets a phone call and then looks at me, smiles a little, you know those really fake smiles? and said "I'm sorry the position has been filled"

So, I calmly got up, said thank you for your time, got outside and blitzed :(:flame:

Interview 2:

Spent a whole afternoon fixing pc's burning discs, and was asked to come back on Friday, so that one looks promising :D

YAY!!! :thumbs: :thumbs: :cool: :D

Goo Goo Garak..

[PuterGeekGirl]

YEAH!! Go Garak! Good luck on #2...Keep us posted! :)

[Dark Millennium]

Good luck Garak. I went through the job hunt and interview process not long ago so I know its not always pleasant but you should make it.:thumbs: :)

[-Senectus-]

Hey garak, can ya give us some info on your job prospect #2?
like (roughly) money?
Hours?
Job description?
etc etc?

:uke:
the above emoticon was put there cause Its the first time I've ever seen it and I though it was hilarous.. :-)

[Garak]

Well, It's for a local small computer firm, wages and hours havent been set, most of the info I hope to find out on Friday.. Anyhow, Thank you for all your support guys and gals.

G.:thumbs: :thumbs:

[freddy]

good luck gary ,

as i have told you , I have called this "game" is a lost leader , i,ve given it up and gone back to working for a pay cheque ,,,

4 weeks now ,,,not looking back , bills being paid!!!!!!

hope you get what you want garry

alan

[Stalemate]

So that 2nd place sounds promising. Good luck with that. ;)

BTW, it was a good idea to keep your cool for the 1st interview also, as you never know what the future may hold.

Ah, the old "Call me in 10 minutes, Miss Jones, so I can get rid of this guy" trick. :rolleyes: :(

[Garak]

Originally posted by a d e p t
So that 2nd place sounds promising. Good luck with that. ;)

BTW, it was a good idea to keep your cool for the 1st interview also, as you never know what the future may hold.

Ah, the old "Call me in 10 minutes, Miss Jones, so I can get rid of this guy" trick. :rolleyes: :(

The yound lady who was interviewing me's name was Miss Jones :eek: Very nice too ;)

Anyhow, everything seems to be playing itself well, So all I can do now is wait and see how it turns.

[Garak]

grrrr, :( not looking good :( :confused:

[Stalemate]

No news yet?

If you haven't already done so, I'd suggest giving them a phone call to follow up.

If they're interested, this will show them that you ...

Care about the position.
Like to complete what you start.


If not, then you can get yourself a Guiness and start looking again. ;)

I know how you feel - I'm going through this myself.

[-Senectus-]

:confused:
that sucks dude ('s)..
About the only advice I can give is that you are better than you think you are.

I found that I tend to usderstate how good I am at what I do.. Thats like a nail in the coffin when your in an interview..

And even if you aren't that good.. it raises the bar for you so that your job is a challenge and you can force self improvment apon yourself.

:D good luck guys.. :D

[Garak]

Even the job sites have nothing.
Looks like its time to bite the bullet and take some advise...

Oh well.

[Garak]

well nothing, nada, i rang up and was told the boss will get back to you, well i guess im unwanted,... **** happens i guess :(

[Matridom]

Cheer up Garak, things are bound to change.. just keep your hand in, and keep your eyes and ears open for chances.

[Garak]

I know what you mean mat, just alot easier said than done im afraid.

G.

[GeekMom]

Quick! Send a 'thank you for the interview/your time' note! Include something about the shop, ie. I liked.......

My husband's included a thank you for 'the very informative plant tour' and 'I look forward to hearing from you soon'.

Sooo many people forget this little thank you. It shows them that you appreciate the time they took out of their busy schedule ;) to talk with you. It also reminds them that they DID in fact interview you.

Best of luck!

Sue

[Matridom]

Originally posted by Garak
I know what you mean mat, just alot easier said than done im afraid.

G.

I DO know how you feel. I may have a job now, but i don't overly enjoy it. I don't get to practice my tech skills. hence helping out here.

Also do what geekmom said, send a thankyou!

[Garak]

Well the phone call of death arrived this morning.

"Sorry, but theres a couple of things you didn't do quiet right"
"Had a word with $£%$£ and he wasn't happy with the amount of work you did" um, thats because there wasn't any,

I think im gonna crawl up into the ball and come out and play when it's time for Q3.

:flame: :sad: :sad:

[NooNoo]

Originally posted by Garak
Well the phone call of death arrived this morning.

"Sorry, but theres a couple of things you didn't do quiet right"
"Had a word with $£%$£ and he wasn't happy with the amount of work you did" um, thats because there wasn't any,

I think im gonna crawl up into the ball and come out and play when it's time for Q3.

:flame: :sad: :sad:

Work?? it was an interview wasn't it? What did they have you doing?

[Poseidon]

Originally posted by Garak
Well the phone call of death arrived this morning.

"Sorry, but theres a couple of things you didn't do quiet right"
"Had a word with $£%$£ and he wasn't happy with the amount of work you did" um, thats because there wasn't any,

I think im gonna crawl up into the ball and come out and play when it's time for Q3.

:flame: :sad: :sad:

Hang in there man, sorry you didn't get the job. Don’t know if it is worth pursuing, but a former employer can not give you a bad reference, unless they want to open the door for a slander suit.
You may want to talk to the folks at the unemployment office if you think that is the case.

[Garak]

Originally posted by NooNoo


Work?? it was an interview wasn't it? What did they have you doing?

A three day trial out. pah! never again...

Oh yeah, someone tell me how I can burn a successfull CD without installed any burning software on Windows 98 please, I'm unaware of being able to do such a task..

[NooNoo]

Originally posted by Garak


A three day trial out. pah! never again...

Oh yeah, someone tell me how I can burn a successfull CD without installed any burning software on Windows 98 please, I'm unaware of being able to do such a task..

If its a cdrw and its formatted for packet writing - you can drag and drop on to it...

[Garak]

oh i know, i was being sarcastic as one of the things i did was install a burner, and test it - copying a cd from another cd on the fly without burning software is impossible as far as im aware, yet the customer complained saying there was no burning software on it!!!

:mad:

[NooNoo]

Originally posted by Garak
oh i know, i was being sarcastic as one of the things i did was install a burner, and test it - copying a cd from another cd on the fly without burning software is impossible as far as im aware, yet the customer complained saying there was no burning software on it!!!

:mad:

Did you actually get paid for this 3 day evaluation?

[Garak]

yep, very poorly..

[NooNoo]

Sounds like they just needed a hand for a few days cheaply then....

chalk it up to experience....:(

[Garak]

Originally posted by NooNoo
Sounds like they just needed a hand for a few days cheaply then....

chalk it up to experience....:(

yep looks that way, another job application to fill out.. if this fails i may try going solo, see how things pan out.

[Mr_Miyagi]

bit mean to do that right in the interview!

you did not want to work for them, anyway, with an attitude like theirs!

[Stalemate]

There's obviously something strange about that shop if they'd rather take their client's word over your own in this situation. :confused:

Hang in there bro - someting better will turn up.

[Garak]

im thinking of being a bouncer, probably the only other job i could do besides this, not many things i think i can turn my hand to very easily, still I'll have to think about it.

G.

[emr]

Hi Garak,

I know how you feel. Sorry to hear that not only are you not getting the work, it sounds like you are being messed around too. It never rains but it pours.

I have been trying to find something in Zurich, Switzerland for the last 6 months, my girlfriend lives there since April 2001, I still live in Paris. 650 kms distance and we see eachother about once a month for maybe 3 to 4 days.

There seem to be fewer and fewer jobs, the situation out there is not so good after Swiss Air going bust last year. It had a big knock on effect.

I just keep applying and one of these days something will come up that is for me, I'm sure the same will happen for you.

Courage my man,

emr

[Garak]

Thanks, gotta keep plodding i guess.

[Low_Level_Owl]

Garak,

Up until recently, I was in the same boat as you. I had been unemployed since January and from that time to now, interviews were few and far between. Some I didn't like, others seemed flaky and others didn't even give me the chance. That was until a job I had been hoping for since April got back to me in August and all things worked out fine and I started on the 26th.

So don't give up hope!!!

:D

[Garak]

Well, I have another interview on Wednesday afternoon, 1pm :) Not what i want to be doing, but it's "graphical design" but after ringing up, it sounds like alot more, but hey its a job, £4.10 an hour 30hours + a week, can't be all bad, hopefully I can make ends meet on that..

Anyhow, I think I'm going to update my webpage somewhat,

G.