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All the job interviews lately... (i.imgur.com)

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[–]CaptainZM 51 points52 points ago

Two interviews at a store. First was general, second was for the electronics department. Everything went pretty fucking awesome and I figured it was in the bag. Never heard a word back. Even called and left 2 voicemails like the HR requested, never heard from her either.

I'd be a lot more understanding if the dickheads had at least called and said no thanks rather than ignoring me.

[–]plustwos 38 points39 points ago

Show up with and ID and your social security card. Tell them you were told to come in to do paperwork... you're hired!

[–]j0be 14 points15 points ago

I'm genuinely curious to see if this would work. Especially at a larger establishment without a single HR representative.

[–]sesteele 11 points12 points ago

This worked for a friend twice. The secret is to figure out who does the call backs. However, it doesn't work for anything other than unskilled work at large businesses. Professional jobs well bring you in for a job offer.

[–]plustwos 2 points3 points ago

I would hire people in where I worked before and I had to double check records for some people. (It was an image based position). I do know someone this worked for in a UPS warehouse. If it's someone who is swamped at the moment, they probably won't check. Just make sure you have an electronic application in the system.

[–]rockemsockemrobot 2 points3 points ago

I have gotten this to work. It went from the front-end person who assumes you're right, to the higher-up who assumed he didn't hear about it, to the higher-higher-up who just assumed everyone else is right.

Lol I filled out that application with a Sharpie. Granted it was a minimum wage job.

[–]TheNightkin 1 point2 points ago

Can you do a step by step? Imma try this. Can I only do it if I get an interview?

[–]rockemsockemrobot 2 points3 points ago

I did mine after the 'we'll call you if we need you' thing, figured I had nothing to lose. I just went in with my med card and my ID in hand, with a pen and a nice shirt. Sweet talked the cute cashier, told her I was there for paperwork, assistant manager came out, explained everything, she gave me papers. Big boss just went with it.

Don't get me wrong, this is not a contest of how smooth and charismatic you are, you gotta get fuckin' lucky.

[–]TheNightkin 0 points1 point ago

Shit, I'll try it anyway. Thanks bro.

[–]thatsgoodkarma 4 points5 points ago

Pulling a Costanza.

[–]PhilbertMcFilibuster 0 points1 point ago

Kramer did it too!

[–]CarlFromAccounting 12 points13 points ago

Been there. I think they do this shit as a formality and then hire Ted from corporate's little brother, Johnny, who won't give you the time of day in the home theater department. If I had a dollar for every lack luster employee I see in many places, I'd be a millionaire by now.

[–]SirDerpingtonThe3rd 10 points11 points ago

Sometimes they won't hire people because they are too good and they figure they'll just find a better job in a month or two and they'll be back to searching again. HR wants to hire the exact fit for the job, not better or worse.

[–]CarlFromAccounting 5 points6 points ago

I know I'm over qualified for a lot but I don't think people understand. I'll be loyal to the highest bidder at this point. I would work my ass off in ANY job. I love getting up in the morning. I love going to work. Shit, I love working. I graduated in December last year and I have been struggling ever since. I'm tired of not having anything to do. I hate being idle.

[–]ew73 2 points3 points ago

There are some jobs where you need to omit things on your resume. Applying for a job at Fry's? Best not tell them you're a college graduate, but mention that you did attend 2 years at Community College.

Got 10 years' worth of professional experience making >$85k? No, you're just starting out and some day, your dream is to make it big.

[–]SirDerpingtonThe3rd 0 points1 point ago

I'm weird in that I like doing things most would consider work or work-like, but hate it the second it is actually called "work". It's like when I was in college and I'd blow off my thermodynamics engineering homework to learn more about how circuit board wafers are manufactured, etc.

Ironically, compared to your statement, the thing I hate MOST about work is getting up in the morning and being on a schedule. I hate the idea of waking up when I'm still tired and being locked in for exactly 8 hours a day and getting bitched at if I'm 5 minutes late regardless of what I accomplish every day (which is always a lot). This is why I have to work for myself on a for-hire basis, I just can't stand someone standing over my shoulder with a clock instead of evaluating me on my actual productivity whenever I feel like being productive. If I work best at 2 AM, fuck off, I'll work at 2 AM.

[–]Krypt0night 0 points1 point ago

Sounds like you just need to look for a better company. I just need to show up by ten and leave nine hours later. Have somewhere to be so you need to leave an hour early? Go for it. Feeling sick and prefer to work from home? Don't make it a habit, but cool. These places do exist so don't settle.

[–]SirDerpingtonThe3rd 0 points1 point ago

This is why I said screw the whole thing and started my own 1-man operation. Nobody is my boss but me, I'll do my work when I damn well please.

[–]EmperorSofa 0 points1 point ago

Why not just pay slightly more to slightly broaden their search parameters. They'd probably save money in the long run since background checks alone can rack up some cash.

[–]SirDerpingtonThe3rd 1 point2 points ago

Depending on how much more, they might. Even a few cents an hour can add thousands at the end of the year. Also, the people working at the lower levels of the corporate structure for a store like Best Buy or something aren't exactly geniuses. Lots of people are fucking horrible at their job and they only reason they don't get fired is because their boss is even more inept and undeserving of their position.

[–]EmperorSofa 0 points1 point ago

I've done jobs like that, had friends in similar positions too. It's mostly that you have absolutely no motivation to work harder considering no matter how hard you work you wont get paid anymore. So you just sort of naturally just drift down in terms of productivity.

[–]connorblikre 0 points1 point ago

maybe you should get a job as a bad-employee-watcher-person

[–]CarlFromAccounting 0 points1 point ago

I'd have to fire half the staff in the first day.

[–]connorblikre 0 points1 point ago

saves the company so much money that they just give it to you

[–]CarlFromAccounting 0 points1 point ago

AND PASS THE SAVINGS ON TO THEIR CUSTOMERS!

[–]OlympicBackStroke 0 points1 point ago

i lol'd

[–]MisterTruth 6 points7 points ago

Similar thing happened to me. I was even called and said "You've got the job. We're going to be out of the office next week for a shoot (it's a production house) so I'll call you the Monday after to get you properly on the schedule." She didn't call that day by 4 so I called and got no answer. I called two more times by 6 and no answer. The next day I get a call telling me that they actually already have too many people working in the office so they can't give me the job. Such bullshit.

[–]TheMeatball 5 points6 points ago

I experience this a while back. I applied for a night-time warehouse sorting job at UPS so I could continue going to school during the day. I had some experience supervising others and the interviewer halfway through told me he really liked me and there was an opening for the night crew manager that he wanted to consider me for instead. I had an interview with the guy who would be overseeing me, filled out a form with all my info, and they said they'd be in touch within a few days.

No call back. I called the HR guy and he was still all happy and positive and told me they'd be getting back to me in just a few more days. Again, no call back. Ever again.

Jerks. They can get away with it, but it's just so shitty to someone hoping for a job. Especially after multiple interviews.

[–]Alanna77 3 points4 points ago

I once had three interviews for one position and turned down an interview with another company because I was so sure I'd got the job. They never called back. I'd say I should have never turned down that other interview, except that I got a much better job later that month. I didn't qualify, but they decided to interview me anyway and I really hit it off with the manager. Now I'm working part time, 24 hours per week, earning $9/hr in a state where minimum wage is $7.25. So, apparently I'm not good enough for retail but I am good enough to work unsupervised at a hotel front desk at higher pay

[–]Kristymiss 6 points7 points ago

100% agree. My hub has been out of work since May. Nobody seems to followup anymore. Waiting by the phone is awful.

[–]sesteele 2 points3 points ago

I have a small business, and I am sad to say, I don't followup every time. If you got to an interview, you'll probably get an email, maybe a call. However, sometimes I can't guarantee that (1 in 10 or so). If you applied and you haven't heard back from me within a day our two of submitting the application, I'm not interested.

It's kind of like that movie He's Just Not That Into You, if a company wants you, they will make sure I know.

[–]gwarsh41 3 points4 points ago

I have had the opposite happen to me. I applied for a technical trainer position at a hospital. They called me confused, apparently the job was for a heath trainer of some sort. I explained what happened and they gave me a phone interview right then. The HR dude was really happy with my interview, but thought I would be unhappy with the job, so he emailed me the material I would be teaching.

I ended up not taking the job, as I would have hated it. We said our thanks to each other and went off on our paths.

I have not had an interview since. I should apply for more jobs I don't qualify for I guess.

[–]chuck_c 1 point2 points ago

I've had this experience as well at a few places. It sucks, and I agree not calling back or contacting a person is shitty. At some point, though, if you're really looking to become better at interviewing you might want to assess how awesome the interview really went. Some places may indeed be doing interviews as a formality but there are probably many cases where someone else had an even better interview.

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    [–]dumbexpert 80 points81 points ago

    http://i.imgur.com/66fkB.jpg

    [–]Sleep45 23 points24 points ago

    I did this on a military physical. he said stand here! now turn 90 degrees, I just turned at my waist and kept my feet in place. he was livid. I didnt join the military.

    [–]Nick_oFcourse 7 points8 points ago

    Oh man, you cheer me up.

    [–]ehmohteeoh 130 points131 points ago

    You get interviews? I'm stuck at the never-hear-from-them-at-all stage.

    [–]techtoy 24 points25 points ago

    Just a tip (from me to you) - if you are between jobs or between graduation and a job, go hunt for something as a gap-filler. Volunteer somewhere, find a non-profit that could use an intern, etc. Any friends own businesses? Offer to put in some hours without pay.
    (don't do that, it's illegal - ClockIsTicking is correct)
    Gaps are bad news, fill them!
    TL;DR don't purely job hunt between jobs, find a meaningful filler!

    [–]ClockIsTickling 27 points28 points ago

    Any friends own businesses? Offer to put in some hours without pay.

    This is illegal and will get said friends in trouble with the state department of labor.

    [–]sparton192 12 points13 points ago

    "internship"

    [–]ClockIsTickling 11 points12 points ago

    Not a magic word.

    http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs71.htm#.UKqShOOe9lo

    [–]techtoy 4 points5 points ago

    I stand corrected (edited original post there) Unpaid positions are not illegal (in certain situations). There are a few ways to go about documenting an unpaid situation; internships, volunteer work, etc. If you are on payroll at a specific hourly rate and then try to work for free that will come back to bite you though, which I assume is where you were going with that. Going with a purely off-book job is also potentially bad news if you get hurt, workman's compensation won't cover any injury etc.

    [–]ClockIsTickling 9 points10 points ago

    No, where I'm going with it is that it's illegal. In fact, it's not just a state law violation, it's also a federal law violation.

    http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs71.htm#.UKqShOOe9lo

    [–]techtoy 4 points5 points ago

    From the page you linked: "There are some circumstances under which individuals who participate in “for-profit” private sector internships or training programs may do so without compensation."

    [–]ClockIsTickling 4 points5 points ago

    Try actually reading the whole page. The exceptions are narrow, and are not going to apply when you "offer to put in some hours without pay" at your friend's business. In fact, that's exactly the opposite of when they would apply.

    [–]techtoy 0 points1 point ago

    True true - if I'd taken a moment to re-read my own comment I would have agreed with you a few comments sooner hehe. That, and I did volunteer work for a nonprofit a few times, so I was mixing it into my replies :(
    .
    I guess I've been in a few odd scenarios. I've done hundreds of side jobs over the years with friends for numerous IT shops, and helped them out of backlogged client requests without putting my name on the books or taking any money for it (just helping out - my friends would in turn give me a hand with something later, or I unofficially owed them already).

    [–]CarlFromAccounting 8 points9 points ago

    I wish I could believe this. Sometimes we don't have the time to fill the gaps. We only have time to find another job. Otherwise our bills don't get paid, we lose our homes and we are one of those guys outside walmart begging for a quarter.

    [–]accountnotfound2 4 points5 points ago

    I told my brother that, he laughed it off. He has not had a job in almost 2 years.

    [–]techtoy 4 points5 points ago

    That is scary stuff, I don't envy him. The longest I've gone was something like 3 or 4 months.

    [–]accountnotfound2 9 points10 points ago

    He does not want to work anymore. His GF is a nurse and makes good money. He will leach off of her until she dumps him. Then he will move in to our family home up north and force my sister, brother and I to support him. We have bets on how long it is going to take and that is sad.

    [–]evanman69 3 points4 points ago

    Longest I went was 4 years but I sold stuff on ebay for survival.

    [–]accountnotfound2 6 points7 points ago

    That is what my brother did. Sold his transformers for good cash. I offered him a job but he said no, he makes about the same from unemployment.

    [–]Akhotnik 3 points4 points ago

    I actually got a call yesterday! Turns out it was just my uni asking me to donate money because I'm graduating soon.

    [–]Dracomantis 3 points4 points ago

    So get off Reddit and work on improving your CV, then walk around your town and give one to every business you can find.

    It's an employers market, you have to try harder than everyone else if you want a chance. If your too lazy for that, enjoy your unemployment.

    [–]Jonny0stars 5 points6 points ago

    Also stalking the HR department sometimes works, just keep ringing them until they give you an interview (don't email, everyone emails).

    I seem to have a real knack for getting interviews, I have a real knack of fucking them up and not getting a job too!

    [–]b0w3n 5 points6 points ago

    Protips incoming:

    Act like you can't fucking wait to suck the bosses' asshole. Learn everything you can possibly find out about their business, their products, and how it all works. Also come up with 2-3 questions. Treat it like you're having a conversation with a teacher that was your favorite teacher. Be personable.

    As long as you do that you should fight in with their corporate image, which is the hardest part of the interview. Other than knowing some key things about your expertise/degree which you should know like the back of you hand. Or explain why you have holes (oh yeah I focused on XYZ so I'm not familiar with ABC, stuff like this).

    [–]evanman69 0 points1 point ago

    Stalking ain't cool!

    [–]karmahawk 23 points24 points ago

    What are you supposed to do if you've got no savings and only have a hundred bucks each month to spend? My town has over 30% of families living below the poverty line too. Just making a killer CV isn't going to improve your odds when every desperate person is going the same thing. Getting a job is mostly luck, or knowing a person at the company.

    EDIT: No company will hire me for a customer-facing position because of my anxiety issues, so I'm left with competing against immigrants for night-time cleaning jobs. It's illegal to discriminate against people like but what am I to do? Sue them with all that money I totally have?

    [–]DJEnright 3 points4 points ago

    I'm not a labor lawyer, but I don't think it is discrimination if your disability actually prevents you from doing the job.

    If it doesn't prevent you from doing your job, don't tell them about it.

    [–]Cayos 8 points9 points ago

    Learn how to program with all of that free time. It's a very employable skill and you can do well even with anxiety. Most importantly, you can learn how to do it yourself through online tutorials.

    [–]deject3d 23 points24 points ago

    hi.

    hobby programming is an employable skill in the same way hobby cooking is.

    [–]catmoon 4 points5 points ago

    "Hobby programmers" still find jobs every day. "Programming" is not something you get a degree for. "Programming" is equivalent to "drafting" in engineering. It's a technical skill that usually only requires a few credentials to get in at the lowest level. Something like a Sun Java certification should be enough although even that's not always necessary.

    I had a job as a programmer throughout high school and college. Being a code monkey pretty much required caffeine and persistance.

    Software architecture or various other more technical positions do require experience/education.

    [–]rockemsockemrobot 0 points1 point ago

    That's why you learn something that makes you applicable. Like Java. You won't be ready to do anything professional for a solid 8 months with dedication, but like, it's something.

    [–]Cayos -1 points0 points ago

    I disagree. It may be able to lead him in the right direction, and cooking and programming aren't the same thing... something is better than nothing.

    [–]derpitagain 9 points10 points ago

    I've seen this suggestion before and as a former CS major, it's a bad idea. Note: former

    [–]FatherSlippyfist 3 points4 points ago

    It's not a bad idea for someone without money, education prospects, or job skills. The nice thing about programming is that all that is required is a computer. You can find everything you need online, and can use those hundreds of unemployed hours to learn a marketable skill. I'm a self taught programmer and make what most redditors would consider a shit-ton of money.

    [–]sup3rtroll 1 point2 points ago

    How did you get your job?

    [–]CarlFromAccounting 4 points5 points ago

    I got a couple jobs recently. You know those guys at Best Buy or Sam's Club trying to hound you to buy DirecTV? Yea I was one of those for about 5 days. Gave it my all and was fired. That was after I was fired from a startup company the week before. No job for a month and a half now. Keep getting calls from these terrible places to work. Insurance companies? Hell no. Selling telecommunications solutions going door to door? Hell no. I COULD get a job in those fields but I sure as shit ain't spending my money on gas, car maintenance and everything else just so I can make money. Doesn't make sense. I just treat most job offers like scams unless I've heard of the company or their web page isn't garbage.

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      [–]nooneimportant555 5 points6 points ago

      What happens when your live in a town where no business takes applications in person? Almost every business makes you apply online, and if you answer 1 question wrong out of like 100, your application wont even be viewed. Also, not to take anything away from the mentally disabled, but where I live, businesses are required to hire a certain percentage of mentally disabled people, or people who the interviewer deems as mentally disabled. I can't get any jobs because I'm not fucked up enough, and it's the weirdest situation I've ever been in. I'm pissed I can't get any jobs, but I really don't want to take jobs away from someone mentally handicapped.

      [–]jonesrr 3 points4 points ago

      Yeah, because they don't have welfare and social security disability payments coming in...

      [–]unusedalias 0 points1 point ago

      Maybe you could try moving? I know that option doesn't work for most people due to the time/cost required to move. It's initially expensive and annoying, but where you are located has a huge impact on jobs.

      [–]Phnglui -1 points0 points ago

      If you're failing the assessments on applications, you don't deserve the job. Always go with the most kiss-ass answers.

      Also, even though it's an online application, they're still getting it. Give them a call a few days after you submit it so that they know you earnestly want to work for them and didn't just fill out 100 applications and are hoping for blind luck.

      [–]evanman69 3 points4 points ago

      Tell that to people who live in a small rural town. The stores don't hire people and if they do, they hire their relatives.

      [–]moongoddessshadow 3 points4 points ago

      Tell me about it. Didn't get a job at a pizza place (local, not chain) in my hometown because one of the other applicants was the kid of someone the owner went to high school with. Found out later it wouldn't have worked anyway, since their pizza ovens are built so tall that you have to be at least 5'7" to work there, which would have excluded 5'4" me.

      [–]evanman69 0 points1 point ago

      Because of height?

      [–]unusedalias 1 point2 points ago

      You should move to a city. Even though it's expensive, it pays off in the long run with the better pay and more jobs.

      [–]evanman69 1 point2 points ago

      I'm 14 miles from a large city and no jobs either. It's horrible.

      [–]Tastingo 0 points1 point ago

      If all unemployed would do that it would not work. But right now... Maybe, just maybe.

      [–]AgamemnonV1 2 points3 points ago

      What is this, the 60s?

      I've lived in both a rural and metropolitan area and dropping applications and resumes in public is the best way to waste your time and money. For rural areas this means having to drive upwards an hour away from home once you exhaust your few local options. And all those mom-and-pops stores you think you'd hit home on making a personal introduction and trying to drop your resume? Most of them do not appreciate that stuff (had one guy pretty much tell me to never come back to his store, that he had probably lost a couple of customers just talking to me).

      In the city it's like throwing a spit wad at a 747 and expecting the plane to stop for you. Walk-ins are completely useless because anything past locally-owned handles everything electronically and the job market is still hurting so you're going to be competing with people who are far more qualified than you are trying to both hunt down an entry-level position.

      All the jobs I've worked have been landed in two ways: word-of-mouth (as in someone working there vouched for me) and online applications.

      Stop shaking your cane at people. It's the information age now. The Internet is here.

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        [–]greg19735 -1 points0 points ago

        it's posts like these that get me off reddit and back to work!

        [–]notjustanymike 1 point2 points ago

        Hey you've got top comment. Why not post a link to your sample cover letter and resume? It can be pretty brutal, but having a ton of people review things for you is always good.

        [–]GophaKyorselv 0 points1 point ago

        Wait, you wait for them to get back to you?

        [–]blazinghor0 1 point2 points ago

        Me too... I am in high school and have applied for several different jobs and never get a call or email back. :/ Its so damn frustrating when all of my friends are getting jobs left and right at either the 1st or 2nd place they apply to and I cant even get a call back.

        [–]chewp911 0 points1 point ago

        Every time theres a thread about applying for jobs on here, I can't believe how lucky I am.

        [–]en7ropi 0 points1 point ago

        I just got established in my career- one thing that helped a lot was resume refinement. I didn't have a huge resume at this point, but I still got more hits and eventually a job.

        Ok- take your resume and submit it to one of those places online that will review it. They will generally spit back a critique and try to sell you on revising it for a fee. Say No thanks, and take the critique. Revise it yourself, and then resubmit it to another site. Rinse and repeat a few times and soon the critiques should come back less and less harsh. This way is free, which I imagine is great if you are having trouble getting bites.

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          [–]City_Seventeen 54 points55 points ago

          You must have applied to some weird jobs if the interview required you do a loop on a skateboard.

          [–]SeattleRedditor 11 points12 points ago

          Op probably suggested doing the loop for the interviewers.

          [–]Darkersun 5 points6 points ago

          This is why you should hire me....ooofh

          [–]LostSoulsAlliance 5 points6 points ago

          Well, this is a good way to show that you successfully completed clown school; or need to get Fat Tony off of Krusty's back.

          [–]the_girl 20 points21 points ago

          My sympathies. The last two interviews I had resulted in one rejection, and one never-heard-from-again. Still on the hunt.

          [–]RCDuke 10 points11 points ago

          Yeah, well the last one I applied for said "I'll get back to you to try and set up an in-person interview." I called him every other business day and got his voicemail each time. Two weeks later, he calls me and says "Oh, we had someone accept an offer yesterday, but thanks for applying."

          You couldn't have told me that I was no longer considered TWO WEEKS AGO?

          [–]moongoddessshadow 5 points6 points ago

          This actually kind of happened to me with the job I'm currently in now. I applied, and a week or so later, they called back to set up a phone interview. During the phone interview, things are going pretty well: my meager experience is actually great for the job, and you don't need much previous experience, never mind the interviewer and I seem to get along. Then, at the end, he drops the little bomb: he really likes me and my credentials, but they already offered the position to someone else. He'd like to hire me, but there's only one position open, so if the other person declines, I'm the first one they'll call, but until then, sorry. At that point, I knew it was over, because who turns down a job in this economy.

          The company was friendly, and the HR lady called later that day to thank me and tell me how much my interviewer liked me. She also called to mention, if the interviewer hadn't, that they'd already offered the job to someone else, but they'd keep my resume for the future. Sad times, but at least these people actually called me back and treated me like a human being.

          Fast forward a few months, and another position opens up. They call me, set up an interview. After the interview, I go home and by 5pm, they called to offer me the job. It was surreal.

          [–]thekilljoy 5 points6 points ago

          well the last one I applied for

          Did you stop applying for other jobs because this guy promised a first interview?

          [–]RCDuke 5 points6 points ago

          He gave me a phone interview, and since he promised a first in-person interview, yes I did stop. Now I realize that was a bad move. I do have two more interviews (one in person and one phone) with different places this week.

          [–]thekilljoy 4 points5 points ago

          Ah, at least lesson learned on your part. Good luck on the next interviews; and don't stop hunting til you've got your first paycheck cashed. Up til about that point, I consider everything an 'if' with a (potential) employer.

          [–]sesteele 3 points4 points ago

          This is very true. You would be surprised how many people get hired and then let go within a few days. There is actually some research about this and the number is staggering. This can also really mess up unemployment for a lot of people.

          [–]thekilljoy 3 points4 points ago

          I've held a lot of jobs and seen a lot of coworkers come and go in the first month. It's insane, and in some industries it's pretty mind boggling.

          When I was a security guard, I was required to remain at my post if my relief did not show up. When my original relief left the company, we went through a period where I made massive overtime, because we had a string of hires who would no call/no show the post within their first week. Over and over again, my partner and I would pretty much place bets on how long people would last every time another one was slotted in to fill the void.

          I left the company and the issue was still ongoing.

          [–]NoahtheRed 3 points4 points ago

          Ditto. I'm still pretty hopeful about one I interviewed for as they respond to emails and are apparently in the decision making process...however, their definition of "soon" and "shortly" is vastly different from what I assumed it to be.

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            [–]XeonProductions 9 points10 points ago

            If I had a dollar for everytime i've heard "We'll call you by the end of the week" or "Don't call us, we'll call you" after an interview I'd have over 500 dollars.

            [–]tingalor 14 points15 points ago

            Keep your head up, dude. I floated around for three years after college and finally manned up and moved where I wanted with no job prospect (a few thousand saved). That was April. I picked up odds jobs here and there to get through the summer. I start my dream job a week from today. Things are happening!

            [–]karmahawk 4 points5 points ago

            manned up and moved where I wanted with no job prospect (a few thousand saved)

            How do you save a few thousand without work?

            [–]tingalor 7 points8 points ago

            After college, I went back to my summer/vacation job back home. Low pay and no chance for advancement. Sort of fell into a rut there, starting drinking a lot, bought a motorcycle, didn't save, etc. etc. Finally cracked down and put some cash away and made the move. One of the scariest things I've ever done. I'm pretty laid back (read: stoner) and always believe that things will work themselves out. A few things fell into place here and there and now I got this new gig and my girlfriend found a full time teaching position (easier said than done). Voila!

            [–]CarlFromAccounting 3 points4 points ago

            Full time teaching position? Dizzam. Those are rare these days.

            [–]screwcheese 1 point2 points ago

            Depends on where you live. I just graduated in May with a degree in History/Secondary Education. All of my friends who majored in Education were able to find employment and begin teaching full-time in September. I live in NJ btw.

            [–]tingalor 1 point2 points ago

            Yeah, it was actually a class that was added after the school year started. Hour commute one way, but it's a job and another year of teaching to put on the resume. We moved from upstate New York because they're worse off than here in PA.

            [–]CarlFromAccounting 1 point2 points ago

            Oh by far. Not to mention I can't imagine how much you were paying in rent.

            [–]NoSkyGuy 6 points7 points ago

            Similar experience here! Unfortunately, I don't see the starting ramp to often either.

            [–]CoverMiPorkins 4 points5 points ago

            "This is going so great!...WHAMMY.

            [–]jwagner28 4 points5 points ago

            Still in college, curious what were some of your majors? (Directed at anyone commenting)

            [–]jaico 3 points4 points ago

            Gungan studies.

            [–]IllusionOfSelf 3 points4 points ago

            Master in Chemical Engineering, after 4 months I only got one interview.

            [–]Arkanicus 8 points9 points ago

            It's because you gave up and only got a masters. I wouldn't trust a Chem engineer unless he had a post-doc with at least 10 years exp. Then I'd hire him. Do not ask me how to get 10 years exp without a first job. That's your problem.

            [–]7970 0 points1 point ago

            That hurts deep bro.

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              [–]BranchedOut 3 points4 points ago

              An incredibly easy Computer Information Systems degree. Had a job offer for 48k + benefits in a new state two months before I graduated.

              But I interview well and am an incredibly social person who makes it habit to read body language.

              [–]gunsandthings 1 point2 points ago

              women studies

              [–]ANGRY_STOCKBROKER 0 points1 point ago

              And are you employed?

              [–]gunsandthings -1 points0 points ago

              Joke ;)

              [–]samurailawngnome 2 points3 points ago

              High-school test-out, college drop-out. CompSci.

              Employed.

              [–]The_Alex_ 1 point2 points ago

              employed in a field that deals with Computer Science? I am interested in double majoring in Computer Science for job security because I feel there will always be demand for programmers, networkers, and the like.

              [–]samurailawngnome 2 points3 points ago

              Yup. Employed doing software development on large scale systems.

              I got a couple lucky breaks on early hires and everything else has just been hard work and willingness to absorb new technology.

              But I was writing assembly code in my basement when I was 15, so I already had a habit of self-teaching. I understand the value of a degree, but I'm very happy to not have that debt.

              [–]Soryen 2 points3 points ago

              Electrical Engineering. Hired during the first semester of my senior year in college. Find a niche and stick with it. I specialized in control systems and RF design. It worked out well for me in the end. I have friends with AE degrees and master's that had to take jobs in other fields, because the core demand wasn't high enough. The thing is if you pick a solid degree, that isn't too bad. You can easily switch to a different field that utilizes the same skills.

              [–]jonesrr -1 points0 points ago

              Tell that to Petroleum Engineers.

              No one can "switch" into that job.

              [–]Soryen 1 point2 points ago

              MEs can a little bit. An ME that specializes in valve and high-pressure conditions could move over. My brother has a degree in ME and he's working at an Oil firm as a junior petro engineer. It's very specific though. High pressure and sub-sea knowledge go a loooong way.

              [–]jonesrr 0 points1 point ago

              MEs can sometimes move into Nuc Engineering too, they just don't trust them with anything that matters.

              Rightly so though... Thermo and Heat transfer matter a little bit (though I'd argue NEs still know a ton more about it than basically all MEs)

              [–]Soryen 0 points1 point ago

              Well it's similar to AEs, they're at heart system engineers, so they can apply their skills everywhere. Jack of All, master of aerospace/aeronautical. EEs can't apply knowledge to ME material, but we can do some systems.

              [–]lordoftime 3 points4 points ago

              Computer Networking- I've had 6 interviews in the past month and will be getting flown to 3 different on-site interviews. On top of already having a job offer form the company I interned with.

              [–]Trilogie 3 points4 points ago

              Ha, this is the exact same situation out of college I had with a Networking degree. Best choice I made in 06 to pick that major, just cause I kinda liked messing with my dumb Linksys router at home.

              [–]lordoftime 0 points1 point ago

              I definitely saw it as job security- every company no matter the size or age will need someone to run the network infrastructure. And I wasn't wrong!

              [–]Trilogie 0 points1 point ago

              Yup, cant name one company these days that DOESN'T need a network.

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                  [–]Minyaden 2 points3 points ago

                  history

                  [–]Salphabeta 2 points3 points ago

                  idk, I got some pretty legit offers with liberal arts majors

                  [–]Chulainn 1 point2 points ago

                  nursing.

                  [–]sesteele 4 points5 points ago

                  I worked in home healthcare for a while and became very aware of the fact that there is not a nursing shortage like everyone says. If I want to hire a nurse, I'll have over a hundred applicants by the time the sun sets on the first day.

                  I honestly feel sorry for new grads.

                  [–]beherith 2 points3 points ago

                  Male new grad here. 3 interviews in 3 months...

                  [–]orangeson58 2 points3 points ago

                  Another male new grad here. Got a job within 1 month.

                  [–]Judg3Smails 2 points3 points ago

                  Sanskrit.

                  [–]sparton192 1 point2 points ago

                  Accounting/Finance

                  [–]CarlFromAccounting 1 point2 points ago

                  Creative Writing

                  [–]MrPenguinFingers 1 point2 points ago

                  Communications/Business

                  [–]screwcheese 1 point2 points ago

                  Graduated in May with History/Secondary Ed. Got a job in IT a couple of months later. Whatever degree you may have, you need to have the ability to sell yourself to employers.

                  P.S. Not a prostitute.

                  [–]moongoddessshadow 1 point2 points ago

                  Graphic Communications

                  [–]NoahtheRed 1 point2 points ago

                  Technical Writing. Tip: Take a ton of CS and CE courses in addition to your Technical writing courses. Companies hiring technical writers want Engineers and Programmers that can write, not writers that know Engineering and Programming.

                  [–]antipinkkitten 1 point2 points ago

                  Communications with a emphasis in Marketing

                  [–]Krypt0night 0 points1 point ago

                  English/Creative Writing. Got into my dream industry five months later and currently taking steps toward my dream job.

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                    [–]SHv2 3 points4 points ago

                    Perhaps you should learn to do a barrel roll.

                    [–]Mr_Walter_Sobchak 0 points1 point ago

                    done

                    [–]Judg3Smails 4 points5 points ago

                    Philosophy major. I'll interview with Goldman Sachs!

                    [–]greedo_posted_first 0 points1 point ago

                    Confidence and knowledge of CAPM are key.

                    [–]jonesrr -1 points0 points ago

                    ~1/3rd of my graduating class worked at Bulge Brackets, and another smaller portion wound up with hedges.

                    However, every last one I've talked to hate it so much it's unbelievable... many quit to take much lower paid positions elsewhere after a year or two.

                    [–]accountnotfound2 1 point2 points ago

                    This does not make sense to me at all.

                    [–]NoahtheRed 3 points4 points ago

                    My thoughts exactly. I've had 3 interviews in twice as many months. The first one gave me the "Thanks, but we're going with someone else" a few days later. The second one just stopped communicating after the interview. The third has been pretty good about keeping me in the loop, and I'm still pretty confident about it, however their hiring process is extremely slow apparently (it's been over a month since I interviewed).

                    I've applied for a lot of "filler" positions, but they are all silence. The thing that sucks more than not having a job is knowing Christmas is coming and it'll be the first year I haven't been able to buy my wife something.

                    [–]quadshot 3 points4 points ago

                    At least you're getting interviews. Two degrees. $60,000 in student loan debt. Stay at home dad.

                    [–]Walking-Dead 3 points4 points ago

                    I feel the same way.

                    [–]starlinguk 2 points3 points ago

                    That sucks. Hope you'll have a successful loop-de-loop soon!

                    [–]IamVeryLost 2 points3 points ago

                    I'm 0 for my last 10. Had another one today, we shall see!

                    [–]Arkanicus 1 point2 points ago

                    Yes this is Job. You no good. We hire presidents son Long Bong.

                    [–]samurailawngnome 0 points1 point ago

                    I had a job interview. I got it.

                    (I had many job interviews, got several of them, took the one I wanted.)

                    [–]Akseba 7 points8 points ago

                    And we're all so proud of you. /s

                    [–]samurailawngnome 0 points1 point ago

                    Thanks!

                    [–]bahookie 0 points1 point ago

                    Good for you :)

                    [–]DeathTheLast 1 point2 points ago

                    Unfortuante circumstances, but fucking hilarious gif. Lol upvotes all around!

                    [–]PalermoJohn 1 point2 points ago

                    I like how the other guy does nothing.

                    [–]beatskin -1 points0 points ago

                    Having seen a TV show try this with a full-sized car - you have to go really fast at precisely the right speed (a few mph either way) in order for this to work.

                    [–]jakemyers7 -1 points0 points ago

                    you rather be put through the loop?

                    [–]anonymousHacker -1 points0 points ago

                    Looks similar to the gif on the front page yesterday.

                    [–]TheDrStep[S] 1 point2 points ago

                    from r/gif I think

                    [–]HitmanJ 1 point2 points ago

                    I can relate to that.

                    [–]tjdavids 0 points1 point ago

                    So, you were just totally unprepared for what you were expected to do?

                    [–]Haszan 0 points1 point ago

                    for one second i thought he was gonna get the job..

                    [–]tattoovixen 1 point2 points ago

                    I don't know how to do gifs and video collaborations so somebody else can rake in some karma from this BUT I just turned Sail by AWOLNATION on on my phone and opened this gif and let me tell ya, the intro and this go perfect. Up to maybe hitting the ramp about 5 times. Do it.

                    [–]Just2UpvoteU 1 point2 points ago

                    I'm sorry guys, apparently I have all the jobs.

                    ...ok well not all, but 3. I currently hold one more than needed, so don't worry, I'll be adding one more job to the market in a couple weeks.

                    I'm doing my part for job-creation!

                    [–]dgamer5000 0 points1 point ago

                    I have a final round interview coming up. I expect this to happen.

                    [–]snuffl3s 1 point2 points ago

                    Anyone else notice the upvote in the center of the loop?

                    [–]JoshuaRWillis 0 points1 point ago

                    Someone should have told that guy that only works if you're a blue hedgehog.

                    [–]RobotUnicornAttack 0 points1 point ago

                    I want to see the footage he has on the Go-Pro attached to his helmet.

                    [–]Lusst 1 point2 points ago

                    I needed this post.

                    Got the "Thanks, but no thanks" call this morning after two interviews.

                    [–]bahookie 1 point2 points ago

                    It'll be your turn soon Good luck

                    [–]sirpoopsalot420 0 points1 point ago

                    kinda looks like my college career.

                    [–]notuw 0 points1 point ago

                    Should've went to clown college!

                    [–]bahookie 0 points1 point ago

                    Me too!

                    [–]simplify_ 0 points1 point ago

                    have you considered walking to the interviews?

                    Also, I see the X-games have tweaked their tryout system.

                    [–]DorothyMantooth_ 1 point2 points ago

                    I just laughed so hard at this that I started crying. And the tears were initially tears from laughing, but then they turned into sad tears because I got an email this afternoon saying I didn't get the job I interviewed for.

                    [–]connorblikre 1 point2 points ago

                    I usually get through the loop just fine but then the loop never calls me back

                    [–]baller209 0 points1 point ago

                    When I saw that on tosh.0 for the first time, I laughed for so long that my parents thought I was having a seizure on the ground

                    [–]Metsa -1 points0 points ago

                    There are winners and losers in this world

                    [–]Zenmaster_Dallas 0 points1 point ago

                    Came here for source. Was disappointed.

                    [–]Zenmaster_Dallas 0 points1 point ago

                    http://gifsound.com/?gif=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FvUnTJ.gif&sound=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DgH2efAcmBQM&start=32

                    [–]roldiexp 0 points1 point ago

                    Failure exist to weed out the undetermined. Don't give up!

                    [–]kidred2001 0 points1 point ago

                    Could someone who's good at this put Nigel Thornberry's face on the guy standing behind the loop and have it say smashing once you see him?

                    [–]popshopadop 0 points1 point ago

                    i got 2 jobs within a week of looking :(

                    [–]MrCupcakeMaster 1 point2 points ago

                    I got my 4th job today. Hurray for me

                    [–]jessicake1137 1 point2 points ago

                    I have my first ever interview tomorrow...

                    [–]MSCaptainMonkeyPants 0 points1 point ago

                    I went on an interview today. They said the pay is less than 30, you'll have to deal with upset pregnant ladies all the time, and you'll be on call 24-7-365 throughout the year (split up amongst 3 people) on top of working 9-5 throughout the week, and the benefits are fairly weak and expensive. Hmmm...

                    [–]nobodybelievesyou 0 points1 point ago

                    change headline, repost, still stupid, bookmark your page and vote you down literally for eternity.

                    [–]hbwerhb 1 point2 points ago

                    This is what happens when companies hire shit heads to do interviews.

                    Maybe one day these dickhead companies will start actually focusing on the interviewee as a person, rather than if they correctly fit into their poorly constructed hiring checklist.

                    But, that's what's cool about saving money or having money. You can interview on your terms, and when a company decides not to hire you because you didn't wear a suit... you can take comfort in being able to do anything and go anywhere the next day, while that dickhead will be back in his shitty little office doing terribly at his shitty job.

                    tl;dr: save your money so you have job mobility.

                    [–]plustwos 0 points1 point ago

                    The perk to having these people in these positions is that you can wow them with social skills. If they simply like you, that's way more valuable than any skills you walked in with.

                    [–]loki_88 -2 points-1 points ago

                    this is why one studies science or engineering

                    [–]IRSmurf 1 point2 points ago

                    Yup. That's why I started college at 26. If you find peace and happiness in job security and a decent income, go to school and get educated for jobs that are in demand.

                    [–]ifihadanickel 0 points1 point ago

                    skepticalhippo

                    [–]jacls0608 1 point2 points ago

                    Science or engineering careers are most definitely not for everyone.

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