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When I was younger I used to have the energy and ambition to do this. I always thought...maybe they'll have another position and they'll pass my resume on for that or...I would never hire a person who didn't take the time to phone about the job and be persistent.
I guess I was young, energetic, still believed that if I just worked hard I'd climb the ranks, etc. etc. I'd be better served with that attitude now but I've spent too many years watching butt kissers and total incompetents rise up the ladder while I was just a hard worker who never played the game, never got promoted (for the most part) and abhorred corporate politics. I digress.
Anyway, these days have changed. So, do you go on interviews even if you don't want the job to "hone" your interviewing skills? Are you applying for jobs you don't want just to have a job? I think at times to get the wrong job is worse than to have no job, as it just means bad performance reviews too often if one really isn't suited for the job. What about you?
I'd say I would go on 90% of the interviews I am offered. The only ones I would not go on are if they tell me straight out we need you to work nights or past 4 pm. I can't now due to family commitments.
I don't particularly want to go on temp interviews (but I would!) because I want a real, full time, normal job. Temp jobs do sometimes turn full time but a lot of time they are just fillers or 'carrots on sticks.'
I had a colleague who grew up in Chicago. In winter, he would apply for jobs in sunny, warm Florida simply to get a free trip there - no intention of working there.
I wouldn't recommend doing this unless you are just desperate. It shows when you don't really want the job. I was brow beaten by an engineer and given sarcastic comments by the maintenance manager. Because I really had no intention of keeping the job if I was to get it, I really didn't prepapre enough for the interview and it showed and they jumped all over me!
I have been out of work for quite some time and some of the skills I had listed on my resume have been things that I have not used in a while and, lo & behold, those are the things the interviewer hit me on hardest!
Word to the wise: Always be prepared to explain your level of skill and experience with every thing listed on your resume!
I'd say I would go on 90% of the interviews I am offered. The only ones I would not go on are if they tell me straight out we need you to work nights or past 4 pm. I can't now due to family commitments.
I don't particularly want to go on temp interviews (but I would!) because I want a real, full time, normal job. Temp jobs do sometimes turn full time but a lot of time they are just fillers or 'carrots on sticks.'
Well, I did go to a presentation this morning for a job I know/knew I did not want, but at least I have some business cards now and the guy did say if we weren't interested in his job he'd pass our resume onto another area. Plus, he loves hiring boomers so that was encouraging.
Say, aren't you getting ready to get outta dodge soon? Hope all is going well with that.
I wouldn't recommend doing this unless you are just desperate. It shows when you don't really want the job. I was brow beaten by an engineer and given sarcastic comments by the maintenance manager. Because I really had no intention of keeping the job if I was to get it, I really didn't prepapre enough for the interview and it showed and they jumped all over me!
I have been out of work for quite some time and some of the skills I had listed on my resume have been things that I have not used in a while and, lo & behold, those are the things the interviewer hit me on hardest!
Word to the wise: Always be prepared to explain your level of skill and experience with every thing listed on your resume!
Yes, there is a LOT on my resume I wouldn't be prepared to dig deep into (as I've forgotten a lot) so it is a word to the wise. Sorry it was such a disaster! But at least you know what to do now (or not to do).
Are you applying for jobs you don't want just to have a job?
Yes. In some ways, I don't want to work at all--I'm not going to like ANYTHING that I have to do. So any job would be a job I "didn't want".
Still, you have to bring in money somehow. And working is good for your character. Hopefully, I'm applying for positions I'm good at, and can show competence in from the jump.
Well, I did go to a presentation this morning for a job I know/knew I did not want, but at least I have some business cards now and the guy did say if we weren't interested in his job he'd pass our resume onto another area. Plus, he loves hiring boomers so that was encouraging.
Say, aren't you getting ready to get outta dodge soon? Hope all is going well with that.
Not until February when the lease is up. We're still trying to hang in here so we don't have to move our son out of school.
Not until February when the lease is up. We're still trying to hang in here so we don't have to move our son out of school.
I see. Well, Feb will be here before you know it.
I guess I am seeing some value now in going on job interviews even when the job in question isn't wanted, as a person can always act like they want the interview pre-interview, get to know the recruiter, make a good impression and then inquire about other opportunities. Just me though.
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