Applying for my first job! Help/Tips?
I turned 16 in September and I've been wanting to get a job for awhile now. I just have no clue where to start. I would really like a job in retail, but I'm guessing that I should get more experience before I apply for a job like that? Would a job in the food industry be better for someone who's just starting? Also, I'm sorta shy and I tend to get nervous and mess up a lot when I'm talking to people I don't really know, so I'm scared about the whole "good communication" part of it. This also makes me wonder how I'm going to deal with job interviews.... Please help! I'm really nervous, and I'm just looking for some guidance from those who have experience with this sort of thing.
I'm applying for a job at a company, Need help with a question!!?
It's asking if you signed something at your last employer that might prohibit you from working for one of the competitors of your previous company, or maybe your previous employment might have put you ina position where workig for the new employer might involve conflict-of-interest (e.g., you were perviously involved in a position wher you affected financial decisions that might be somehow connected with the new employer). Since you're apparently a rather young person, or are so unsophisticated as to not understand this, you should be able to answer "NO" with no worry at all. It certainly doesn't apply to YOU.
Currently Attending High School and Applying for Job (I need help on what to answer for a certain question)?
Well, I'm applying for a job at Vons Grocery Store and I got to the page where you have to mention your school. I'm currently attending high school, but it will not allow me to answer that I am attending presently (as in, I have to put in the actual date starting and ending date of attendance). Should I just put the present date? Next, I have to submit the following information: Did you graduate? Highest Level Completed: Did you receive a diploma or equivalent (GED for high school, diploma for college, etc.)? Did you attend another school? Do I just answer that I did not graduate? I mean, I don't want to make it sound like I don't plan on graduating. Any who, thanks for any help that you can give. :)
I'm applying for a job at Kwik Trip, and need help figuring out what the shifts are.?
morning 6-2 mid day 12-8 afternoon 3-11 overnight 11-6 I'm a freshman college student and just start working online all i do is copy and paste advertisement making $500 a week here's the ad: NEED WORKERS $20/hr We are a rapidly growing team of like minded individuals that over past few months has experienced great success through our online marketing system .We are in search of highly motivated professionals that value character, integrity, and discipline. Only committed people, who will put forth their full potential, need apply! Check out the complete description at www.paidworkersalliance.ws
Which outfit should I go to apply for a job in?
You must dress as a professional when applying for a job. 1] pants with matching jacket, or skirt with matching jacket; and a pretty blouse, or fitted [ woman's ] T shirt; closed toe, flat ot mid heel, shoes. 2] you could also wear dress pants or skirt, with a coordinating jacket. 3] No satin! No gold clothing or shoes! 4] invest in some tailored pants and/or skirts, and tops - you will need them at work anyway. 5] wear earrings, and a necklace or bracelet. 6] natural makeup - mascara, a little liner or shadow if you must, blush and lip color or gloss 7] use mouthwash and deodorant, very little if any perfume or cologne. 8] neatly styled hair 9] manicured, not necessarily polished, nails
HELP, I messed up my job application! How to fix it?
I was applying for a job that I found on a company website, but it said that all applicants must apply by February 29th. I found the job posting at, like, 10:00 pm on February 28th but decided to apply anyway. I was quickly wrote up my resume and cover letter and planned to send it first thing in the morning, so it would send at a decent time. Once I had finished, I looked at the company's facebook page to see that they had made a status that said that they had replied to all the emails and were just waiting for responses back. Disheartened that I missed my opportunity, I decided to quickly email my application to them anyway, even though it was 1:30 in the morning, adding a quick apology for sending it so late and that I hoped they would consider me even though they had replied to all of the applications. After I pressed send, I looked closer at the Facebook status and realized that they were talking about replying to calls and emails about a TECHNICAL ISSUE on their website.... Ugh! So that was super embarassing, but I decided just to leave it as it was. So... it's been a week since then and I haven't heard back from them (not surprisingly), but I was planning on either going into the company or sending another email or something to follow up on my application, although I'm not sure when would be a proper time to do this. The website said that the contract position would commence April 23rd, but also said that all resumes would be kept on file for a maximum of 3 months. So when and how should I follow up on my application? And what should I say? Should I apologize for the mix up or just leave well enough alone? Should I follow up sooner rather than later, since the applications DID have a deadline of Feb. 29th, after all? Any advice is appreciated... I definitely effed this one up hard, but I would reaaaally love this job and would be pumped if I could fix it somehow. Thank you :)
Is GPA important when applying to jobs?
This question seems to be asked frequently, in one form or another.Evidently, those posting the question are looking for comfort, that they are sure to get a job even though they goofed off in college, and have a mediocre GPA, or worse.And we who have worked in industry for decades, and hired perhaps hundreds of people, feel the pressure to reassure the questioners that they will be appreciated for their fine qualities, regardless of what their GPA might show.Or we can tell the truth.Which I always encourage, and try always to do myself.In this case, the truth is that a hiring company has very little objective, quantifiable information about a candidate. Especially so, when he is applying for an entry-level position, with no appreciable work experience.By far the best indicator of how the candidate will do, when faced with a challenging task, is the proof of how well he did when faced with the task of learning, through four years of college. If his grades were mediocre, or worse, then either he does not have many mental resources, or he did not want to work and accomplish much when faced with a job.In either case, that is not the kind of person companies want to hire, for a responsible position. Or a job that pays a healthy salary. They will hire the person only for a menial, workaday kind of job — if such a position is available, and the candidate presents himself well personally.It’s not that this news should come as a surprise. People have been telling you since grade school that it is important for you to earn high grades. That was to show that you did learn something, and that you learned the things you would need to know, to be able to earn high grades in college. Which, in turn, is necessary for you to get an attractive job.Now that you are an adult, ready to go out and fact the world on your own, may writers find it easier to give one some sugar-coated reassurance, to help them feel good. No reason to make people feel unhappy, before the inevitable rejections will come at interview time. But giving that kind of advice only encourages kids still in school, who read these answers, to continue fooling around — become some adult said grades don’t really make any difference in getting a job.But they do. A big, big difference.
Filling out application for a job, first one, need a little help!?
Okay so I live in Texas and I'm applying for a job at Texas Roadhouse...naturally lol and they ask for "Wages Desired Per Week", well i'm 16 so all I can do it be a hostess and I have no idea what to put down, like what is a good number? I'm nervous to put negotiable because its the first job I'm ever applying for and i want to seem sure. So please help?! oh and minimum wage here is like 7.50...I think. Please and thank you for you help! :D.
I am applying for a job at Google and they say that a cover letter is optional. Will it help if a cover letter is included or is the cover letter simply ignored by them?
Every manager is different, and maybe the recruiters do read them, but I personally do not read cover letters unless there's something unusual about the resume, like a career change, that the cover letter might help explain. I used to read them but I found that they almost never had anything useful in them.