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Published: 2011-05-25 00:00:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 647; Favourites: 14; Downloads: 8
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Why do you want this job?It happens to be I am desperate
an area I am and no one else
interested to pursue is hiring.
Why should we choose you over the other applicants?
I have the qualifications There is no reason
and the desire to learn. other than my dire need
I am eager to start. to earn money to live
month-by-month.
Tell us about yourself.
I am a person with I am out of a job
drive. I am friendly. and looking for work.
I am determined. I work Life needs to be paid for.
well with others.
What type of pay and benefits are you looking for?
Entry level pay will I am looking for
work for now. I won't the highest pay I can
expect benefits until earn. Benefits? They'd
I have met the minimum be a plus if I could
working days to get them before you
receive them. lay off workers
a week before they
can earn them.
What do you want from this company?
A chance to prove A job and a couple
myself as a dedicated of days off each week
and hard worker. so I can keep
some sanity.
Do you have any questions for us?
What kind of applicant Why do you all ask
are you looking for? the same questions
knowing each applicant
will give many of the
same answers?
Is there any chance for
me, or do you already
have someone in mind
(maybe in your own family)
who will receive the position?
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Comments: 61
Thank you! I still need to do that longer version!
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I thank you for your kind remarks. I will not take it down. I do have plans for a longer version that is more sarcastic and bitter.
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When it comes to the charade known as the job interveiew, sarcastic and bitter is good!
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"A job and a couple of days off each week so I can keep some sanity."
YES oh GOD YES :clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping:
NO! Don't take it down please! (Or at least replace it with the version you like better. )
Anyone who says there are no stupid questions has never endured a job interview.
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I can really relate to this one my friend, like a lot of yoru work I am able to emotionally involve myself and this is no different. Well done...
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I thank you, and thanks for the fave as well. I'm going to rewrite this soon. I got some wonderful ideas from my writing group.
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My pleasure, i'm looking forward to seeing the edit
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I certainly wouldn’t take it down; this is real world literature for real people living it. Bravo
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Thank you so much! I will be rewriting it. I took this to my writing group and they had several very good poiters...
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I'm glad to hear that
and you are very welcome
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Razor sharp, and true.
This should be required reading for interviewers and job-seekers alike.
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Thank you! My writing group gave me some more ideas. I will be rewriting this soon.
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As a matter of fact, yes. I never figured out how...(there must be some magic).
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Don't take this down! This is a wonderful piece which actually shows how very different our speeches are to our thoughts.
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As soon as I realised this was divided into the "honest" answer, and the real one, I was sold. This is very well done!
I'm still too young to have to suffer through the job hunt, but when I got my part time job, I did terribly in the interview. All I really said was "Let me show you how I work, and you can judge for yourself". I don't think they'd have hired me, except for the fact I was originally there on work experience.
I really wish more people valued honesty in situations like this. Just like now, "How are you?" is used almost always as an idle formality, few people wait for a response, let alone really want one.
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The thing that gets me is that the answers can be lies and everyone is ok with that! "It's all how you present yourself." I have seen people do very well in interviews yet make lousy workers. however, they "presented" themselves well!
Thank you for the kind comments!
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This sums up the last year and a 4 months of my life...
true story - the first thing a manager said to me during my first job interview was "you havn't had a job... don't you know someone who can just give you a job?!"
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So frustrating, isn't it? Sorry to hear you've been through this for so long.
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It's not that bad... my parents are convinced that qualifications guarantees job but from talking to people, thats just not the case and whenever a fricken shop manager confirms it, you lose faith
I'm just enjoying my unemployedness since I am not poor and still get to do whatever I want even if I can't get any money to move out from my parents house
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Heavens this is certainly different. Great structure, it's a mountain of a piece. Don't think i'd know where to start writing one of these. Well done
Believe it or not I've only ever had 4 job interviews with 3 job offers. Not keen on change
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Well, AK, you know how long I've had this one!
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I thank you! Honestly, you have no idea how much it means to me that you would feature my work. You are an artist I have so much respect for...
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Leave it...
This is relateable, truthful, and amusing..
I like it.
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Fuzzy, thank you! I have ran into all of these questions at one time or another. . .
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You're welcome! And yeah, I think we all have..
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I like this very much. It was the way I felt when I was out of work and going to countless interviews where this would happen over and over.
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Thank you! Countless interviews is correct. One time I counted 22 interviews to find a job. . . I quit counting at 22 because it was frustrating. . .
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The truth can look back at one powerfully from a page.
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Yes! Oh, the old days when I had to find a job! Can you believe some of these questions were asked of me for a job running a forklift?
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This is amazing, and even thought it was probably really hard you managed to structure it well xD
reading this poem i thought that we all have to put up this cover to to please and impress those with power, or an upper-hand to us, because if we express our real thought's they might not like it, it's like someone asking 'how are you' and you replying 'i'm fine' when you're really not, it's so easy to put up a cover when we really want or need something
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Exactly! I was asked each and every one of these questions in interviews I have been to.
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i'm dreading the time when i'll be asked them xD
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That whole "Tell us about yourself." Honestly, what do they think you are going to say?
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well...if i said the truth i'd never get a job xD
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Isn't that the truth. Job interviews are mostly all lies. It's all based on how you present yourself.
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that's very true.. doesn't it show that everyone is a little insecure of themselves, that they have to actually Lie about how they really are
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