Please Cry Me a River
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Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:53 pmby scarygirl
Re: Please Cry Me a River
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Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:50 pmby scarygirl
No sympathy for the unemployed or no sympathy for the illegally unemployed? Or both? I am in the process of putting together two part-time jobs. So unemployed girl is trying.
ebake02 wrote:Not getting any from me.
Re: Please Cry Me a River
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Mon Jun 10, 2013 11:02 pmby ebake02
scarygirl wrote:No sympathy for the unemployed or no sympathy for the illegally unemployed? Or both? I am in the process of putting together two part-time jobs. So unemployed girl is trying.
ebake02 wrote:Not getting any from me.
No sympathy for that person in particular, if you're here illegally then you have no right to bitch about your lack of employment. You have my sympathy though, I have been in a similar situation before so I understand your frustration. Keep your chin up and it will turn a around before long, it did for me.
Re: Please Cry Me a River
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Mon Jun 10, 2013 11:44 pmby scarygirl
I figured that is what you meant, I am just feeling crabby.
I would give anything for a full time job though.
ebake02 wrote:scarygirl wrote:No sympathy for the unemployed or no sympathy for the illegally unemployed? Or both? I am in the process of putting together two part-time jobs. So unemployed girl is trying.
ebake02 wrote:Not getting any from me.
No sympathy for that person in particular, if you're here illegally then you have no right to bitch about your lack of employment. You have my sympathy though, I have been in a similar situation before so I understand your frustration. Keep your chin up and it will turn a around before long, it did for me.
Re: Please Cry Me a River
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Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:32 amby Don
scarygirl wrote:I figured that is what you meant, I am just feeling crabby.
I would give anything for a full time job though.
Have you tested for any Federal jobs? State? County? City? I guarantee that you'll find something there. You would be surprised how many people don't apply because they think they'll never get hired because they're not a minority, they don't have a degree, etc, etc. Not the case at all. If you can speak clearly and present a good appearance, you'll be hired. The test is the hardest part. While they say 70% qualifies you, it's really 90% but the exams are pretty easy so if you have any type of decent experience or education you'll score high. Even the lowest position pays better than most and the benefits are great. The hardest part is waiting to be called but if you never apply, you'll never have a chance anyway. It took seven months for me but you don't wait around for it. You keep doing what you are doing until you get the call. I completely forget about it until they called me on a Thursday, had me come in a Friday. and a week later called me in for processing. Even the janitor makes $2,500 a month to start and I am assuming you are more skilled than that.
Re: Please Cry Me a River
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Tue Jun 11, 2013 6:04 amby ebake02
Re: Please Cry Me a River
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Wed Jun 12, 2013 2:11 amby KenTheDude
No sympathy from me either. I lost all interest when I read "mother of seven" and "native of Mexico that was smuggled in the U.S."
Re: Please Cry Me a River
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Wed Jun 12, 2013 3:24 amby scarygirl
I must be a major dumbass. I tested for a city job a while back. I failed the test miserably.
I also tested for a state job, failed that one too. Next..
Don wrote:scarygirl wrote:I figured that is what you meant, I am just feeling crabby.
I would give anything for a full time job though.
Have you tested for any Federal jobs? State? County? City? I guarantee that you'll find something there. You would be surprised how many people don't apply because they think they'll never get hired because they're not a minority, they don't have a degree, etc, etc. Not the case at all. If you can speak clearly and present a good appearance, you'll be hired. The test is the hardest part. While they say 70% qualifies you, it's really 90% but the exams are pretty easy so if you have any type of decent experience or education you'll score high. Even the lowest position pays better than most and the benefits are great. The hardest part is waiting to be called but if you never apply, you'll never have a chance anyway. It took seven months for me but you don't wait around for it. You keep doing what you are doing until you get the call. I completely forget about it until they called me on a Thursday, had me come in a Friday. and a week later called me in for processing. Even the janitor makes $2,500 a month to start and I am assuming you are more skilled than that.
Re: Please Cry Me a River
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Wed Jun 12, 2013 3:25 amby scarygirl
No thanks. I would rather work retail.
Re: Please Cry Me a River
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Wed Jun 12, 2013 5:11 amby Don
scarygirl wrote:I must be a major dumbass. I tested for a city job a while back. I failed the test miserably.
I also tested for a state job, failed that one too. Next..
Don wrote:scarygirl wrote:I figured that is what you meant, I am just feeling crabby.
I would give anything for a full time job though.
Have you tested for any Federal jobs? State? County? City? I guarantee that you'll find something there. You would be surprised how many people don't apply because they think they'll never get hired because they're not a minority, they don't have a degree, etc, etc. Not the case at all. If you can speak clearly and present a good appearance, you'll be hired. The test is the hardest part. While they say 70% qualifies you, it's really 90% but the exams are pretty easy so if you have any type of decent experience or education you'll score high. Even the lowest position pays better than most and the benefits are great. The hardest part is waiting to be called but if you never apply, you'll never have a chance anyway. It took seven months for me but you don't wait around for it. You keep doing what you are doing until you get the call. I completely forget about it until they called me on a Thursday, had me come in a Friday. and a week later called me in for processing. Even the janitor makes $2,500 a month to start and I am assuming you are more skilled than that.
Didn't you prep for the tests or anything? Fail = below 70%, Were you testing for positions that you would not have been qualified for to begin with? You can always test again.
Re: Please Cry Me a River
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Wed Jun 12, 2013 8:33 amby scarygirl
I worked retail for five years, and understand your pain perfectly....
pinkfloyd1973 wrote:scarygirl wrote:No thanks. I would rather work retail.
Oh believe me....you don't
Re: Please Cry Me a River
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Wed Jun 12, 2013 8:42 amby scarygirl
No, I tested for positions I was more than qualified for. I prepped before testing, but psyched myself over the excel portion of the test. I worried that they wanted advanced excel skills, so I prepped myself for that. Then it turned out the excel portion was just the basics that I normally would have sailed through. But between my anxiety and messing up one crucial section of the excel exercise that was related to the next section, I obliterated my chances. By the time I figured out my mistake, it was too late. As a general rule, I don't test well, especially under timed conditions.
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Have you tested for any Federal jobs? State? County? City? I guarantee that you'll find something there. You would be surprised how many people don't apply because they think they'll never get hired because they're not a minority, they don't have a degree, etc, etc. Not the case at all. If you can speak clearly and present a good appearance, you'll be hired. The test is the hardest part. While they say 70% qualifies you, it's really 90% but the exams are pretty easy so if you have any type of decent experience or education you'll score high. Even the lowest position pays better than most and the benefits are great. The hardest part is waiting to be called but if you never apply, you'll never have a chance anyway. It took seven months for me but you don't wait around for it. You keep doing what you are doing until you get the call. I completely forget about it until they called me on a Thursday, had me come in a Friday. and a week later called me in for processing. Even the janitor makes $2,500 a month to start and I am assuming you are more skilled than that.[/quote][/quote]
Didn't you prep for the tests or anything? Fail = below 70%, Were you testing for positions that you would not have been qualified for to begin with? You can always test again.[/quote]
Re: Please Cry Me a River
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Wed Jun 12, 2013 10:34 amby Don
I remember applying for a job that had had the requirement stating "must be proficient in excel." The first question from the guy when I walked in was if I knew how to add a column. I was thinking this has to be a joke, then he said show him.
For a second, I did what you did; I went blank because my brain was expecting some type of difficult task. Then I took a breath clapped my hands together one time and made the column.
He offered me the job right then and there.
I was the fifth person he had interviewed and the first one who actually did it. Maybe, some of them froze up like I did but couldn't recover. You can't bullshit with things like that, that's for sure.
