Had an interview yesterday for a retail job. Got an email today saying I didn't get the job because of my lack of experience.
I apply for jobs to get experience. Prerequisite experience is required to work at jobs.
I'm stuck in a rut. Almost a 21 year old university student and I've had a total of 18 months of working experience in my life - and that was at McDonalds. I also spent a year working with my grandfather building / painting, but I'm not technically qualified so I can't put that on my CV. Doesn't help when my state has the worst unemployment rate in the country.
Got any tips to land a job, flood?
I was like that, too
I'd been applying for a job since I was 14, yes, places where I lived hired at that age
I'd applied for a local Target store about eight times, each time was a solid no
I even applied to Shoppers' food warehouse about three times, twice they said no, on the third time I went to speak to a manager and he said to come back after the weekend and he would have a spot for me
I applied to multiple clothing stores as well, and even an Advanced Auto Parts, all said no
Now mind you I had over 500 hours of community service work put in and that was my only experience
Then I applied to Office Depot, where I told the manager in my interview that I had pieced together my own computer, and that I know how to troubleshoot for the most outrageous things
On the spot, I basically got hired, he asked me how badly I wanted the job, and I told him I [i]needed[/i] the job, on the scale of one to ten, an eleven
I ended up skipping the second interview, took a drug test, and was in two weeks later, from there, I ended up being promoted to supervisor in six months
So my advice to you, smile, dress conservatively, elaborate on any and all skills you possess, and show that you [i]need[/i] the job, and not that you want it