I mean seriously, how long does it take someone to figure out if your right for a job?
I applied online for a part time sales clerk position at a national grocery chain near my house.
They got back to me 5 days later, which is somewhat below average (although i did apply on a saturday.) They gave me an over the phone interview with a HR rep that handles employment for several different stores.
They called me back a week later and told me they would like to schedule me for an interview. They do group interviews (not multiple interviewers, multiple canidates. There were 10 people there, interviewing for different locations, not just mine.)
There were three people doing the group interview, not one of which was my HR rep. She called me back 8 days later saying she had completly forgot about me and wanted to have me in for a 1:1 interview. I said ok.
Third interview was with the head of the bakery department at my store (this was one of the 3 options that i was trying to get all along.) the interview lasted less than a half hour and i felt it went well. The guy told me i was competing with one other person.
They call me back 4 days later saying they gave the job to someone else but asked if i would be interested in a position elswhere. I complied and had my 4th interview today. Literally 2 questions. took 10 minutes. I FINALLY got to meet the person in HR that i had been talking to over the phone 3 weeks ago in person. I took a drug test and they ordered a background check and said they would let me know in a couple days.
Before this I have never had more than 1 interview for what seems like an entry level job (they offered me 80 cents above minimum wage). Has anyone else had this happen?
I applied online for a part time sales clerk position at a national grocery chain near my house.
They got back to me 5 days later, which is somewhat below average (although i did apply on a saturday.) They gave me an over the phone interview with a HR rep that handles employment for several different stores.
They called me back a week later and told me they would like to schedule me for an interview. They do group interviews (not multiple interviewers, multiple canidates. There were 10 people there, interviewing for different locations, not just mine.)
There were three people doing the group interview, not one of which was my HR rep. She called me back 8 days later saying she had completly forgot about me and wanted to have me in for a 1:1 interview. I said ok.
Third interview was with the head of the bakery department at my store (this was one of the 3 options that i was trying to get all along.) the interview lasted less than a half hour and i felt it went well. The guy told me i was competing with one other person.
They call me back 4 days later saying they gave the job to someone else but asked if i would be interested in a position elswhere. I complied and had my 4th interview today. Literally 2 questions. took 10 minutes. I FINALLY got to meet the person in HR that i had been talking to over the phone 3 weeks ago in person. I took a drug test and they ordered a background check and said they would let me know in a couple days.
Before this I have never had more than 1 interview for what seems like an entry level job (they offered me 80 cents above minimum wage). Has anyone else had this happen?
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