Job interview tonight!! UPDATE: Frustration with interview process

[jennielynn1970]

Just want to vent a frustration...

I received a call back from Wegman's and was told to call to schedule an interview for next Wednesday. So, today while I had some downtime at school, I did just that... called them anyway.

I was put on hold for approximately 5 minutes until they figured out where to forward me, and then I'm told that the only appointments they have for interviews are during morning and early afternoon hours. I explain that I work FULL TIME until 3:30 in the afternoon, and cannot ask to leave my FULL TIME job to go to a part time job interview. That's just not kosher. I was told that those were the only times they have available, and that they will give me a call back if anything changes.

What the heck?! Only daytime appointments???? This is ridiculous! Do they not want to be accomodating and offer appointments to those of us who work daytime and need evening hours, or at least late afternoon??

[jennielynn1970]

Ok, so I called back to see if they were going to plan to have any more interviews, or was this the only day they were doing them? Ended up on hold again, but they gave me an appt. for 4pm next wednesday! YAY! I don't want to be a pain, but I need the job and I don't want to have to wait another 3 months for them to call me back!

[Daisy and Delilah]

Jennie, it sounds like they need help pretty badly. Judging this by how much time you were on hold alone.

So many places I deal with are like this now because of all the cut backs. I have trouble getting decent service out of anybody on the phone. No matter what the business, two employees are doing the work of five. I think alot of places are hiring less competent people so they can get by with paying them minimum wage. I hear about this in the news all the time and I believe we are really seeing it.

Good luck with the interview.

[phesina]

Argggghhh! Well, best wishes to you, Jennie, with your interview!

A candle for you: http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/...ng&cid=9284569

[Edwina's Secretary]

I ran an ad for a client - warehouse/customer service in Houston. Had over 900 responses. Think how long it takes to sort through 900 resumes!

And then begin the phone calls...answering machine after answering machine (some with message that end the company's interest!) Wait for call backs. Play telephone tag. Finally talk to the candidates and select those for the next level.

Then comes the juggling to get interviews set up. People who "no-show" people who arrive early...people who arrive late. Usually have to coordinate schedules with a couple of other interviewers. Crisis here that makes a whole redo of the schedule necessary.

Anyway..not excusing poor behavior but remember...these are folks who work hard too!

[K9karen]

Hey Jen..when your checking people out, just don't hold up the ice cream and chips and tell the customers they shouldn't be eating that!

When i worked at a department store and people asked my opinion, I always told them what I thought.

Good luck with the interview. Hope you're not overqualified.

[jennielynn1970]

I ran an ad for a client - warehouse/customer service in Houston. Had over 900 responses. Think how long it takes to sort through 900 resumes!

And then begin the phone calls...answering machine after answering machine (some with message that end the company's interest!) Wait for call backs. Play telephone tag. Finally talk to the candidates and select those for the next level.

Then comes the juggling to get interviews set up. People who "no-show" people who arrive early...people who arrive late. Usually have to coordinate schedules with a couple of other interviewers. Crisis here that makes a whole redo of the schedule necessary.

Anyway..not excusing poor behavior but remember...these are folks who work hard too!

Oh I know they work hard, and that wasn't my complaint. My main complaint was that they only had day time interviews available, maybe I didn't make that one totally clear.

I applied online in May I believe, just got the callback the end of September (not sure they had openings back then but applied anyway in case they would have them in the future). I think it was before I was set to work at Sunny Rest all summer, or in case I couldn't find a placement for Calloway.

Anyway.... skip forward to two weeks ago... I get a phone call from a recruiter/interviewer and she sets up a phone interview. ONLY DURING WORK HOURS was available, so I chose one closest to the end of the school day where no kids are in my room. Was told I'd get a phone call or email in a week or so about whether I'd be moving forward from the phone interview.

Thankfully get a phone call to set up the next interview, in person, but they only have day time appointments available. No mention of any other day, any other time, and this makes me frantic. I need the 2nd job. I've been trying everywhere that would be suitable for me and my schedule, but not much available. So, when a company only has daytime appointments available for a part time position in a store that is open 24 hours, it makes me a bit frustrated. They have to be a bit more accommodating for those of us who are looking only to supplement our full time jobs and work daytime (or evening or whatever) and have something available for us to come in to interview. When you only interview from 10am to 3pm daytime for a part time job, I just find that a bit ridiculous.

So, that is why I called back and asked whether they were going to be interviewing at any other day or time, and let them know I was serious about part time work because I really want and need one. I was thankful, very thankful, that the interviewer did set me up with a 4pm appointment. I'm going to have to bust my ass to get there on time, but I'll manage.