I'm still super confused with how the pay works on a day to day basis

Let's say I clock out at 9:16pm will I get paid until 9 or 9:15. I've been hearing different things from different people about cut off points.

Hi, I know this is a bit of an old thread now but hoping someone will see this. I'm currently applying for a job at the royal mail depo nr me and like most people on here having probelms with the whole 5 year and 14 days thing, here is what I've put in:

1/7/2011 to present
14/7/2009 - 28/6/2011
3/8/2008 - 4/7/2009

Condensed it to fit in within 5 years and as far as I can see there is no gaps bigger than 14 days!
Can anyone help me?

Thanks.

SB.

I got vouchers last time when I was temporary, but none this time when I'm permanent.

Also no bonus for me, have to have started before 20th October to get it. A nice slap in the face, been there for 6 months and am permanent, though I'd at least get something. I'm running out of reasons to stay with the company, hours always wrong, still not got my spotlight award from December, just don't see the point.

Ergh I need to ask sainsburys for more contracted hours to cover my year out from uni but I can't imagine how boring full time is :-|


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you might as well put your age on it. If they're going to age discriminate they'll just get rid of you at interview when they realise.
don't apply for supermarket jobs/restaurants, you'll be disappointed. Don't apply anywhere that sells restricted products. Look at it from the employers perspective, would they rather a 17 year old who is pretty restricted in what he can do or an 18 year old who can do whatever you want them to? I had the same problems when i was 16/17. Apply for retail jobs like clothing stores etc.

btw that olympics fiasco sounds like the biggest pile of bull**** i've ever heard- they should of looked at your age straight away. They royally ****ed you over there.

Hi Guys, I recently applied for a Supermarket Assistant job at a new Waitrose and was invited to a group interview. About a week after the group interview I was sent an email stating that I was successful and I would then either be matched up to a suitable job or I would be put on hold for 3 months. This morning I just checked my emails and was very surprised to see I could not be matched up with any job position! I really thought I'd get this job as my specification was a minimum of 10 hours and maximum of 25, I would consider temporary work, work in any department within the store and I would work ANY hour of the day.
Now I thought that would be wide enough for me to be suited into a specific job, was 10 hours too high for a minimum hours per week? Has anyone had the same issue, I literally said I could work any hour anywhere within the store - yet still no offer - I really needed this job!!

I thought the pay wasn't the good. A lot of my teachers used to say how it is really repetitve/ boring and not worth the money and that's why we should write neatly etc in order not to make them even more frustrated :rolleyes:

its not my fault i carnt spell

Id still keep trying though, you never know, you might get something.
How about trying things like a hairdressers (sweeping up/making tea etc.), on market stalls etc.

Why would you want to work at @McDonald's?

I wouldn't be seen dead working there. Nor Burger King. The rep ain't just there.

I'm 18 and I get £6.12. Their pay is pretty ****..

Not to sound silly, but what's an NI?

okay, but i haven't got any experience, the only experience i have is working in a primary school as part of year 10 work experience which is a few years ago now so i can't really relate it. plus the card shop hasn't yet opened so the normal things like being a regular customer myself or finding a great range of cards or the atmosphere doesn't really count ?

Hi!!
I just thought I'd tell you that I found a job (:
not in the cleaning business though...
thanks for all your advice

Erm, you'll probably have to bite the bullet and speak to 1) The manager of your shop and 2) the manager of the other sotre you want transferring to.

Bear in mind that transfers usually depend on if the other store requires staff.

I have to go tomorrow for 3 hours and I wondered what kind of tasks I have to complete?
Also what do I wear?
And do I just go into the KFC store and say hi i'm here for the interview lol?
Thank you
:)

That's pretty cool! What do they think of it?

Just experiment a little with things and see what works, if you show confidence and enthusiasm around customers then they are normally more engaging :D
Keep your ear out for certain things, for example if they say they are looking for socks show them the puma socks or if they want a shoe that's comfortable show them an insole etc.

how long after your application did they get back to you?

Ask around family and friends to see if they need/know someone who has openings. I'm 17 and have had 5 jobs, all of which have been organized through connections with other people. As a consequence of this I've become an avid believer in the phrase 'Its not what you know, it's who you know'.

For example, my second job was waitering for a neighbor who had a catering company. Ask around, people will be more likely to employ you if they know you (provided you're reliable of course!)

Good luck!

M&S pays more (

A tenner is a bit different to a penny coin, if someone gave me that much i'd call a supervisor over. Pigs will fly before that will happen in a non-charity shop anyway :p

x_anniie_x, It's never 'too late' to hand in your CV. You might not get called about an interview if theyre not looking at the moment, but when they are looking, you won't have missed the slot because they'll already have you on file :)
Don't be afraid to ask about job openings more than just the one time they take your CV. Ask every few weeks if you want to, just don't badger them ;) x

I would stay as long as you can (unless you get an alternative, obviously). It sounds like you are being disproportionately discriminated against, but money is money. If they sack you they sack you, but you don't know that they will yet - I guess all I'm saying is don't be tempted to walk out angrily, because it's only you who will get hurt. I'm sure it's an appealing thought though.

Normally I wouldn't sanction 'grassing people up', but in this case some kind of complaint might be in order, because your manager is clearly arrogant and unprofessional, and will just do the same thing to some other employee. You have a good record to back you up. At the very least you could speak to them in person when you leave, if only to ask how you can improve for your next job, because you sensed some tension.

Do you have any idea why they might dislike you? Perhaps they feel that their jobs are threatened by you being there? It seems odd they took on a new employee just before having to let people go. Or are you just not their type? Is it possible you give out an air of defensiveness that could be taken in the wrong way? I'm not remotely saying it's your fault, I'm just looking for explanations, and being defensive is often mistaken for arrogance, particularly if you don't think much of the way they talk about clothes and celebrities, or, at a wild guess, if you were a student or graduate and they were not?

If none of the above then it's probable thay have just singled you out as an easy target. Unfortunately, this is very difficult to come back from, and simply being good at your job probably won't be enough. I nice gesture towards an individual might help (birthday card / offering them a lift etc), but I can't guarantee anything. Keeping your head down is probably the only sensible course of action, but it's obviously not ideal. Have you tried asking one of them about it during a tea break? Individually if possible. It shouldn't hurt to try, if you keep it light.

If the worst comes to the worst, just take their money and walk away - these thinks do happen. You could try legal proceedings, but it won't result in you getting your job back. Good luck in your search I hope you find something

Hey,

There's a form on the Concordia website to fill in to apply for a project, and you have to pay for it then (I emailed a couple of times before that to check a few details before applying).

Then they email you to confirm they've received your application, and email again within the week to let you know if you've got the place. If the project is full and there's nothing else you want to go on, they'll refund the booking fee.

After that it's up to you to sort out transport. I've booked flights to Spain, but am flying to somewhere a couple of hours away from my project (because I could get cheap flights from near where I live that way) so need to book train tickets nearer to the time.

Personally I think the interview went great. I was only asked when available and if I like the store. She said she'd call Wednesday to let me know if I'm successful, so ill keep you posted

Yes they can sack you without reason until your probation period is over (usually 6 months) You also need to have worked for them for at least 2 years for any claim of unfair dismissal.

You have very little protection from being sacked.

What's the minimum amount of hours that you are contracted to work for?

Argh!

I just got my second interview - does anyone know what that entails? Is it another sit down or practical...?

So I got an job offer for Personal Shopper for early monday and friday at 6:00 am flexi contract.

Anyone had experience with this role and how did it fare? also when do you get uniform? because over phone they said wear your own trousers and shirt

Heyyy sorry I only just saw this so I guess you had your interview by now!! On the off chance you didn't, they ask you questions like what experience have you had, tell us something interesting about you, how would you deal with such and such situation, have you ever been in a position where you are working with people you don't get on with, have you ever had to use authority to get something done. It's pretty thorough. Not too bad though :-)

Well done bro

The hours are mad flexible, you have one contract shift and you can get as much overtime as you want

What schuh you workin at??

Hi,
I'm on checkouts at ASDA :)
Generally, they will hire you as part time - eg my initial contract was 12.5 hrs per week, however it is easy to pick up overtime and you can ask for your contracted hours to be increased (obviously as long as the company can afford it). I've never had a problem with too few shifts - more the opposite, especially around Christmas...

Any more questions, just let me know :)

Been called in for an interview was just curious if anyone has had an interview beforehand and if so what was asked. It is my first interview for work so I am some what nervous but my brother says its like I have the job already as they ant my NI card already etc.anyway any questions or stuff I shall try and figure out answers for. Thanks

also what shall I wear I was debating between black jeans and white buttoned shirt with cardigan or a suit

out of interest, which store was it?

So I have just completed the online application for part time job in boots, just wondering what happens now? when will I find out? how long? If any one has applied before how does this all go.
It's my first time applying for a job too

Alright, did that. Apparently he is quite happy with my work. Now the thing I am scared about if he says no. I guess it will be awkward between us.

All of this information has been really helpful.. i have my interview on monday and being a typical girl i want to know whether it would be acceptable to wear my hair down on the interview or do you think they might say it isn't okay because of health and safety?

Yeah I guess so, if you are applying for say a job as a teacher. I don't think being a stripper is likely to enhance your chances of getting that job.

Hey..
1. You can request time off for exams, but as its such a small team and everyone is students its very unlikely that they will take you off the rota completely for the exam period; usually they will rota you out your normal shifts or try and give you less where possible.. An then put them up on the cover sheet for other tutors to sign up for.. the exam period is usually the trickiest time to get cover for as everyone tends to be doing them at the same time but the managers are very understanding and try to help out where possible and most tutors will try and cover you/swap where possible

2. The holiday pay is a little confusing at first.. Technically you don't get any set amount of holidays you can take.. You can't book certain days off.. Instead you just need to find cover - you could take a whole month off technically if you were able to find cover for all your shifts. Because you don't have a certain amount of days holiday you won't ever get 'holiday pay'.. So they get around this by paying you 15% of your monthly hours on top as 'holiday pay' e.g... If you earned £200 one month for the hours you worked.. You would actually receive £230 as they would calculate 15% of the £200 and pay it to you for your holiday entitlement

3. As much as you want/can get covered

4. Just be relaxed; most of the questions are about child safety and they're pretty much common sense.. They do a role play and the manager pretends to be a child and you have to 'tutor' them through a question.. Usually a maths one.. Just take your time with it and break it down.. Try and make it interesting by like asking them their favourite pizza topping and using pizzas to illustrate your fraction question.. And let them hold the pen and dothe writing/ working out themselves.. They really like this! They want you to help them.. Not do it and let them watch! As long as your genuine and you show potential.. They're very understanding about nerves etc. try to be bubbly as its a very bubbly and upbeat role and it helps if you don't take yourself too seriously and your willing to do funny voices etc! Don't worry it all seems daunting at first.. But kids are the easiest people to work with!

good luck!

Thanks for the advice! I really hope I don't fail the grammar :$

i just had the phone interview and passed, i dont think the actual interview can be worse than that 30 minute phone interview lol and okay thank you for your help anyway (:

Got an interview here tomorrow after a successful phone interview, they e-mailed me some documents but they will *not* open on my computer. They take me to a link which is;
http://emailarchive.net/MM.NET/Stub....3833750779C5A1

I think that they've attached the PDF file wrong.

I'll ring in the morning but my interview is kinda early, anyone else got an interview with them and can forward me the info?

Any tips would be good!

Josh

Science course has less content than subjects like Law. My cousin does Law and his notes are enough to make 5 lots 300 page books o_O..

Got the call back before saying I got the job,

Thanks again!


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If you fail you'll get an email tomorrow.

If you've passed you will get an invitation to an interview in about a week.


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Easy for you to say

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Nope, sorry :( didn't even get an interview :$

Thanks, I'ma go without a tie because I don't want to look too formal if everyone else isn't. What exactly happens at the event? What's it like?

I wish!

I'm spending next year in Lyon...?

Your friends right, theres alot of competition on ALL jobs at the moment, you can never expect to apply for a job and actually get it, no matter how much experience you have. I applied for 4/5 residential summer camps roles with large recruiters who have many camps, with total flexibility as to where i'd be living, and have had 2 interviews so far, one of them been successful. Aswell as beefing up you experience you can also make a strong point of why your applying for the job, what would it do for you in terms of your long-term career goals. If you have coaching qualifications then this sort after so you should have no problem getting a job, and sounds like you have good experience from Primary/DofE. The main thing that will swing it will be the interview and from this they can get a better impression from your personality, tone of voice + enthusiasm (for telephone interviews). The problem you might have is that its getting abit late in the application stage, most recruiters are making their final selections and holding interviews in May at the latest. Also Age is a factor, I don't know your age but I know ideally they'll recruit the oldest people who they believe can control a group of 17/18 year olds!. This is something i might struggle with and have no experience of!! I'm almost 23 though. I suspect you havn't been successful for the job you applied for 2/3 weeks ago, don't worry about it, just apply for more camps! copy and paste the information into the app forms as they're mostly all the same and your bound to get something! Good luck :)

I agree. This is pretty much what i was going to say really.
I deffinately accept the first one if they offer you a job. Then in the mean time id look at which is nearer, which is more money etc. Then if the second job is better (distance, money wise etc) then go for the second one, otherwise stay with the first one.

You just do a letter- saying something along the lines of-
Dear x, i am writing to hand in my notice. I am giving x amount of notice, my last day will be x date. yours faithfully, x
You just address it to the manager.

Hiya, I leave school in 3 weeks and I haven't yet recieved my national insurance number does this mean I can't make / hand cvs in ?


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I was just having a read of the 'annoying customers' thread (find it hilarious that its hundreds of pages long) and I noticed a few posts where people felt the need to justify working in a shop by saying the only reason they do it is for extra cash at uni/college.

I work at McDonald's, so I definitely know what it's like for customers to think I am stupid/uneducated because I work there. I actually once heard a customer's son insult the job right in front of me, and the mother said 'oh, shh, it'd be alright if you were at college'. Sure, it was nice of her to defend it, but, to be honest, most of the people who work there aren't at college, and so what? Are they automatically a failure in life because they're working, yes, an unskilled job, and aren't in education? Surely, it's better to be making an honest living, working hard, than being on the dole/on jeremy kyle. Most jobs in retail/customer service aren't easy, so why do people see those jobs as the lowest of the low?

So, where does it come from? This idea that everyone can lord it over people who work in retail like they're the bottom of the pile? I think most of it is ignorance, personally; I have one "friend" who knows full well that both of my parents work in retail, and have done for the past 30 years, yet they still talk about shop work as though it is some last resort if you can't get a job doing anything else. I feel like I'm one of the only people who actually has some respect for people who work in retail, yet others seem to think that anyone who doesn't get a degree/high flying job is a failure.

Sorry for the rant but I am at uni, and am considering a graduate scheme in retail when I leave, and it really annoys me how some people think that shop workers are automatically stupid if they aren't in education. Even if they aren't "book-smart" they probably have more common sense than 75% of people in most universities who have never earned a penny of their own money. What does everyone else think?