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Well, the interview went as I kind of expected it would. I person interviewing me kept saying I was qualified/experienced enough to do her boss's job and that I'd get bored as the role wouldn't be a challenge for me. Not sure how to counter that one, really.

They haven't definitely said no but if they do then at least I've got a brand new suit.
 
a_chap I have had that - you could do the bosses job etc - before it doesn't usually end in a job offer I am afraid. If you get the chance at the time you should stamp on it immediately - I want this job - I will be happy with this job etc - plus I think in future when going for jobs like this where you are likely to be over the requirements, tone down your CV a bit at the outset.
 
weltweit said:
a_chapIf you get the chance at the time you should stamp on it immediately - I want this job - I will be happy with this job etc.
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I hear what you're saying but I don't really think they'd believe me. The truth is that this particular role wouldn't be any sort of challenge for me so their suggestion that I'd be bored/frustrated is almost certainly true. :(

For those who recall the film, I can see myself having to re-enact the scene from "Kramer Vs Kramer"...



weltweit said:
a_chapI think in future when going for jobs like this where you are likely to be over the requirements, tone down your CV a bit at the outset.
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I did precisely that. The agency then demanded a slightly more detailed version. It's a bit hard to "tone down" my work background without blatantly lying though :D
 
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had a chat about something a week or two back, but 3 month notice in current job was going to make it not worth applying

managed to get as far as initial interview with something. no way am i going to get a day off for it, and i don't want to pretend to be ill / have a family emergency (can't see a day off this side of new year - i've got a week booked next month for something unavoidable and already under some pressure to cancel that)

i'm going to have to quit with nothing to go to, aren't i ?
 
I was on 3 months notice in my former role, so I know what you mean.

But, ask yourself, what are your current employers going to do if you give them less than 3 month's notice? They cannot force you to keep working there, they still have to pay you.

I came to realise that 3 month's notice benefits you (i.e. they have to give you 3 month's notice) but you do not have be bound by it...
 
a_chap said:
But, ask yourself, what are your current employers going to do if you give them less than 3 month's notice? They cannot force you to keep working there, they still have to pay you.
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I'm fairly sure they would not have to pay me if I didn't show up

I don't know quite how badly they would take it - they probably wouldn't send the lawyers after me, but I am a one person department and my going without notice would cause problems. It certainly wouldn't result in a good reference...
 
Puddy_Tat said:
had a chat about something a week or two back, but 3 month notice in current job was going to make it not worth applying

managed to get as far as initial interview with something. no way am i going to get a day off for it, and i don't want to pretend to be ill / have a family emergency (can't see a day off this side of new year - i've got a week booked next month for something unavoidable and already under some pressure to cancel that)

i'm going to have to quit with nothing to go to, aren't i ?
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a lot of companies will offer interviews first / last thing so you don't need to take off a whole day. could you have a 'dentist checkup' and make the hours up?
 
Sapphireblue said:
a lot of companies will offer interviews first / last thing so you don't need to take off a whole day. could you have a 'dentist checkup' and make the hours up?
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thanks, but getting ever more rare - i even had an interview on a saturday once

increasingly, these things are run by HR department's computer, and the attitude of most places if "you want the job, you'll jump through whatever hoops we dream up" - my last job involved an assessment, an interview, a second interview and a medical (of sorts) - if I'd been working regularly at the time, I'd probably have declined politely at some stage.

and i'm fairly specialised and currently with the only likely employer locally, so anything is going to mean a bit of travel for the interview rather than calling round in part of the day. then questions would be asked if i turned up in suit etc

i think leaving, getting a lot more ready to move house then job hunting is about the only sensible answer
 
I have 2 jobs to apply for that I really want but they both have long complicated application forms which are really putting me off :(
 
Last week I applied for a library job. I'm overqualified, but I didn't even make it past HR. Got a terse little rejection email this morning. :(
 
I've had a job interview today, have a trial shift on Wednesday, meeting someone to chat about another job at 5 today. Just at the thought of getting a new job the permanent knot in my stomach is easing. I swore I'd never go back into hospitality but at the same money for better hours and no responsibility, I just feel like it's the right thing to do. I think I'll get a job, take a couple of years to think about what direction I want to go in, maybe look for management in hospitality as that's fairly well paid and I've had good feedback whenever I've done that in the past. I do want to stay away from pubs though.
 
Also just had an email to say, you don't have enough experience for this job, are you interested in the next job down and training.
 
8115 said:
I just want a job that doesn't make me depressed. This is a lot harder to find than you'd think.
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Oh I hear ya. My last one...amazing, meaningful work, ticked all the boxes but in the end the organisation and it's lack of support led to my manager having a breakdown from burn out and I had to jump ship before it broke me too.

I am now working somewhere with a great set of colleagues, doing meaningful work but not challenged in the way I could be.

On the up side I do have more time for me now, am more energetic and creative both inside and outside of work and generally happier.

I think sometimes I just got used to such a high client volume, stressful, poor provision environment that anything else, however reasonable, will feel like i'm not doing enough :facepalm:
 
Hmm, I can relate to the above few posts, currently I am in a role that is neither too challenging nor that well paid, but the people are nice and I enjoy not being stressed. I just took a look at a much better paid job but it shouts stress at me from every angle. Not sure I want that again.
 
8115 said:
I'm really quick (in life) to slip into the mindset of "what's the point". Capitalism makes this quite a disadvantage at work.
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Yuwipi Woman said:
Last week I applied for a library job. I'm overqualified, but I didn't even make it past HR. Got a terse little rejection email this morning. :(
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I was turned down for a similar role last week in the same manner with no explanation or feedback. In my case I think it’s down to age and being over qualified. However, having left a job after a complete nervous breakdown (& 20 years service) I have no wish to go back to that sort of environment. In the 3 years since, I’ve made do with temp jobs (& self-employment) but something permanent and part-time would give a bit more certainty. Not entirely sure how to explain to an employer that, after 30 years of slog, I want a change of pace.
 
seeformiles said:
I was turned down for a similar role last week in the same manner with no explanation or feedback. In my case I think it’s down to age and being over qualified. However, having left a job after a complete nervous breakdown (& 20 years service) I have no wish to go back to that sort of environment. In the 3 years since, I’ve made do with temp jobs (& self-employment) but something permanent and part-time would give a bit more certainty. Not entirely sure how to explain to an employer that, after 30 years of slog, I want a change of pace.
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Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if that was the reason here too. I'm 56. If I had health insurance I would do what you're doing. I've been slogging it since I was 14 and I'm over it now.
 
had to withdraw from one of two recent applications, as could not get to the interview. the second have agreed to defer my application until the next time they are recruiting

seen something this weekend that seems pretty much to be what i did in my last job, also in london, and for a heck of a lot more pay than i was on.

i suspect i've missed something, but think i'm going to have to try.

not that fond of the organisation involved (as i've said before, i'm a bit of a niche, so not many potential employers out there - don't want to go in to detail on here)

no 'talk to someone first' option, so guess i'll have to go through the application then find out if notice period is a turn off or whether i won't be able to get there for this one as well

blargh
 
Another position opened up so I applied again to the same place that rejected me in about 5 days. I applied on Friday. Got the rejection email around noon on Monday. I think it was even shorter and more terse than the last one. That has to be a new world record for rejection. :D
 
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Well, I went crazy and sent off a second CV - the upshot is that I've just returned from an interview. Knackered because it was over a five hour drive there and back. In filthy weather too.

Worst of all I discover it's a job I *really* want to get -- and the interview didn't go terribly badly either*

Damn. There's nothing worse than hope :mad: :( At least I wasn't at all bothered about not getting an offer from that interview in September. I'll be really deflated if I fail to get an offer this time.

*I realise an interview not going "badly" means nothing really. I've interviewed enough people over years to know that.
 
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