Bellend Sebastian Posted 9 July 2010 Posted 9 July 2010 If you can find London Road in the City Centre (it starts at the station) go up the hill and keep going and then turn right at the roundabout at the corner of the park, and left at the first set of lights I think it is, and that's Queen's Road. Queen's Road has everything you need (a couple of bars and a curry house). Hope it goes well
MPH Posted 9 July 2010 Posted 9 July 2010 Congrats! When you first meet, big smile, firm but no death grip handshake and thank them for taking the time to interview you. No headlocks if they support forest...
Houdini Logic Posted 9 July 2010 Posted 9 July 2010 It's honestly the perfect job for me, all I do is talk about sports! I'm obviously just a bit nervous about it cos I've been out of work since February, don't want to waste this oppertunity. Cheers for the advice though guys. Make sure you make them aware of this. An employer's biggest pain in the ass is high staff turnover - it means they need to re-recruit, look for the right people, spend money on training, less loyalty, etc, etc... If you make them feel like you'd really enjoy the job and you want to stay long term then you're instantly in a good position. You also need to do your research on the company - every employer likes the fact you know something about their company, more so because it shows yours keen and proactive. Some good advice from some courses I have been on - As someone said previously - stand up while talking, but also make hand gestures when expressing certain things - these can actually be picked up over the phone. Make sure you speak slowly - most people can speak at half their usual rate without anyone noticing a difference.
Ozwin Posted 9 July 2010 Author Posted 9 July 2010 Make sure you make them aware of this. An employer's biggest pain in the ass is high staff turnover - it means they need to re-recruit, look for the right people, spend money on training, less loyalty, etc, etc... If you make them feel like you'd really enjoy the job and you want to stay long term then you're instantly in a good position. You also need to do your research on the company - every employer likes the fact you know something about their company, more so because it shows yours keen and proactive. Some good advice from some courses I have been on - As someone said previously - stand up while talking, but also make hand gestures when expressing certain things - these can actually be picked up over the phone. Make sure you speak slowly - most people can speak at half their usual rate without anyone noticing a difference. Phone Interview is done with haha, it's all about the face to face now. When you say let them know it's the perfect job for me how do I bring this up? I don't wanna look like I'm practically begging for it. Handshake, do I offer my hand or do I wait for his/hers? I'm such a newbie to all this interview lark. Face to face interview advice is now required.
Guest Mee-9 Posted 9 July 2010 Posted 9 July 2010 Phone Interview is done with haha, it's all about the face to face now. When you say let them know it's the perfect job for me how do I bring this up? I don't wanna look like I'm practically begging for it. Handshake, do I offer my hand or do I wait for his/hers? I'm such a newbie to all this interview lark. Face to face interview advice is now required. Offer a hand-shake, In my opinion, it means your keen.
Guest Bilo Posted 9 July 2010 Posted 9 July 2010 Well done Ozwin, and best of luck in your face-to-face. Bellend Sebastian's reference to your being keen about the job reflecting well due to them wanting to avoid high staff turnover is a key one in this industry as staff turnover is sky high. The fact that a lot of positions offered in betting shops are part-time means they attract students, people looking for a stop gap to keep them in employment etc who tend to move on very quickly without any real desire to progress beyond the grade at which they started. For example, the first betting shop I worked in six years ago had five permanent members of staff and now only one of them works for the company. This is pretty typical in the betting industry. So if you show enthusiasm and a desire to stay in the company, especially if you show a willingness to progress to a managerial post, the interviewers will like it a lot. Good luck again mate and hope you're successful. EDIT: Not Bellend Sebastian, Houdini Logic. Should check posters properly.
Narborough_fox Posted 9 July 2010 Posted 9 July 2010 Good luck Ozwin just remember to always be polite and just yourself and don't do anything stupid. Simple manners will sometimes swing things.
Ozwin Posted 9 July 2010 Author Posted 9 July 2010 The main problem I have is repeating myself, is it alright to take a sheet of paper in with a few things I want to say on it? Also what should I take with me? Shall I take my GCSE/A Level certificates along with my birth cirtificate and Ni card and whatnot? They havn't been particularly helpful in that regard but I suppose it's pretty obvious.
Narborough_fox Posted 9 July 2010 Posted 9 July 2010 The main problem I have is repeating myself, is it alright to take a sheet of paper in with a few things I want to say on it? Also what should I take with me? Shall I take my GCSE/A Level certificates along with my birth cirtificate and Ni card and whatnot? They havn't been particularly helpful in that regard but I suppose it's pretty obvious. Take anything that may impress them and what you will need to show them.
Mee Posted 9 July 2010 Posted 9 July 2010 Sort of show yourself off a little but in a calm and non-obvious way. Best of luck mate.
Guest Bilo Posted 9 July 2010 Posted 9 July 2010 The main problem I have is repeating myself, is it alright to take a sheet of paper in with a few things I want to say on it? Also what should I take with me? Shall I take my GCSE/A Level certificates along with my birth cirtificate and Ni card and whatnot? They havn't been particularly helpful in that regard but I suppose it's pretty obvious. I'd take your certificates and NI card for definite, but on the sheet of paper thing there is such a thing as being over-prepared and you don't want to appear to be trying too hard. They want you to be yourself at the end of the day and will understand that you're nervous. I personally would think about the kind of questions they've asked you today, chances are they won't be a million miles away from the questions you'll be asked tomorrow. Just think about the answers to the questions when you're in there and you should avoid the verbal diarrhoea.
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 10 July 2010 Posted 10 July 2010 probly all over by now, but good luck anyway Ozwin.
Ozwin Posted 10 July 2010 Author Posted 10 July 2010 It's at 4pm. Trust it to be this hot outside as well, I'm going to sweat my arse off! Appreciate the kind words guys, I'll let you know how I get on later, if I make it back alive.
Guest Bilo Posted 10 July 2010 Posted 10 July 2010 So it went well then? Sod Careers Advice, just show the kids this video so they can 'topsy-turvy those muthafuckas' in interviews. It's the future.
Ozwin Posted 10 July 2010 Author Posted 10 July 2010 Haha, yeah it went reletively well I thought. Pretty basic questions which I thought I answered quite well, could have been better but I like to think I connected with the interviewer. I mean we talked about Gazza and what kind of food he took to Raoul Moat, how shit the Sun newspaper is and even how much we hate each others respective football teams (She was a Forest fan!). Hopefully it was enough, I'm glad it was a one on one, much more relaxed than if it had been me vs 3 or 4 people behind a desk. Oh yeah and the sense of releif when I'd finished was incredible. Like always I built it up to be harder than it actually was so when I left I felt so releived.
Guest Bilo Posted 10 July 2010 Posted 10 July 2010 Haha, yeah it went reletively well I thought. Pretty basic questions which I thought I answered quite well, could have been better but I like to think I connected with the interviewer. I mean we talked about Gazza and what kind of food he took to Raoul Moat, how shit the Sun newspaper is and even how much we hate each others respective football teams (She was a Forest fan!). Hopefully it was enough, I'm glad it was a one on one, much more relaxed than if it had been me vs 3 or 4 people behind a desk. Oh yeah and the sense of releif when I'd finished was incredible. Like always I built it up to be harder than it actually was so when I left I felt so releived. Well done mate, sounds as though you've got one foot in the door. Betting shop interviews are usually fairly basic affairs in my experience so you'd no reason to worry too much. Best of luck to you again but it doesn't sound as though you'll need it.
MPH Posted 11 July 2010 Posted 11 July 2010 Haha, yeah it went reletively well I thought. Pretty basic questions which I thought I answered quite well, could have been better but I like to think I connected with the interviewer. I mean we talked about Gazza and what kind of food he took to Raoul Moat, how shit the Sun newspaper is and even how much we hate each others respective football teams (She was a Forest fan!). Hopefully it was enough, I'm glad it was a one on one, much more relaxed than if it had been me vs 3 or 4 people behind a desk. Oh yeah and the sense of releif when I'd finished was incredible. Like always I built it up to be harder than it actually was so when I left I felt so releived. Chuffin nora. Glad I warned you about no headlocks for forest fans, could of. Been very messy!
Guest Bilo Posted 12 July 2010 Posted 12 July 2010 Well that's depressing, I didn't get it. Wtf?! It sounded really positive as well! Did they give you any reasons why? Sorry to hear that by the way.
Ozwin Posted 12 July 2010 Author Posted 12 July 2010 Nah they took the easy option and emailed me the bad news. Pretty gutted but whatever, I thought the interview went really well and I got on with the interviewer and everything. Ah well.
Samilktray Posted 12 July 2010 Posted 12 July 2010 Phone interviews are bastards. Ive failed 3 in the past, 2 of them interview actually woke me up so I'm claiming thats why.
Mee Posted 12 July 2010 Posted 12 July 2010 Nah they took the easy option and emailed me the bad news. Pretty gutted but whatever, I thought the interview went really well and I got on with the interviewer and everything. Ah well. Unlucky mate, just keep looking around. On the bright side, at least you know what to expect on phone interviews etc. Sorry mate.
AoWW Posted 12 July 2010 Posted 12 July 2010 Nah they took the easy option and emailed me the bad news. Pretty gutted but whatever, I thought the interview went really well and I got on with the interviewer and everything. Ah well. You could always email them back asking for some feedback. It's the last they can do, really.
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