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[rhapsodeity]

hello, everyone! :)
as many of us are aware, the senior class at recolle high school will be graduating soon, and well....
i am part of that class!
i guess because of this fact, i have been thinking that it is maybe time for me to be a bit more independent than i have been, and find a job
this is pretty easy in theory but i find that there is a problem that is maybe not much of a problem to some people but it has been giving me something to think about lol
namely, i do not know what to expect and how difficult getting my first job will be :o
if you have advice, i would definitely like to hear it!!!!
on the other hand, i would like to know what your first job was like, as a blanket sort of thing

ummm, so i guess to make this more concise, i have a few questions!
what was your first job?
what was getting it like?
would you recommend it to someone looking for a first job?

thank you all in advance <3

Comments

[complementing]

I did some babysitting back in high school, but my first 'official' job was the one I got here in Recollé working at the cupcake bakery I'm at now

the interview process was very easy for me since I'd done a lot of volunteering up until that point too, so there were a lot of things about myself I could talk about as reasons why they should hire me even though I hadn't done a ton of baking before the job. For example: I'm a people person which would make me good at customer service, I'm a fast learner, good at organization, and an efficient worker, etc etc

I don't know if I would recommend it to you since we're not really in need of employees right now, but what I can say is that when you apply to any job, keep in mind those types of 'soft' skills that any job would need! You're ten times as likely to be hired if you mention that you're eager for experience and ready to take initiative (like you have here, asking questions!) compared to a guy who just wants the job for extra money

sorry for the text wall haha but tl;dr think about the strengths you have as a person and sell yourself to your potential employer with confidence!

[rhapsodeity]

no it is ok, i really appreciate the help!
this is a very new experience for me, so i am not very sure where to take it and having input is helpful
i have also done some babysitting before, my littlest neighbor is a little bit of a handful but they are a good kid :o
i suppose that is some experience i can write down, i wonder if the families would be ok with being references of some kind! i will have to ask

in any case, this is all pretty reasonable, and i think i can say many of those things are true for me
although...
i did not realize asking questions like this was taking initiative!!!!
it seems very basic to me
maybe that is because i am a hard worker though :p

[complementing]

yeah it counts as experience! If you have a good relationship with the families then it doesn't hurt to ask for a reference, and if they agree they're guaranteed to write a lot of good things about you too. Not just about how nice you are, but how good you are with their kid, your punctuality and ability to handle difficult situations, etc. That's really important for a good reference

haha you'd be surprised how many people don't think to ask questions. It means you're taking the time to learn all you can about what you're going into, which to me means that you're willing to put in the time to do a good job, so yeah, hard worker! You're definitely heading in the right direction!