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applying for a job.
Hey! I'll be sixteen in June and was hoping for a summer job. I know that PacSun hires at sixteen, so I was thinking about working there.
The problem is that I don't know how to get hired! Do they have to have a help wanted sign up? Because when you don't see many of those when you're walking around the mall.
Do I just ask for an application or something?
How do I do it and what are the chances of actually getting hired?
Also, there are a lot of malls around my area. Should I apply for all at once? If so, what happens if I get hired for more than one store?
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Some stores might put up a help wanted sign, especially its in a shopping centre.
my suggestion to you would be, to write up a resume (get it written by a parent or career advisor at your school, so they can do a spell/gramatical check) and print out a few copies. Go into the store that you would be intrested in and ask to speak with the manager. If the manager isn't around, hand in your resume to one of the staff members and ask them to specificaly give it to the manager. Call them min 3 days later and ask to speak with the manager to do a follow up on your resume and whether they have recieved it or not.
They might or might not call you in the next 1 to 2 weeks to ask for an interview. Remember the key to help get the job you want is to do a few follow up calls. (not eveyday but if a whole 2 weeks has gone past and no response, it's wise to call them) Employers like the employee to be deidcated and persistent (to a point)
YOu being successful is based on experience in the field, how many other applicants are applying for the same position, how well you can sell yourself in your resume... remember to make yourself seem like you're confident in being able to do the job properly, and the words "eager to learn" and "determination" "dedication" "team player" "committed" are helpful when you do your resume!
Don't worry about including your Date of Birth in your resume. They should like/dislike you for your resume and not based on age.
If you get hired at more than one store then you get to pick which one you want and consider the pay rates, hours, travel etc...
good luck!
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Just walk in, and ask to speak to a manager. Ask them if they are a manager in charge of hiring, and for an application.
If they say theyre the GM (General manager) or just say yes they are, introduce yourself and ask them if theyre looking for any help at the moment.
If the hiring manager(s) are not in, ask when they will be back in, and bring your application in then.
When meeting someone, a quick relaxed handshake, an eye contact, and a smile will get their attention. Use your body language to project the image of a happy, positive person.
Give them a good contact number, and hope for a call. Check back in a week to two weeks to see if anything has changed, persistence is a good thing with prospective employers. Managers like hiring people who want to work at their store specifically.
Speaking of. A few things to come up with.
- A reason you want to work at this store. Make something up if you have to. Two things that always work are liking the things sold in the store, and saying you're a customer and you've always liked shopping here, so you thought it would be nice to work with people who run a store this well.
- Questions. Come up with 2-3 good solid questions. A simple and easy to rely on option is "what opportunities for advancement are there?"
That question is great. Word it however, and the employer is thinking theyve got someone who wants to work there a while, and work well enough to be promoted.
Anything like that works.
- Answers to likely questions. Theyre going to ask you why YOU can do this job well. Theyre going to want to know what sets you apart, why you'd make a good employee. You've got to be modest and yet confident. One of the biggest traps employers throw out is the "tell us of a fault in a good light" questions. These suck, they might ask how you handled a very negative situation, or they might ask you straight up to explain a time when you screwed up something.
Ive gotten that one. Interviewing for jobs dealing with the general public and the many, many assholes contained therein, I was asked to give an example of a time when I handled dealing with an aggravating person in a bad way.
Fortunately, I have been gifted with the ability to fabricate mountains of bullshit with less than a moments notice, so I made up some crap about a time when I was working on a project for a college class and it was a partner project. Partner was a jerk so I told him off, did the project myself, and when he showed up not having done anything I let the professor know I had done it all myself.
See what I did there? I created a situation that showed me to be a hard worker even when not dealing with something interpersonal well, and I showed that I'm not unwilling to let my superiors know when I see someone trying to get by without doing their work.
Don't lie unless you're good at it. Its better to say "I can't think of anything" than to make up a story that they're not going to believe for an instant.
Lastly, body language. Mentioned earlier.
Look people in the eye. It shows confidence. Confident people are more appealing. Don't fidget too much, and smile. Smiling also shows confidence and ease, and people like other people who smile more. Don't grin constantly, but smile a little more than you might normally.
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They don't have to have a help wanted sign up - most places like PacSun are always accepting applications.
Just go in, ask someone for an application, go to the foodcourt to fill it out, and then bring in back.
If they like what they see, they'll call you back for an interview or group interview. If it's a group interview, then there will be a few applicants.
Anyway, after the interview, they'll usually either ask you that day when you'd like to start or they'll say sorry, you don't have the job. Or they'll call you in a few days...
Anyway, you can apply at multiple stores in multiple malls. If you do get a job at one places & then another place calls you, tell them you've already found a position elsewhere. Or, if you'd rather work there, you can go for the interview & see if it's worth leaving your current job for. I don't really suggest that because the second job may not work out, but it's always an option.
Anyway, apply for them all at once that way you have a good chance at getting a job.
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