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First job inteview help!!
I have my first job interview at Family Christian Book Store
I am not a big christian but i need a job so i am basically taking anything
I am 16 and barley have any job experience
How can i make sure i make myself noticed by the interviewer
if you have worked at Family Christian before are there any tips you can give me
Also should I make myself a resume just so i can stick out?
What should I wear..
HElP with any tips you can give me
what are somethings I can say..Please
ANY TIPS WILL HELP!
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Ask yourself is this really the right place for me? You may need a job but you have to understand that these people usually are hardcore christians or to put it another way fundamentalists.
I have nothing against them but I've found most Christian bookstores I've been in have clerks that force themselves and their beliefs on anyone coming in who asks for a book. I went into one once where I asked for a certain book and was told that the writer is the anti-christ as was I for wanting to read it or believe it.
If you aren't religious they might be more apt to try and get you to believe what they do or maybe they won't hire you. They're going to ask about your core beliefs, why you want a job there etc. etc.
As far as clothing goes dress conservatively in a blouse, skirt or business casual. A resume would help that lists prior jobs and references if you have it. You could hand it to them and indicate this would be your first real job.
Don't volunteer anything about yourself or accomplishment unless asked and always have a list of questions you need to know to be sure it's right for you.
I have to be 100% honest here. They are probably looking for someone a lot older that knows their books, values and christianity, the bible etc inside and out in order to be a clerk there.
You may need a job but just any job in this case may not be the right job. Definitely ask questions, don't volunteer info, take a resume and dress conservative. Also keep your answers short and sweet and not long.
People who are overly talkative or that drone on about themselves and their plans seldom get hired. Also, if anyone asks you "If you could have dinner with anyone alive or dead?" be careful. It's the only legal way they can figure out if you're religious or not if you said Jesus etc. etc.
Also the correct answer to the 5-year plan is "Five years is a long time. Nobody can see into the future that far as anything can happen. That said I would like to do X and help your company doing X."
This is to see if the person is using the job to leap to another one a year or so into employment.
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Dress as if you were going to church. Ha, seriously. My friend worked at a Family Christian store & her mom advised her to just wear a spring dress with some flats. Something that won't make you "stickout" as long as you look like you tried, don't wear like pants unless you plan on wearing like a dressy shirt tucked in and stuff. It's way easier to just wear a dress.
I don't think that a resume is necessary, especially if you've already filled out an application that says where you go to school and stuff. Since this is your first job, there's really no need whatsoever for a resume, and the employer would just be rereading something, which they don't want to do.
I'm assuming they will ask you how you feel about working in a Christian store. Obviously you're going to have to sell their books, so you'll have to have some sort of interest in religion, so just say that you love reading and think that you'd do good advising people on what type of books to get and stuff.
Also people make their first judgment on you, by the first 10 seconds of meeting you. So be sure as soon as you see the manager or whoever will be hiring you to put a big smile on your face and shake hands. And introduce yourself. Be polite and as nervous as you will be, try to stay positive and think that you're going to get the job. It'll calm you down, I promise.
Good luck and I hope you get the job!! :0)
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