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Author Job application assistance please :)
LeeM
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23rd Jun 12 at 18:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I'm applying for Blackpool pleasure beach for the summer, crap job but loads of hours which is all I want.
Now it's a single A4 page that asks for name, address, phone and email, what hours you can work and then "in 20 words or less, tell us why you should be part of our dynamic team?"

I'm struggling to say anything worthwhile about myself in such short space and without the generic adjectives like trustworthy and adaptable

Anyone any ideas to get my brain working?
CORSA NUT
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23rd Jun 12 at 18:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Maybe have a look on there website and maybe there's some quotes or buzz words they've used?

Worth a shot
Marc
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23rd Jun 12 at 19:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Say you watched Adventureland and want to pull a Kristen Stewart-a-like. Maybe.
LeeM
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23rd Jun 12 at 19:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

"I'm awesome, I'm skint, and I've watched adventureland. You know you want me."
sc0ott
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23rd Jun 12 at 19:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Say youve watched beverley hills cop and you now know how to climb ferris wheels
N3CRO
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23rd Jun 12 at 19:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by LeeM
"I'm awesome, I'm skint, and I've watched adventureland. You know you want me."


taylorboosh
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23rd Jun 12 at 19:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by N3CRO
quote:
Originally posted by LeeM
"I'm awesome, I'm skint, and I've watched adventureland. You know you want me."






LeeM
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23rd Jun 12 at 19:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I might just put that, see if it gets me noticed. It's between that and "I'm trustworthy, hardworking and adaptable. I'm highly motivated and am willing to go the extra mile to get the job done." which is far too generic and probably almost identical to what's on 90% of the forms they get
taylorboosh
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23rd Jun 12 at 20:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Worth a bash imo
LeeM
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23rd Jun 12 at 20:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Either that or "I'm a wild mouse, I'll cause an avalanche and ice blast on to your team to start a revolution!"
They're all names of rides there, is that too cheesy an attempt to get noticed?

[Edited on 23-06-2012 by LeeM]
_Allan_
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23rd Jun 12 at 20:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

You're a big one
LeeM
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23rd Jun 12 at 20:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Eh?
Fro
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23rd Jun 12 at 20:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Will make them chuckle, either that or want to puke from the cringe worthyness

Would get you noticed though.
LeeM
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23rd Jun 12 at 20:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

That's my thinking, I just don't want it to be another application with the same old shit
Phillips_91
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23rd Jun 12 at 20:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i'd go with the first one tbh, its funny, second one is just too cheesy
taylorboosh
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23rd Jun 12 at 21:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Is it that hard to get a min wage job nowadays
LeeM
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23rd Jun 12 at 21:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Yep
taylorboosh
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23rd Jun 12 at 21:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

McDonald's?
LeeM
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23rd Jun 12 at 21:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Already applied, Waiting to hear back. Worked there years ago though so dunno if that will go for or against me
taylorboosh
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23rd Jun 12 at 21:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

For id imagine mate, good luck
LeeM
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23rd Jun 12 at 21:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Just hard work, my work experience is office based n finance. I'm a qualified mechanic and I'm doing an engineering degree.
Im hardly an ideal candidate for jobs like this

[Edited on 23-06-2012 by LeeM]
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23rd Jun 12 at 23:18   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by LeeM then "in 20 words or less, tell us why you should be part of our dynamic team?


Politely inform them that the correct grammatical way to say that is "20 words or fewer


I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.

 
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