Career advice

Xmas?

I’d argue that they are indeed a different generation - a 21 year old whos just graduated would have been 13/14 and in year 9 or 10 at school when the credit crisis hit. As such, they’d have decided their A-level subjects and university path in the aftermath of the recession. They’re also too young to remember a world without the internet and would have first signed up for the likes of Facebook and become familiar with the worldwide exchange of information at age 11/12 as opposed to 16/17.

Like it or lump it, far more has changed a lot in the last 5-10 years. Technology, world population, the global economy and so on. The divide in experiences between people of slightly different age groups are changing rapidly.

A kid born in 1970 would grow up with much the same experiences as a kid born in 1976. A kid born in 1990 and a kid born in 1996? I think there’s more than a little bit of a difference there.

Originally posted by @CB-Saint

Originally posted by @MrTrampoline

Originally posted by @BTripz

Originally posted by @MrTrampoline

First task was the one-to-one interview, which could have gone better. I’m perfectly talkative, but I do struggle and waffle on a bit, particularly when given vague questions. I have thought about investing in some interview coaching but my mate at PwC advises me to give it a bit of time. If interview struggles really become a theme then he says I should go for it, but to sit tight for now, particularly given that I’m very successful with phone/video interviews (or have been so far).

See, I don’t understand this, I sort of get genning up on the company before going there but interview coaching? It all sounds like someone elses idea to make lots of money (sort of like motivational speakers).

You are yourself, be yourself, if you get the job based on being someone you’re not then you’ll soon get found out.

I’ve interviewed people before that have waffled and I generally find them more engaging than the ones that give rote, stock answers and show no emotion! Maybe just me but I like people with a bit of personality.

Well, fingers crossed it works out. Its incredibly difficult not to be vague when you get a question like “Are you someone who enjoys being pushed outside your comfort zone?” Anyone asked that question outside a work environment, and therefore giving a truly honest answer, would naturally both have to take some time to think as well as give a fairly vague answer in response! Any sort of a decisive answer is pretty much inherently rehersed and slightly dishonest!

EY are being difficult now. I received another generic email inviting me to an AC on the 23rd January now. I’ve rung and run but I only get through to the voicemail of the lady its from. In the end I emailed back to say “Look, I’m good for whatever day, just give me a confirmation that I’m all booked onto it”.

Xmas?

Yeah I’m sure. Still, its a bit unprofessional of their recruitment team to send an email invite for an AC on a particular date and ask for a response, and then, having *got* that response, send a duplicate email inviting me to an AC for a different date - all whilst never replying to my emails or answering the phone.

EDIT: Ah finally, confirmed for the 20th. Looks like I’ve made enough of a pest of myself.

I was born in '89, are we the same generation?

80s kids and 90s kids don’t mix

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Seems 1990 kids don’t mix with mid-90s kids either

¯_(ツ)_/¯

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The cutoff is do they know any S Club songs. Personally, whenever I meet someone I suspect might be younger than me I insist they sing Bring It All Back.

Oddly everyone seems to leave at that point but I will keep researching to see if this is an adequate age barometer…

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I’m not sure that would hold up in court tbh.

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A girl I know went to a Beyonce concert full of seemingly adoring teenage fans who had never heard of Destiny’s Child.

Yes.

To be fair to the girls, i didn’t even know Destiny was pregnant. What was it,boy or girl?

And anyone that uses Beyonce fans as a barometer for anything(except gullible stupidity) is going to struggle in an interview(topical). Smiley face thingy, just in case you take that(what generation?) personally

Got the job with Lloyds! Unbelievable, didn’t expect it at all but I got it! 28,000 applicants and I was one of the 400 who made it apparently!

EDIT: I’m now into super paranoid mode where I’m dreading a call any second now telling me that there’s been a mistake and they’re terribly sorry and whatnot lol

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Many Congratulations Mr T.!

Not long now before you realise how totally fucking vacuous your working life is and what a massive disappontment your chosen career path turned out to be.

Merry Christmas :lou_wink_2:

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Congratulations Mr T. A nice Christmas present for you. Have fun celebrating, you’re Christmas starts today.

P.S Life on earth ends a couple of months into 2017, Sorry.

Look for the positives though, you won’t have to go through the inevitable realisation Gb describes.

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Working all day on a building site for £60 cash-in-hand and then for £7.25 per hour at a callcentre in the evening gave me this feeling as well funnily enough - so rest assured it won’t be anything new. :wink:

Some people have a job where they earn decent coin, some people have a job which they enjoy and gives them a great sense of fulfillment, even fewer have both.

All three of throse groups (particularly if we’re talking worldwide & outside of first-world countries like the UK) are vastly outnumbered by those fundamentally good people who work their arse off and have neither, so I’ll settle for this big time.

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Congratulations Tramps! Nice going, especially given the number of applicants and all.

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Time to move my account to another bank methinks…

Just joking, well done Mr T. :lou_lol:

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Ha cool man - cheers!

thank god for that. Congratulations.

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