TTGOz
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So, I just recently earlier this week got another interview for a car sales interview. Went in, did a really awesome job! Got told to come back in Thursday at 9am for an orientation. It also happened to be me and my girlfriend's third year anniversary, and she was okay with it, but not happy. So, I went in. It was great! I learned a lot of valuable stuff and I learned how the sales process works, how to do a car trade value, and how to walk around a new car to describe the car and give it value. Really great day, great meeting the teacher there and the guys.
Around the end of the orientation, the guy named Bob who was paid to come in and help the dealership hire people, mentioned "Oh yeah, and tomorrow come back in at 9am, the big bosses will be here to tell you which store you're going to!" and I'm like "Huh? Oh well, that would of been cool to know I might not be working at this store, but that's fine!" At the end of the day, Bob had taken me back 1 on 1 and had a discussion with me "Oh TTGOz, it's been great having you, you've made it a lot of fun, I think you're gonna be one of the best ones out of this group." and I'm like "aw shit thanks." and left.
So I went home, got my GF, went to a hotel, spent the night there. Woke up bright and early at 8am to get some breakfast and then showered and went back into town for this selection. Bob is telling us all these things, how to present ourselves to the bosses etc. The big boys come in from both stores, sit down, me and the entire orientation presents ourselves to them, and they're all taking notes and listening to us. At the end, they tell us "Okay, now, we will talk 1 on 1 with everyone here to let them know any details and what we think." and these two girls had to go first because they had to get going to their jobs. I was 4th in line to talk to them, and my God everyone was talking to them for at least 15-30 minutes. I'm like "Shit, this is taking forever." because I had to get back to my girlfriend at the hotel.
Finally, it's my turn, I walk back to the office with the four guys, and they sit me down, tell me their names, shake hands etc. The general manager of the store I applied to acknowledges I've applied here before, and all the other guys acknowledge it, and tell me they never came to a decision. Then they're asking me questions like "So, if we don't choose you for employment, what will you do after?" and "Would you be interested in any other employment opportunities with us outside of car sales if we don't choose you?" and I'm like what?
I'm practically steaming inside, I just went through all of this, to not even this entire time be hired, I spent special parts of my day with them that could have been spent with my girlfriend, thinking I was hired, and doing whatever they ask of me so I can start ASAP. I've posted my two week resignation for this, and the tone of "We don't want you" has been already set, can't forget my 1 on 1 with them only took three minutes, while everyone else so far had taken at least 20 minutes talking with them.
Of course, I never expressed any anger or remorse towards them. I really love that guy Bob that I've been with the past three days who's been training us, but at the interview he made it sound like I was hired. He said "Welcome to the team!" and told me to be at orientation at 9am Thursday. I thought I was being orientated for my new job, but I literally got trained for all that time just to be asked "If we don't consider you, what will you do?" by the big bosses.
Fuck, I already know I'm not hired. Everyone else's resumes there were at least 3 pages long, they've done college, have 20+ years in the auto service industry or pharmaceutical sales industry. I'm just a guy, just graduated, I have literally nothing to offer in terms of what I do and in experience, but I know I can do the job, hell, the guy only had me participating in the whole thing because I was snappy with the answers and he even pulled me back after everyone left. He knows I can, but I can't help but feel really fucking stupid lol. I'm too embarrassed to really even talk to anyone about it but for some reason this is my safe place.
But, I don't think I'm gonna rescind my two weeks, I really need to start making more than $11.25 an hour and Target just isn't gonna work out for me, no matter how long or hard I try there. They asked if I had a Plan B, and I said not really, but I do, I've always had one, and that's working at my dad's work's warehouse for $17 an hour. Just sucks being the underdog in the world, right now. I don't have nearly as much experience but I had the same motivation and strength to do it. I was the one to impress, but I didn't make much of an impact to even get talked to for 5 minutes lol.
Oh well, Bob taught me to say when you can't close a deal, there's always another customer that comes along, and in my case, another job. "Can't close the deal? Oh well, move on! Next." is what he said.
Around the end of the orientation, the guy named Bob who was paid to come in and help the dealership hire people, mentioned "Oh yeah, and tomorrow come back in at 9am, the big bosses will be here to tell you which store you're going to!" and I'm like "Huh? Oh well, that would of been cool to know I might not be working at this store, but that's fine!" At the end of the day, Bob had taken me back 1 on 1 and had a discussion with me "Oh TTGOz, it's been great having you, you've made it a lot of fun, I think you're gonna be one of the best ones out of this group." and I'm like "aw shit thanks." and left.
So I went home, got my GF, went to a hotel, spent the night there. Woke up bright and early at 8am to get some breakfast and then showered and went back into town for this selection. Bob is telling us all these things, how to present ourselves to the bosses etc. The big boys come in from both stores, sit down, me and the entire orientation presents ourselves to them, and they're all taking notes and listening to us. At the end, they tell us "Okay, now, we will talk 1 on 1 with everyone here to let them know any details and what we think." and these two girls had to go first because they had to get going to their jobs. I was 4th in line to talk to them, and my God everyone was talking to them for at least 15-30 minutes. I'm like "Shit, this is taking forever." because I had to get back to my girlfriend at the hotel.
Finally, it's my turn, I walk back to the office with the four guys, and they sit me down, tell me their names, shake hands etc. The general manager of the store I applied to acknowledges I've applied here before, and all the other guys acknowledge it, and tell me they never came to a decision. Then they're asking me questions like "So, if we don't choose you for employment, what will you do after?" and "Would you be interested in any other employment opportunities with us outside of car sales if we don't choose you?" and I'm like what?
I'm practically steaming inside, I just went through all of this, to not even this entire time be hired, I spent special parts of my day with them that could have been spent with my girlfriend, thinking I was hired, and doing whatever they ask of me so I can start ASAP. I've posted my two week resignation for this, and the tone of "We don't want you" has been already set, can't forget my 1 on 1 with them only took three minutes, while everyone else so far had taken at least 20 minutes talking with them.
Of course, I never expressed any anger or remorse towards them. I really love that guy Bob that I've been with the past three days who's been training us, but at the interview he made it sound like I was hired. He said "Welcome to the team!" and told me to be at orientation at 9am Thursday. I thought I was being orientated for my new job, but I literally got trained for all that time just to be asked "If we don't consider you, what will you do?" by the big bosses.
Fuck, I already know I'm not hired. Everyone else's resumes there were at least 3 pages long, they've done college, have 20+ years in the auto service industry or pharmaceutical sales industry. I'm just a guy, just graduated, I have literally nothing to offer in terms of what I do and in experience, but I know I can do the job, hell, the guy only had me participating in the whole thing because I was snappy with the answers and he even pulled me back after everyone left. He knows I can, but I can't help but feel really fucking stupid lol. I'm too embarrassed to really even talk to anyone about it but for some reason this is my safe place.
But, I don't think I'm gonna rescind my two weeks, I really need to start making more than $11.25 an hour and Target just isn't gonna work out for me, no matter how long or hard I try there. They asked if I had a Plan B, and I said not really, but I do, I've always had one, and that's working at my dad's work's warehouse for $17 an hour. Just sucks being the underdog in the world, right now. I don't have nearly as much experience but I had the same motivation and strength to do it. I was the one to impress, but I didn't make much of an impact to even get talked to for 5 minutes lol.
Oh well, Bob taught me to say when you can't close a deal, there's always another customer that comes along, and in my case, another job. "Can't close the deal? Oh well, move on! Next." is what he said.
Can't just walk out! I really didn't wanna leave all of the relationships I've built within Spot and here at TBR. Just too much to walk away from right now, I think.
