Job hunting

When I went for my job interview, I took my resume and I dressed up. It surprises me when people come into the store asking for applications and wearing piercings in their faces or spaghetti straps showing or torn tank tops. First impressions are everything. The competition is stiff.

Respect the job, respect the people you see. These people will all have a say in your employment in a small business. They are already on the inside and personality counts. Do they feel you will fit in with their "family" of employees. When you show up asking for an employment application don't think for one moment that every one isn't giving you the once over from head to toe. You are fired before you even say hello if you are not dressed suitably for the job you are inquiring after.

I can't believe how many people just do not take it more seriously. Tom tells me that people on unemployment need to inquire three times a week to keep their unemployment benefits. They don't really want the job so they don't care. That makes me so frustrated. My tax payer dollars are going for their fun and frivolity time. They pop into the store ask for an application for a job they don't want just so they can get paid by the state.

I have seen very few really serious people looking for work, dressed appropriately for the job coming through the doors. When they do make an effort, I feel badly that we are not hiring them. We have even redirected a couple of people to places we do know are seasonally hiring because they came across as earnest people. They did not have spaghetti straps showing or piercings all over their faces or torn clothing.

If your teen is out job hunting, have him in slacks and collared shirt or even a button down. Clean and tidy walking in the door. That first impression counts. Women should be dressed conservatively. No spaghetti straps, tank tops, or sayings on the clothes. Depending on the job, whether it be a dress or slacks. I wore a dress suit for my interviews, but the job required in the end just pants. The key was I took the job seriously and respected the people who were hiring and dressed for the occasion. Getting a new job is an occasion. It is a time to dress up.

You are throwing your children out for many rejections, if you don't give them a little direction in their dress code. The world is a difficult enough place without starting out on the wrong foot.
They can express themselves at home or with friends, but business is business.