Tag: interview
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3D Animation
Confessions of a Serial Interviewer by Steven Ra Ga 2013-2014- Post Film School – Finding a job in Vancouver was hard, everyone wanted you to work on a commission, with no benefits, or perks and a low percentage. The one interview I went to was for a gig selling digital animation solutions, the company got…
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Photocopier Jobs
Confessions of a Serial Interviewer by Steven Ra Ga 2010 Early – After I left X-Rox I started looking for other photocopier jobs and landed an interview with one of the competitor companies. When I went in I can recall sitting in a white room with two men. If I didn’t know any better I…
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Furniture Sales
Confessions of a Serial Interviewer by Steven Ra Ga Vancouver June 2015 – In this time period I went one a few furniture sales interviews. One in particular stood out to me. It was in Kitsalano, a rather posh area of town. The store owner was East Indian but grew up in Canada so no…
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Security for Farmers
Confessions of a Serial Interviewer by Steven Ra Ga May 2022 – Today I had an interview with a company that sold security systems. Their target market are Farms and Small towns. This position reminds me of the time I sold steak knives and $5 radios, check out that blog post for more details. Today’s…
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Make them Wait
Confessions of a Serial Interviewer by Steven Ra Ga Negotiating tactics and strategy often come hand in hand with sales jobs and meetings. Trump like Axle Rose we’re particularly fond of making people await up to 1hr after their schedule meeting a performance times to ensure the people they are meeting with know who’s in…
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The Pandemic
Confessions of a Serial Interviewer by Steven Ra Ga Holy gees. Leading up to the pandemic I was enrolled in the RECA real estate license program, which was entirely online learning. They had just canceled the in class courses. I was studying to become a realtor but ultimately became a property manager, which was a…
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Vernon BC
Confessions of a Serial Interviewer by Steven Ra Ga May 2004 – Vernon- I had just graduated high school a year before. I was older 18 going in 19 and I wanted to escape. My home life although great, clothes on my back, food in my belly, never missed a meal and a roof over…
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Warehouse Jobs
Confessions of a Serial Interviewer by Steven Ra Ga From the time I was 18yrs of age to 24 I held various jobs that involved working in a warehouse. I had flunked out of College on the account of drinking too much and not knowing where I wanted to go with a career. As a…
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Rejection
Confessions of a Serial Interviewer by Steven Ra Ga No body likes rejection. It hurts. But one thing to remember is not take it personally. It helps to brush it off and keep going. Since the creation of job posting websites it’s become increasingly convenient for employers to pass on your application. The typical indeed…
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I Am 16
Confessions of a Serial Interviewer by Steven Ra Ga I am a teenager, I have my learners permit and I want to start making my own money. I can’t recall how we used to look for jobs in the 90s but I found one working with Telus. It was my 1st job, I was going…
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