I've seen many job applications get filled out. Honestly, if you want a job at our or any other restaurant surrounding us, make a friend with an employee. We'll skip over month old applications with above average experience for a reference by a coworker. You could have an outstanding DUI and a prescription drug addiction but hey, we'll give you a try. If you don't have a strong ally though, don't be discouraged. We may personally lay your application on the boss's desk if you bat your eyes and impress us.
Oh, and a touch of advice from me to you: Firstly, if you come in as a customer and ask your waiter for an application, it is not smart to tip sub par. Because then, the "boss" we told you we'd hand your resume to? It's the trash can. Secondly, please don't be cute an write with purple ink or draw on your application. We may not be corporate but we're also not your pen pal. If your doodles are particularly eye catching, we'll keep it. It'll be hanging on the cork board right next to the drawing one of our 2yr old customers gave us. You get a gold star for your creativity, not a job.
And thirdly, I'm aware that not everyone has work experience and therefore don't have a list of job references. Writing down your great grandmother Dorothy is not a really good idea. Even if you only visit her to get drug money, she's still not gonna talk shit about you. A little biased...just a little. And most definitely, don't write down your boyfriend as a reference! What are we going to ask him? We don't care to know your skills at that kind of job.
Be smart or at least act smart, make a friend or two in the biz, and for God's sake, at least ask your neighbor who's yard you mowed once, a year back, to be a reference. Happy Hunting
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