Poll of the Day > I got a job interview at Firehouse Subs!

(+) Yeah! (+)

Come Thursday I will show up and dominate the interview.

Or at least I would if I was good at interviews. Need advice.

I know they donate a lot of money to Fire Fighters and Emergency responders. Their charity also donates nearly all of the money that goes into the fund so they have one of the best ratios for that.

I feel like you can't go wrong with talking about their charity work and how you like the idea of working for a company that does that.
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Just be sure to cradle the balls

I don't know what to wear. I wore a suit and tie to my last job interview and got it(also fast food), though maybe that's too much? But then again, they say too dress beyond the job you're going for to show ambition.

I could just wear the dress shirt and tie and leave the suit out of it, but dress shirts make me look even gayer and I can't abide by that.

Go with the suit minus the coat

OhhhJa posted...

Go with the suit minus the coat

Yeah, but then I'm just left with the dress shirt and like I said, it looks awful.

Currant_Kaiser posted...

OhhhJa posted...

Go with the suit minus the coat

Yeah, but then I'm just left with the dress shirt and like I said, it looks awful.

Nobody you can borrow one from?

The problem is that dress shirts in general look awful. I'm already fat, but the way it greatly accentuates the muffin sides when it's tucked in, it's just... no. Bleargh. I look much better with the suit jacket on.

Currant_Kaiser posted...

OhhhJa posted...

Go with the suit minus the coat

Yeah, but then I'm just left with the dress shirt and like I said, it looks awful.

I'm sure it looks fine and you're merely exaggerating.
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Entry level jobs like this are only really interested in availability

Just don't say anything really stupid
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nice! you almost have sunny's gig! congrats!
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JOExHIGASHI posted...

Entry level jobs like this are only really interested in availability

Just don't say anything really stupid

Pretty much this. I actuslly got both ny first jobs dressed pretty casually for the interviews

i really like there meatball sub.

I everytime i go there i want to try something different but those meatball so good.
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Also, my general rule of thumb is to dress up one level above what I'm expecting the interviewer to wear (and they typically dress for a normal work day).

So if it's pretty casual, I'll dress business casual. If it's business casual, I'll wear a suit. If it's really really laid back (like shorts and a t-shirt), I'll wear like khaki's and a polo.
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Have a weakness. Theyll most likely ask you for one. I never follow up if they say "nothing" or give some bs answer like "im a perfectionist and it makes me a slow worker"

Say something like "i try to get too much done at once and sometimes have trouble delegating tasks, but im working on improving that"

gravy posted...

but im working on improving that

If you ever plan on uttering these words in an interview, make darn sure you're prepared to give specific examples on how you're doing it.

For example:

Interviewer: Now that you listed your strengths, what are some of your weaknesses?
Me: Public speaking, but I've been putting in a great amount of effort to improve upon it.
Interviewer: How so?
Me: I joined the health and safety committee at work where I have to give small monthly presentations in front of people, and I'm always open to feedback about how I can improve upon the presentations.

Stuff like that. The example you give doesn't even have to be work related. I could easily change it to be something like "I run a weekly board game night with friends where I'm expected to do lengthy monologues in front of them, and that has gotten me more comfortable talking in front of people" (basically a fancy way of saying I'm a DM)
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Unless you're interviewing for a manager position you could probably go in there an ace the interview easy by just talking like a normal person. Those interviews in fast food are mainly just to screen out druggies. I worked fast food in college and you wouldn't believe the amount of strange people we hired and were either fired/quit in less than a month.

Firehouse Subs has the fucking gall to conduct interviews? What the fuck? When I applied to cashier and fast food gigs all I had to do was prove I was a citizen. As long as I was breathing and standing I got the job.
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Jersey Mike's better
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Guys, you're acting like this is a serious career opportunity. He's just slangin' 'wiches. Just act like a likeable person and answer whatever bullshit questions they feel they need to ask like a normal person. They're really just trying to decide if you'll fit in with the group and not make working with you miserable.

Snuggletoof posted...

Guys, you're acting like this is a serious career opportunity. He's just slangin' 'wiches. Just act like a likeable person and answer whatever bullshit questions they feel they need to ask like a normal person. They're really just trying to decide if you'll fit in with the group and not make working with you miserable.

yeah really. just act normal and capable and you'll likely do pretty well.
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Honestly though, the advice I could give that would probably work well in any job interview would be to have questions to ask the interviewer. Or rather, have good questions. Not like, "How much am I getting paid?" but maybe, "What's your customer base like? Are they more or less friendly than what you'd expect? What kind of people are regulars here?"

It shows that you're attentive and actually aware of the type of job you're applying for, and want to learn more about it.