Group job interview today at Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre. I had a really good time. First off the theater itself is AMAZING! three floors of sweetness.. It was really casual and we were taken into a VIP lounge with incredibly amazing chairs! There were about 15 of us, but I'm not sure how many group interviews they've done before this and only about 10 will be hired. I sat at the same small table as this guy (there wasn't any other girl there yet and there were only three others in the interview) and he asked me when I applied for the job. I applied 4 days ago whereas he'd applied a month ago. We talked for a bit after that. Turns out he lives in the same area as me! I was surprisingly good at small talk. Then for the interview the managers seemed really nice. We made nametags and then were put into partners to share the other person's name, fave movie, and reason why they want to work there.. I talked a whole bunch (thanks to my amazing new small talking skillage ;D) to the guy I was paired with and then we were asked random questions like.. what stores do we shop at food and clothing wise, and if we'd ever been to their theatre before/what we thought of it (I hadn't), and where we'd seen great customer service.. I tried to answer as many as possible (meaning all the questions except for the 'have you been here before' one) or done, and stuff like that. Then we split into groups and wrote down 5 of the things that people need to give great customer service.. I wrote and took the ideas and was just a good leader and they watched us and then we presented our ideas -the guy from the table was in my group- and then they talked about the job and that was it.. They said it'd be 45 minutes to an hour when we walked in and I was surprised that it'd take so long, but then was shocked when it ended so quickly. Then me and random guy took the skytrain together and talked and laughed and it was awesome :) I really had a good time and I felt confident and like .. cool I guess. My first job was nothing like that already..
Plus I went to the gym RIGHT before going and had a really good workout class so that made this whole thing even better.
*ALSO I didn't mention some of the perks of the job..
-Free movie tickets for me and a guest
-You get to keep movie posters/cut-outs/whatever.. such as cardboard life-sized cut-outs of various movies.. there's a REALLY sweet one for Pirates of the Caribbean that is like a skull that's taller than I am.
-Plenty of staff bonding events.. including Cultus Lake, but more impressively MOVIE MARATHON SLEEPOVER! ~ that may be the main reason I now want to work there. :D
Oh man Vrindy, this made me really happy <3 Thanks for making my day.
ReplyDeleteYou're always good at small talk Vrindy! It's never awkward when we hang out even when we haven't seen each other for ages plus infinity.
I hope you get the job!
And.. the guy.. ho ho ho :D hehehehe
Total movie plot... Wonder what will happen between you two... :D hehehehe
Haha, how did this make your day?
ReplyDeleteBut I'm glad it made you happy :) Even if I don't understand why.
Also I'm glad you commented, because I was honestly thinking about giving up JUST earlier today.. because I figured no one read this anyway.
I'm awful at small talk! Or at least I used to be.. apparently I'm getting better. And of course I can talk with you.. that's not small talk.. that's just talk. :)
Thanks!
And yeah.. honestly it was crazy.. There are some points in my life where I honestly think to myself. "This must be all planned out.." and it feels like every single past event in my life has lead me to that action. Not really talking about this whole situation.. but like before when I visited Langley a whole bunch of things happened that made me think that everything I'd done was preparing me for THAT day. It was weird. It was me taking the bus and skytrain and stuff there for the first time and it just all made sense.
Also what will probably happen between me and the guy is that we'll never see each other again.. haha. But who knows.
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