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Originally Posted by rzrshrp
Are you kidding me right now? What I meant was that even Costco won't hire me... Because I don't think it takes a lot of skill to be a stocker. And if I was "too good" for it I would not have applied for it a month ago. I have worked jobs in labour (including car detailing, etc.).
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From what I've heard.. Costco is actually pretty competitive to get in since they are a great company to work for and pay very well compared to similar jobs in the industry. When you are desperate for a job to make ends meet, there's no job that's below you. Hell, go apply at McDonalds if that's the only place that'll take you in. I have a friend who had a 3.8 (SFU) GPA and worked at McDonalds for 6 years to make ends meet... He busted his ass there, got multiple promotions, and only left when he landed an amazing job in his field of study during his 4th year. IIRC, even when he was a TA at SFU he still worked p/t at McD's.
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Originally Posted by zetazeta
Was in the same boat as you during the summer between my 3rd and 4th yr. I had a ton of retail and customer service experience but couldn't land a single job after applying to 20+. It's all a numbers game... sometimes the right resume or availability comes in just when a position is opened.
Funny thing is, I didn't end up getting any of those retail or CSR jobs but a few weeks later I landed an amazing internship at a great company. 3 years later, and I'm now graduated and still with the same company. Don't give up!
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Quoting my post from the previous page...
To give you perspective, I had 1+ year of co-op experience (SFU accounting), 1 year of experience in an analytics/evaluator position, 2+ years of retail experience, and 3 years of service experience working as a waiter/bus-boy. On top of that, I had great references and recommendations from all my past employers, various volunteer experiences at SFU, and even a 'best customer service award' at one of my retail jobs. Even with all that, I wasn't able to land a single interview... and a lot of the positions I applied to were minimum wage, dead-end positions.