Seeking employment in motorcycle shop!

[haydes55]

it works like this:

if your handsome,the boss will be worried you will get to shag the office girl, and thats his gig-so you wont get the job

Guess I'm destined to be unemployed

[unstuck]

Fuck the job, find your passion. Thats were the REAL money is.

[bc.worldlive]

haha!! love it man,
alright im off to print my c.v then it's to st barys point road.
im gunna try make the best impression i can, from there it's up to them

wish me luck and i'l let you know how i go.
thanks again guys!

[shafty]

Best advice here so far is dress very tidily, be humble.

Offer to start sweeping the workshop floor or cleaning bikes - or filling in if and when they are short handed.

Maybe also say (if told no vacancy) "Would you mind if I check back in a few weeks?" - makes you feel better about reapproaching them, they've essentially invited you to!

Good luck.

Nothing personal in this - true story in our local rural area - a Local bumped in to a Young townie sporting along, LOST, in his low slung Impreza (thanks for the grading the metal for us Bro, lol) - he asked directions to a local Dairy farm where he was due for an interview for a Farm Hand position.

He then said, "Should I put my shirt back on for the interview?" (he was driving just n his jeans)

FFS

[G4L4XY]

the only thing i had to replace was my speedo, and i thought THAT was expensive

Yeah my temp guage doesn't work, tacho doesn't light up and i don't think the oil light works either.

I checked the price for a new one and thought "nah fuck that" so now at night time all I see is my speed and my fuel haha

Do you have the flatspot at 5500rpm in 3rd on your 06 hyo?

[bc.worldlive]

Yeah my temp guage doesn't work, tacho doesn't light up and i don't think the oil light works either.

I checked the price for a new one and thought "nah fuck that" so now at night time all I see is my speed and my fuel haha

Do you have the flatspot at 5500rpm in 3rd on your 06 hyo?

same issues here man, with my replacement speedo the rev counter is illuminated(previous 1 wasnt) and yup speed and fuel only(and hi lo beam) and indicators), im guessing that the speedometer is fine in this case, but the sensor must not work at the other end??, thats my theory, i'm not too upset about it though.and no i havent notice a flatspot, 3rd is my favorite gear coz it's so smooth, first gear is horrible on it so touchy

so i took my cv around to 2 places today, and managed to speak with the owner/manager on both occasions, they both seemed un-impressed by my lack of experience, but i must have done something right coz, both suggested that i might hear from them next week.
there are alot more shops around, so same again for tomorrow i think!

[bc.worldlive]

oh and, do you recon it's rude to call back if i dont hear from them in say a week or two?
i want to make sure they read my cv, but dont wanna nag them to death.

[baffa]

Be persistant. They have plenty of things on their minds, and a little reminder doesnt hurt.
If I was you, in order to put in a good impression, I'd find out the name of the person you needed to speak to, like the manager of the store, or workshop manager etc. Walk in, ask for them, and say something to the effect of "Hello Joe, my name is X, I am currently looking for work in the motorcycle industry, and as the workshop manager I believe you are the man to talk to!"

This way you look well prepared, eager, and professional. Really though, I would think that unless you want to work in the retail side, you will need some qualification or experience working on bikes.
GL

[scott411]

i would not cotinue to call every couple of weeks, this just pisses off theowner/manager,

also if you see an add that says to email post a cv then do that, i know if people come in and ask about it, it show to me that they can not follow instruction, and that is a bad thing,

it is not a great time in for the motorcycle industry at the moment so people may not be hiring either,

[bc.worldlive]

okay, good stuff.
that's a shame to hear ay, although i'm not put off by that,
just means i gotta be a bit more creative, i'm keen to do some free work in shops, to try to get some workshop experience, so we'll see if anything becomes of that.

thanks man