Got a job!!!

**Conquiztador** · 29th May 2007, 23:15

Never give up, never surrender! Congrats

**MSTRS:Me** · 30th May 2007, 09:01

Originally Posted by beyond

Officially it's Customer Service and Warehouse Manager

Doorman at a brothel?

Great news and you are right...the KB support network is a wondrous thing.

**Ocean1** · 30th May 2007, 09:22

So, enlighten us dude. Was there anything you did different that made this application successful? Was it through an agency or did you find it yourself?

**Mole_C** · 30th May 2007, 10:34

Congratulations. Sorry i never got back to you regarding the CV, been bloody busy lately.

What did it end up looking like to get you the job?

**beyond** · 30th May 2007, 11:51

Well, I didn't actually do anything different and hadn't had time to make the changes to my CV in the end. I don't know if he wants to be named but a member on here working for the company gave me the tip.

On Friday I phoned and talked to the owner and then went through an hour later for a chat. We clicked and got on really well. The only position he had available at that time he thought would not be suitable for me but had nothing else to offer. We parted after a good long talk about life in general.

On Monday morning at 11am he calls me and said he had been thinking about things all weekend and came into work first thing and the present Customer Service Warehouse manager handed his notice in!!! I said I had better come in for another chat and here I am, with the job!

So I had to let him know by 5.00pm Tuesday as I had an interview on Tuesday morning courtesy of another KB biker as well.

Apart from all the applications I made, 60 out of the 69 applications were made through recruitment agencies. Only one of those agencies actually got me an interview with the company and no others.

The ones where I could apply to direct and actually meet them, I've had no problems and generally shortlisted down to one other and myself.

So, it still comes down to who you know doesn't it?

Not how much you know, how good you are but who you know.

**WRT** · 30th May 2007, 12:05

Originally Posted by beyond

Not how much you know, how good you are but who you know.

Very true.

Congrats mate, that's fantastic news.

**yungatart** · 30th May 2007, 16:28

Awesome news!!!
We knew you could do it!

**Back Fire** · 30th May 2007, 16:32

congrats man, glad too see that beast of a 14 isn't going to have to be sold

**Kflasher** · 30th May 2007, 16:33

Good to hear dude, pretty powerfull site this one aye?

**terbang** · 30th May 2007, 16:56

Congrats there Paul, well done. As I've said before, employment agencies are really just dating agencies and make easy money for fuck all. Aviation is full of them for worldwide contracts and don't allways get the right people. Palestinian airlines were looking for a couple of pilots and the agency that I was listed with at that time put myself and another guy in there for a year. We all turned up in Amman Jordan and jeez, the other guy was an American...

How dumb was that..? Palestinians were not smiling and the poor yank, who wasn't a bad bloke either, got arseholed out of there. Kiwis were obviously acceptable.

**Macktheknife** · 30th May 2007, 18:21

Great news Paul, glad to hear it, now relax and enjoy the brief respite so you can go in there and do good things.
Big ups to whoever put you on to it too.

**Curious_AJ** · 30th May 2007, 21:56

my brother just got a job too after a loooong period from the time he dropped out of uni (about 9mths ago or more) with Lumley insurance... quite proud that at least one of my brothers had the balls to go out there and FINALLY get a job... still waiting for my eldest brother to get off his arse and get one.. heh...

**jtzzr** · 30th May 2007, 22:12

Congrats Paul , it`s all coming up roses for ya , nice!

**oldrider** · 30th May 2007, 22:14

Congratulations on getting the job, doesn't matter how what where or when, just that you got it.

Perseverance is one of the great attributes for employment and "you" certainly persevered!

Well done. Cheers John.