Yesterday I finished university for the summer, and with that I thought it’s time to clear my overdraft and try and earn some money. I’m staying in Sunderland this summer, where as usually I’m in York at the hotel I’ve worked at part-time for the past two years. That’s not an option any more now I’m 90-odd miles away. Having handed in my final assignment today (which was bloody awful I feel I should add) I printed off 25 CVs and spent the afternoon peppering the bars/clubs of Sunderland with job applications.
By the time I got home I had four missed calls. All from one place!
I rang them back and they said I needed to fill in a company application form, and knowing that they’d only ring me for this if they liked my CV I said I’d be back shortly. When I turned up the lady who was in charge at the time made me a drink, put the form in front of me and then disappeared. By the time I’d filled it in she sat down, said she’d read my CV over the phone to the manager and I’d got the job! (Pending a brief induction tomorrow and a two week trial, which she says I’ll have no problems with)… All this within the space of an hour or two.
I got home only to receive another phone call from this bar to ask if I could start the same night, but I had to refuse as I’ve no black shirt/trousers just yet. That’s on my to-do list for today.
I can’t believe how keen they are. It’s almost flattering! I’m well chuffed with it. I was expecting a week or two before I even heard back from anywhere, and even then I thought I’d only some short, measly shifts while I got used to the place but this bar want me ASAP :D.
She told me that there’s a shortage of lads at this particular bar and they’re desperate to recruit some. The place is full of rather attractive female students… which is a bonus. I’m actually quite excited about this job!
I’ve purposefully not named the place as I know people who’ve been fired for talking/posting about their jobs online. So it will remain anonymous!
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