November 23, 2009
Someone under the pseudonym Mr City Man posted this comment on a career blog. It never actually got published but Guru can now reveal its full glory to disciples as it provides a window into the world of one young man trying to get a job in media sales.
Potentially libellous and defamatory comments have been edited out. Spelling mistakes and grammatical failings have been left in. Perhaps that would explain why Mr City Man's hunt has been so unsuccessful. Tsk, the yoof of today.
Potentially libellous and defamatory comments have been edited out. Spelling mistakes and grammatical failings have been left in. Perhaps that would explain why Mr City Man's hunt has been so unsuccessful. Tsk, the yoof of today.
"This is a list of the interviews I have been to in the last 12 Months trying to find a role into media sales. Initially I tried recruitment with about 3 companies decided it wasn't for me and went for media from my work experience. Throughout the job hunt this is what I came across with the companies listed below. Maybe if you're trying to find a job with these companies then this might help to prepare or give you the perception of the company before sending of your CV somewhere. Add to it you like from experience maybe it will make people and companies think of where they are going wrong and how they waste peoples time."
- Computer People (Never heard from them again)
- Eurobase (Manager asking my religion and cast and if I had a girlfriend)
- Haymarket (Not sales driven enough - duh, I came for sales you idiot)
- Spencer Harrington (Chatted rubbish of potential openings never heard from them ever again, fat bastards giving it the gab)
- Pathway IT (said IT recruitment was not for me, asked why I didn't go for something else - duh, why I am at your interview)
- Reed Business Information (Job was rubbish but made it out to be something large never heard back from them at all)
- Telegraph Media Group (Can't handle problems if placed in our role yeh right ill give ya problems mate fu*king worked in newspapers same sh*t everyday)
- Greenlight (Someone matched our criteria better than you)
- Hays (this was one of the worst interviews ever the interview guys was some nob jockey)
- Times Group (No good for our role same as what I was doing before oh and pay was like 15K in central London yeh)
- Shribman (More rubbish from recruitment consultants as usual)
- Touch Local (No feedback what so ever the manager was a tw*t seemed like that someone that didn't care)
- The Guardian (This is a good one: I apply direct to the company the media exchange gets the CV calls me up says come see us before we send you. Traveled all the way from Luton at £28 the lady was rude flagged me off in 10min and said to me leave no sort oh we will help you find another job? I also phoned the Gurdian people who had some muppet on the phone talking posh, was told someone would get back to me they never after numerous phone calls then you wonder why they one of top leading papers and heritage and all the other stuff behind their fabulous brand image)
- PFJ
(so called professionals at finding graduates jobs my ass. Turn up as
usual to see a recruitment consultant this is after I just finished
university. Asks me questions then say oh we can?t help you come back
to me when you have 6 months telesales experience).
- Austin Benn (this place is more like company full of people who put on a show. I turned up for an interview with the agency said they will get back to me with positions yeh right phoned back got ignored. Emailed said the person I was dealing with is leaving)
- EMAP (A role for selling into a baby magazines was told I don't have enough passion to sell into a baby magazine)
- Enterprise Rent A Car (All the way up north in some race horse town done the interview never heard from then until I complained and said oh sorry you do have enough customer service experience, by the way this was a graduate role?
- Venn Group (original manager didn't see me someone else, starts telling me about the job how long we work up until 9pm and we only earn 25K a year didn't even bother really telling me about the good things more like all the negatives how bullshit is that)
- Careerbuilder.co.uk (Start off with the interview with nice lady, then her manager a fat American walks in starts with all the negative talk about making 100 calls per day)
- Edward Jones (I passed their online test but then they ask for a hell of a lot of information with regard to financial information like as if your applying for a mortgage)
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