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Unpaid work trial day?
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LadyMissA
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Ok not been on here for a while but I have a question so I could get some opinions:
Applied for an accounts job at a big hotel group where I provided a CV, references and had to answer some questions online like 'what does excellent hospitality mean to you'? and 'who do you admire the most'? etc
Anyway I was shortlisted with only 3 others for a telephone interview with the HR team who asked the usual HR questions and some others like 'why shouldn't I put you forward for the next stage' to which I told her WHY she should!
Ok cut a long story short 2 weeks later I got a face to face interview with the head of accounts and the general manager of the hotel. I was told they would make a decision in a week when they had seen the other person.
5 days passed and I got an invite to a trial day. I asked if this trial day meant I had the job and they said no it was in no way a job offer (I guess both people are doing the trial day) and it was too see if they thought I could do the job (surely my 20 years exp can tell them that already and the references I have) and how well I interact with the team.
It will be at my expense and they will get £100 of work out of me for no pay plus there is no offer of the job here and I have no idea if I was to be offered the job after all this what the hours are, pay or benefits etc.
Would you do it?
Applied for an accounts job at a big hotel group where I provided a CV, references and had to answer some questions online like 'what does excellent hospitality mean to you'? and 'who do you admire the most'? etc
Anyway I was shortlisted with only 3 others for a telephone interview with the HR team who asked the usual HR questions and some others like 'why shouldn't I put you forward for the next stage' to which I told her WHY she should!
Ok cut a long story short 2 weeks later I got a face to face interview with the head of accounts and the general manager of the hotel. I was told they would make a decision in a week when they had seen the other person.
5 days passed and I got an invite to a trial day. I asked if this trial day meant I had the job and they said no it was in no way a job offer (I guess both people are doing the trial day) and it was too see if they thought I could do the job (surely my 20 years exp can tell them that already and the references I have) and how well I interact with the team.
It will be at my expense and they will get £100 of work out of me for no pay plus there is no offer of the job here and I have no idea if I was to be offered the job after all this what the hours are, pay or benefits etc.
Would you do it?
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If you want a job do the trial, show willing but drop the attitude that comes across in the post.0
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What else are you doing thats so important? If there is a chance of a job i would go along and show them how good i was. Just thing of it as an extended interview. Good luckBe Alert..........Britain needs lerts.0
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getmore4less wrote: »If you want a job do the trial, show willing but drop the attitude that comes across in the post.
Absolutely agree with the above. In fact I'd get in early, work late and be grateful for the chance in the current climate. What's 1 poxy days pay compared to a 50% chance of a full time position?Pants0 -
getmore4less wrote: »If you want a job do the trial, show willing but drop the attitude that comes across in the post.
Drop the attitude? Sorry?0 -
Absolutely agree with the above. In fact I'd get in early, work late and be grateful for the chance in the current climate. What's 1 poxy days pay compared to a 50% chance of a full time position?
get in early and work late? Not sure you can do that if you dont actually work for them lol0
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