Job Hunting Tips and Tricks. - Or how to not get stuck as a retail wagie

[The Hardest R]

Friends are okay. There are plenty of people who have coworkers, clients, etc. on each other’s social media. It’d just be if an interviewer calls one of them up they’d have to have their story straight. Some companies require that the only reference they can give is that they worked with you from x to y date and that’s all they can say.

 

[PaleTay]

If you have an in, they won't waste time with references. IMO, asking for references is used to filter out people who have fell off of the social ladder. Such as,

- people who burned their bridges and have no professional contacts

- people who were hated at their previous jobs

- friendless basement dwellers

- people who have had nervous breakdowns or are otherwise crazy

etc.

I think it's a way to filter out people who worked for small companies. OK, cool, you won't accept anyone except the District Manager or General Manager as a reference and you want references before the interview, they totally have time for that on a semi-regular basis.

 

[Joshua Connor Tomar]

I've been reporting work places I apply to to ICE. It hasn't worked yet.

 

[Dyn]

What do y'all do about references? I know absolutely no one,so i am not sure how to go about it when some job applications ask for 2 or 3

How in hell did you end up in a position where you know absolutely no one? Even in this worst case scenario, just go to the local McDonalds car park and cold-approach some randoms with "Hey kind of a funny request, but I just moved here from out of town and...". Guarantee somebody will give you their phone number and agree to lie for you, either out of a sense of compassion or for a promise of like $20 after you get a job.

HR isn’t going to demand a DNA test nor will they do a paper bag test or force you to suck a cock to prove you’re a pansexual or some shit. I think if you got like 5% Iberian DNA you should just put down that you’re a Latinks. All they care about is that they meet their ESG goals, which are to increase diversity amongst the workforce. Hell, put down disability; this is Kiwi Farms, might as well take credit for the autism we all have.

What kind of limpwristed faggot computer-touching jobs are you dickless freaks applying for that you actually think being a pansexual cripple is a draw?

 

[Old King Koaleamos]

Friends are okay. There are plenty of people who have coworkers, clients, etc. on each other’s social media. It’d just be if an interviewer calls one of them up they’d have to have their story straight. Some companies require that the only reference they can give is that they worked with you from x to y date and that’s all they can say.

There's also just getting things orderly. I've only had issues when they want references related to the industry/job type of something I'm applying for. I.E. I've applied for clerical jobs in a cement factory and they wanted references from within the industry for some reason.