The worst part after a job interview is the jitters that come with it. I'm just so nervous right now because I think the interview went well but it is really hard to tell. As my retail job could end any week or month now (or may last until after Christmas) I've been looking for other employment so as to be unemployed for as little as possible.
It was a group interview with a one on one component at the end with two managers. It started out pretty well we were taken into the gold class cinema and given a lecture on what the company was all about (it was a cinema I was applying to) was all about, their history, the history of the managers in front of us, yada yada yada. You know, the part where they continue to sell how great a place the business is as if we were going to turn down a job if we were offered one. Anyway, after we got through this they told us that anyone over 18 would automatically be considered for premium cinemas (where you can order food and drinks while watching the movie [and they serve alcohol]) only and anyone under would be for Traditional only (traditional being the normal cinema).
The first activity we were split into a pair and then tasked with devising strategies for improving sales (one of the key performance indicators (KPIs). I think it went really well and me and my partner got along great so it would have looked great as we were outgoing and talking to each other. Luckily I was able to draw on my previous experience in retail (where there was a strong focus on improving KPIs and adding on items to sales to improve these KPIs) and me and my partner filled out all the boxes in no time. We got so caught up in it that we didn't realise that a lot of the other groups were really struggling to come up with ideas. Then we had to present our strategies to the rest of the group and they were really well received. It was especially nice that the girl actually pointed out that one of the ideas was mine and that she thought it was amazing. We talked after as well and she was really nice. She also worked in the same shopping centre that I did (where the cinemas were located) but she worked at a restaurant so we had a lot to talk about.
After this we had our one-on-one interview with two managers (kind of defeats the purpose of the one-on-one thing I said but I couldn't think of something else to call it because a one-on-two doesn't sound right) and I think it went well. They asked a few questions but not too many and they did ask me to talk about myself at the start where I talked about my experience in retail and studying at University.
Overall I think the interview went really well but I don't want to get my hopes up just in case I don't get the job. That's the worst part about the whole thing. You may think you did well but you won't know until you get that phone call that tells you whether you were successful or not. Personally I hope that I do because it's good hours and pay plus it looks like an amazing place to work and the employee benefits are great (I mean who could turn down free movie tickets (EVERY MONTH) and special staff screenings every week?
But still, I'm just keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for the best. This is always the worst part.
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