So I have my second job interview today with Best Buy. Wait, I didn't tell you about my first interview? I'm the worst internet BFF ever, amiright?
Anyway, I'm less nervous about this one since the first one was so bland. The first guy I interviewed with, the assistant manager asked me what Blizzard Entertainment was, which was awkward. I figured they've sold World of Warcraft in mass quantities for a good 6 years now, they have to have some idea about the company. Then it went into boring questions like "Have you ever worked with someone who didn't act like part of a team?" and "Why do you want to work for Best Buy?" Oh interview questions, you never, ever change. You're like the perfect boring boyfriend.
Anyway, todays interview is with the general manager, not the assistant manager, so I'm assuming this one will ask for a dissertation on Blizzard with accompanying Powerpoint presentation.
I'm interviewing for a Geek Squad position because I've always thought of short sleeve buttoned up shirts and skinny black ties to be the ultimate female repellent. A direct quote from the assistant manager was "We don't do any complicated repairs in store, like replacing motherboards and things." Which is kind of funny because that's a really simple thing to do. He said the job was mostly shipping things to another Geek Squad place that actually does the repairs. He told me I might have to put things in boxes and put postage labels on them. I don't know if I'm cut out for such technical work.
It makes me long for the Fry's in Austin. Two years ago when I built a computer the power supply fried everything else and Stosbet took all of the pieces in, basically said "they don't work" and right there in store they said "oh, this is the piece that doesn't work, but we'll replace everything right now, no charge." And the next day all was right with the world, no postage required.
Oh well, it's a job, and I'm applying for a seasonal position anyway so I only have to care for a minimum of 3 months. It's also part time. It's more of I'm working for liquor/sushi/movie money, but I couldn't really put that down as an answer for why I wanted to work at Best Buy. I instead told them I toats love Best Buy! For sure!
On a side note, I think the assistant manager gave me a speech about the perils of working in retail. He said, "I worked for Circuit City for 11 years, and Best Buy was trying to court me for years. Now I'm assistant manager." I was tempted to tell him about how Bioware was courting us folks from Blizzard, but I didn't want to make his sad story be any more sad. By his reasoning by time I'm 40, I could be an assistant manager at Best Buy!
Whatever, it's a job, and I feel really bad for pretending that a job at Best Buy is some grand life-changing thing. It's a paycheck, and I'll play their silly interview games to get the job.
Anyway, I'm less nervous about this one since the first one was so bland. The first guy I interviewed with, the assistant manager asked me what Blizzard Entertainment was, which was awkward. I figured they've sold World of Warcraft in mass quantities for a good 6 years now, they have to have some idea about the company. Then it went into boring questions like "Have you ever worked with someone who didn't act like part of a team?" and "Why do you want to work for Best Buy?" Oh interview questions, you never, ever change. You're like the perfect boring boyfriend.
Anyway, todays interview is with the general manager, not the assistant manager, so I'm assuming this one will ask for a dissertation on Blizzard with accompanying Powerpoint presentation.
I'm interviewing for a Geek Squad position because I've always thought of short sleeve buttoned up shirts and skinny black ties to be the ultimate female repellent. A direct quote from the assistant manager was "We don't do any complicated repairs in store, like replacing motherboards and things." Which is kind of funny because that's a really simple thing to do. He said the job was mostly shipping things to another Geek Squad place that actually does the repairs. He told me I might have to put things in boxes and put postage labels on them. I don't know if I'm cut out for such technical work.
It makes me long for the Fry's in Austin. Two years ago when I built a computer the power supply fried everything else and Stosbet took all of the pieces in, basically said "they don't work" and right there in store they said "oh, this is the piece that doesn't work, but we'll replace everything right now, no charge." And the next day all was right with the world, no postage required.
Oh well, it's a job, and I'm applying for a seasonal position anyway so I only have to care for a minimum of 3 months. It's also part time. It's more of I'm working for liquor/sushi/movie money, but I couldn't really put that down as an answer for why I wanted to work at Best Buy. I instead told them I toats love Best Buy! For sure!
On a side note, I think the assistant manager gave me a speech about the perils of working in retail. He said, "I worked for Circuit City for 11 years, and Best Buy was trying to court me for years. Now I'm assistant manager." I was tempted to tell him about how Bioware was courting us folks from Blizzard, but I didn't want to make his sad story be any more sad. By his reasoning by time I'm 40, I could be an assistant manager at Best Buy!
Whatever, it's a job, and I feel really bad for pretending that a job at Best Buy is some grand life-changing thing. It's a paycheck, and I'll play their silly interview games to get the job.
Also you already have the ultimate female repellent. It's called an overly possessive fiance.