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Re:A 29-year-old on the difficulties of landing a first job by DanBC on Friday May 18, 2012 @08:51AM (#3991505)
No, you must not lie.

You emphasise all the customer service style jobs you've had; or you say that you want to get customer service experience with a world leader company that takes service seriously.

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Re:A 29-year-old on the difficulties of landing a first job by HolyHaddock on Friday May 18, 2012 @09:16AM (#3991607)
This does not work in the current market for the kind of role we're discussing. The hiring manager is looking for criteria to turn the big pile of CVs into a small pile of interviews.

Being overqualified, or unexplained gaps fit the bill perfectly. It really does not matter how well tailored the experience, or how impressive the covering letter.

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Re:A 29-year-old on the difficulties of landing a first job by run4yourlives on Friday May 18, 2012 @11:41AM (#3992422)
If you are applying to a company that has a "hiring manager" and are not a perfect match, you are making the first mistake.

The manager at Starbucks is not a "hiring manager". He doesn't care what's on your resume. He cares about three things: 1) Can I work with this guy? 2) Is he reliable/competent? 3) Is he going to steal from me/screw the other staff/piss off the customers/otherwise make my job more difficult?

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