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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 157127" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Steely - all of those are true and difficult child does it. She always asks if the hiring manager or floor manager is available. She is tiny for her age and it's a strange thing because she is either perceived to be older than 18 or younger, but she's been dressing 'older' so she appears older. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">We've created a really fine looking resume, she has four excellent references, one is her old boss and one is her principal from HS and two are family friends whom she has worked for.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">You did touch on something we've been telling her to do and that's follow up weekly with the managers. She's done it here and there, but not steadily and I think that's part of her problem. I told her to take a business card from whereever she's applied so she can make a follow up call or visit and see the same person, but she forgets. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">She's been dressing professionally, with heels, nice clothes, hair pulled back, showered and with just a touch of makeup (not too much - she hates it anyway) and she goes in with her purse, a pen, & her resume. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">She has applied at DR offices, department stores, local small businesses, law firms, smaller retail stores, and restaurants. You name it, she's applied. At least now I have seen it with my own two eyes and I know she's not just pulling my leg. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 157127, member: 2211"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]Steely - all of those are true and difficult child does it. She always asks if the hiring manager or floor manager is available. She is tiny for her age and it's a strange thing because she is either perceived to be older than 18 or younger, but she's been dressing 'older' so she appears older. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]We've created a really fine looking resume, she has four excellent references, one is her old boss and one is her principal from HS and two are family friends whom she has worked for.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]You did touch on something we've been telling her to do and that's follow up weekly with the managers. She's done it here and there, but not steadily and I think that's part of her problem. I told her to take a business card from whereever she's applied so she can make a follow up call or visit and see the same person, but she forgets. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]She's been dressing professionally, with heels, nice clothes, hair pulled back, showered and with just a touch of makeup (not too much - she hates it anyway) and she goes in with her purse, a pen, & her resume. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]She has applied at DR offices, department stores, local small businesses, law firms, smaller retail stores, and restaurants. You name it, she's applied. At least now I have seen it with my own two eyes and I know she's not just pulling my leg. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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