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<blockquote data-quote="Lil" data-source="post: 631273" data-attributes="member: 17309"><p>...aaaannnnd today is apparently <em>not</em> factory day. </p><p> </p><p><strong>But</strong> he has heard, as of this morning, from a temp agency that has a temp-to-hire office position. They called and talked with him since he sent a resume' which highlights his office/computer skills. He had <em>almost</em> two full years of tech school computer training in high school (got enough credits to graduate in March 2013 and so didn't go the last quarter - missed out on certification in computer tech by ONE class - this was kind of in the midst of his stoner time...right when all the stealing started and such). So he knows Microsoft office and excel and all the other office applications very, very well, even do some programming, design web pages, even build computers from their individual components. He also types about 100 wpm. He said they questioned his lack of employment for a year and he told them he went to college but decided it wasn't for him and kind of bummed around after that, had one very short-term job he didn't even bother putting on the resume'. </p><p> </p><p>I guess that didn't faze them...<strong>he has an interview Thursday</strong>. Tuesday I'm taking him shopping...he acknowledged he needs interview clothes. Our senior office assistant here is a young man and I talked to him about clothing...he recommends at least a button down and tie. Yeash, getting my kid into real clothes ought to be interesting to say the least. </p><p> </p><p>Really, an office job, boring as data entry and such is, would be a good fit for him and even if it turns out to just be temp, maybe he'll do a good enough job that he can get more that way. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/2012/fingerscrossed.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":fingerscrossed:" title="fingerscrossed :fingerscrossed:" data-shortname=":fingerscrossed:" /> At the least, it'll be a job and something on his resume'. As he said to me himself, "It's not assembling sandwiches." </p><p> </p><p>(And yes, I reminded him his lack of experience may well lead to assembling sandwiches anyway...but he's actually kind of trying.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lil, post: 631273, member: 17309"] ...aaaannnnd today is apparently [I]not[/I] factory day. [B]But[/B] he has heard, as of this morning, from a temp agency that has a temp-to-hire office position. They called and talked with him since he sent a resume' which highlights his office/computer skills. He had [I]almost[/I] two full years of tech school computer training in high school (got enough credits to graduate in March 2013 and so didn't go the last quarter - missed out on certification in computer tech by ONE class - this was kind of in the midst of his stoner time...right when all the stealing started and such). So he knows Microsoft office and excel and all the other office applications very, very well, even do some programming, design web pages, even build computers from their individual components. He also types about 100 wpm. He said they questioned his lack of employment for a year and he told them he went to college but decided it wasn't for him and kind of bummed around after that, had one very short-term job he didn't even bother putting on the resume'. I guess that didn't faze them...[B]he has an interview Thursday[/B]. Tuesday I'm taking him shopping...he acknowledged he needs interview clothes. Our senior office assistant here is a young man and I talked to him about clothing...he recommends at least a button down and tie. Yeash, getting my kid into real clothes ought to be interesting to say the least. Really, an office job, boring as data entry and such is, would be a good fit for him and even if it turns out to just be temp, maybe he'll do a good enough job that he can get more that way. :fingerscrossed: At the least, it'll be a job and something on his resume'. As he said to me himself, "It's not assembling sandwiches." (And yes, I reminded him his lack of experience may well lead to assembling sandwiches anyway...but he's actually kind of trying.) [/QUOTE]
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