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Westgate Interview Not Successful
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Deep Thirteen



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 3:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
That's funny. I asked that question at my ECC interview, but got a more 'elaborate' response, not negatively though.. Didn't get the job either way.
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cornishmuppet



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 11:03 pm    Post subject: Re: Westgate Interview Not Successful Reply with quote
seklarwia wrote:
GambateBingBangBOOM wrote:
cornishmuppet wrote:
, "Westgate employees are not permitted to ride bicycles."


Shocked

What? Why not?


I'd imagine that with the teachers being so short term, they can't afford for them to need any time off at all. And I'm guessing they don't pay bike insurance for the employees either.

So no guests means no late night house parties every night (which not only limits the number of hangovers but also keeps the neighbours happy); bikes could not only result in injuries for the teacher but also expensive legal disputes if an accident involves another person or somebody's property. I bet they'd keep the teachers in total isolation in a padded cell out of school time if they could.


I imagine its not seen as fitting for a high level university "lecturer", as Westgate employees are masqueraded as being, to be seen needing to arrive at work on a bicycle. I can't remember if she said at all times or just for work, it was a long time ago. Judging by the other life-control rules they have nothing would surprise me.
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Glenski



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:07 am    Post subject: Re: Westgate Interview Not Successful Reply with quote
cornishmuppet wrote:
I imagine its not seen as fitting for a high level university "lecturer", as Westgate employees are masqueraded as being, to be seen needing to arrive at work on a bicycle.
If that's how they think, they don't know the least thing about uni teachers. Many of us use bikes to get to work.
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cornishmuppet



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:26 am    Post subject: Re: Westgate Interview Not Successful Reply with quote
Glenski wrote:
cornishmuppet wrote:
I imagine its not seen as fitting for a high level university "lecturer", as Westgate employees are masqueraded as being, to be seen needing to arrive at work on a bicycle.
If that's how they think, they don't know the least thing about uni teachers. Many of us use bikes to get to work.


That's why their response surprised me. At the time of the interview I was under the impression that a lot of people in Japan used bicycles for work, and I'm always keen for a bit of exercise. It was the only question I asked that I can remember getting anything like a 'sharp' response for. I might have been rejected for some other reason but looking back it was probably a blessing in disguise.
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seklarwia



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:43 am    Post subject: Re: Westgate Interview Not Successful Reply with quote
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I said making aggressive statements was a bad idea in this case. Westgate, other dispatchers and eikawa don't want people who are going to be troublemakers. If you are being what they would consider to be confrontational in the interview, or criticising the terms in the contract when you don't even have the job yet, that's bound to set alarm bells ringing. Why would they take the risk of you rocking the boat when there are 10 more other candidates interviewing for the same position who are ready to bend over backwards for the same crappy terms?
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Please stay on topic. Two off-topic posts have been deleted. Any posts that appear to be derailing the thread will be deleted.
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Imseriouslylost



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 6:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I got outright rejected but I'm not taking it too personally as it seems that this happens to a lot of people.

At least they interviewed you, thats a compliment!

I was beginning to think they were some really elite, high quality and highly sought after "employment opportunity" and then I read what other people who have worked for them had to say. Haha.
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dazedandconfuzzed



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
At the induction we were told 7 or 8000 people had applied, (I was snoozing at that point), so I wouldn't take it at all personally if you didn't get in. I didn't hear back from them for a while so I emailed them to ask if they were still considering me. They replied offering me a second interview, which got me the job. Other folk only had 1 interview but I had my first interview in my mum's car on a journey, but it must have been ok enough not to have a flat out refusal. I'd agree that any hints of anything but enthusiasm may taint the interview.

Most of the people were quite experienced with an average of 3 years' experience, often in Korea, which I was surprised by when the ads don't ask for very much.
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