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littlewing69

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WouldbeDoctor said:
Right, and where did you apply for and got the job in? Damn I wish I got an interview like that.

I got an interview within a week :p
 
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WouldbeDoctor said:
Right, and where did you apply for and got the job in? Damn I wish I got an interview like that.
I applied for a general in-store position (i.e. everything) at their website (the blue box). However I'm assuming that you meant which suburb...I don't want to give it away, but its in the shire. Once i had applied for the general position they then sent me all the jobs for the local area. Oh and I had an interview...I haven't got the job (yet).

littlewing69 said:
Well, I did my first shift last night at Target. It was pretty good, a lot more physical than I anticipated, which was even better. Working till midnight kills me, though .

Newbie question: How much, if any, overtime, does a casual get working that late?
I have a friend who does night fill at Big W-I don't think there'll be much difference between Coles Myer and Woolworths Ltd. He gets the normal rate until close (I think about $10) then he gets time and a half until mid-night ($15) then double time after midnight ($20). I'm going by what he has told me-could be different in reality though.
 
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Testpilot said:
I applied for a general in-store position (i.e. everything) at their website (the blue box). However I'm assuming that you meant which suburb...I don't want to give it away, but its in the shire. Once i had applied for the general position they then sent me all the jobs for the local area. Oh and I had an interview...I haven't got the job (yet).
Yes, suburb, I am from the shire....
 
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WouldbeDoctor said:
I'm sorry, but my question was where? And it wasn't to you....

No shit. I was just pointing out that there's a big range in how long the process can take.
 
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I have a friend who does night fill at Big W-I don't think there'll be much difference between Coles Myer and Woolworths Ltd. He gets the normal rate until close (I think about $10) then he gets time and a half until mid-night ($15) then double time after midnight ($20). I'm going by what he has told me-could be different in reality though.
Hope that's similar to Target.

WouldbeDoctor said:
Then don't reply if you knew....
Welcome to the interwebs. You want a one-on-one conversation, use the PMs.
 

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Testpilot said:
I just had an in store interview. I never had the group interview. They didn't ask me anything they just read my resumé, gave me a job description and read out the 'privacy act' as they described it- it was actually the company's privacy policy. It felt more like I'd entered a lottery than applied for a job.

Is this a common experience?
Is it safe to say that's what they'd ask me too? I'm getting a store interview - Without having gone through the gorup interview, for Coles.

Oh, and another matter - Is it ok if I just wear black, round or pointy flats instead of heels?
 

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If u apply for "Expressions of interest in part time and casual....." whatever it is, u go 2 a group interview. if successful at that, then u will be in their talent pool, so whenever they need some employees (for any coles group store eg coles target kmart...) they will ring u up and u will get interviewed by the store manager.

however, if u apply for a specific job eg. dairy nightfill at mona vale, u will go straight to the store to have an interview, bypassing the groupie thingy.

i did both, went to the group interview, got accepted into the pool, but got fed up with the time it took them to allocate me to a store, so i applied for a specific job at a coles store. dont be too fussed on the title of the job but, coz i applied for part-time nightfill and when i got the job at the store, i was casual cashier. also, the stores will usually allow a few people to switch between being casual and part time and all that shit.
 

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What are the differences between being a casual or part-time worker in terms of hours/rostering/benefits etc, besides not getting the 20% loading for being part-time?
 

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Casual..no guarentee of hours (one week you can do 3 hours, the next 38), no holiday pay, no sick pay, you're at their beck and call

PPT/FT.. set hours- you can plan your life, sick pay, holiday pay, various other forms of pay, although lower hourly rate. Oh, plus 2 staff discount cards (one for you, one for family, to stop your mum constantly swiping yours when you need it). I think the minimum contract is 12 hours per week, upto 40.
 

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WouldbeDoctor said:
So anyone got the job??
man they email me for an interview after 2 years. ugh colesmyers r so fucked up with the employment process, especially since this internet application thing. never ever ever applying to them again, i decided to not show up at the interview too lol. the point of this is if you want a fast job, don't even depend on em.
 
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sparkl3z said:
man they email me for an interview after 2 years. ugh colesmyers r so fucked up with the employment process, especially since this internet application thing. never ever ever applying to them again, i decided to not show up at the interview too lol. the point of this is if you want a fast job, don't even depend on em.
Yeah, I got a job myself by handing personally handing in my resume. The process is long even though I had someone in my family help me work where she is superviser... In short FUCK COLES MYER LTD. From now I am shopping at woleworthes. :) You fucks arn't getting another cent off me.
 

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Im working at coles but thinking of quiting. Is it necessary to give notice and how for how long 1 or 2 weeks?
 

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sparkl3z said:
man they email me for an interview after 2 years. ugh colesmyers r so fucked up with the employment process, especially since this internet application thing. never ever ever applying to them again, i decided to not show up at the interview too lol. the point of this is if you want a fast job, don't even depend on em.
I know what that's like. I applied about a year ago, went to a couple of group interviews and recieved about 10 generic you-made-it-through-and-when-we-match-you-with-a-job-we'll-let-you-know emails. None of them ever told me for sure whether I had a job or not, or whether I was even close to getting one.

I'm not job hunting anymore but I've kept my ColesMyer account, just to see if they'll ever send me anything useful.
 

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Got an email from Coles the other day asking me to take some new online assessment, is it the new OH&S thingy? It said I have 7 days to complete it.
 

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