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23 Jul 2015, 3:47 pm

Ok so so far I've been ranting about my experiences with VR and how they have failed to do anything well this morning I got a rejection letter from Target I guess I was being too truthful during their online screening so this afternoon I got a phone call after I applied on my own with no help from VR or my "job placement specialist" from a college bookstore at the college I am going to and they want to interview me for a job opening next week! While I'm not getting my hopes up too high I do think this is a step in the right direction and hopefully this will be what I need to get rid of these ppl at VR and start being somewhat more self sufficient.

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23 Jul 2015, 3:49 pm

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That is great! Good luck.

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23 Jul 2015, 4:40 pm

Congratulations! Let us know how it goes!

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23 Jul 2015, 5:01 pm

Congrats man! I think I could enjoy a college bookstore job.

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23 Jul 2015, 5:04 pm

Best of luck - hope it goes well

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23 Jul 2015, 5:21 pm

hopefully it works out

one thing about VR I think is that your experience is very dependent on who your counsellor is, they can be completely useless and even hostile to you or they can be lifesavers who go above & beyond.

good luck!

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23 Jul 2015, 5:54 pm

I hope it goes well for you.

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23 Jul 2015, 6:09 pm

I'm sure you know that you should NOT mention anything about you having autism. Or talk about needing "accommodations."

Which bookstore? Maybe they have previous interviews on Glassdoor.

Just dress decently. Make sure you get enough sleep and take a shower. Shake the interviewer's hand. Look the person in the eye.

What did you put on your resume?

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23 Jul 2015, 6:31 pm

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No I wont disclose the fact I have autism despite it being 'trendy' or accommodations I'm doing this on my own so that I appear to be 'normal' I believe they are owned by Follett and it's a part time gig so I wont be burnt out the only issue I have is the eye contact I still have issues with that as for the resume I'm not sure of the question you are asking.

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23 Jul 2015, 6:46 pm

How long was the gap between your last job and now, according to your resume?

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23 Jul 2015, 11:42 pm

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How long was the gap between your last job and now, according to your resume?

5 years.

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24 Jul 2015, 4:37 am

Target's awful anyway. Count it as a blessing.

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24 Jul 2015, 5:56 am

Just say you had to take care of a family member who was sick.

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24 Jul 2015, 3:46 pm

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Just say you had to take care of a family member who was sick.

Yep I all about that ;-)

pineapplehead, can you please explain what you mean about target is awful?

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29 Jul 2015, 6:52 am

Good luck!

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03 Aug 2015, 9:43 pm

JoelFan wrote:

pineapplehead, can you please explain what you mean about target is awful?

Well, retail in general is terrible. Plus, from what I hear, Target gets really mad and possibly fires you for not selling enough credit cards as a cashier.

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