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posted by [personal profile] pmsumner at 11:48pm on 29/08/2004
The future's bright, the future's Vodafone. Or something.

I've applied for a job at Vodafone. Godknows why. It's a similar position to what I am currently doing, but purely 3rd line (at the moment even though my team is a Technical team, our position is classified as Customer Service, so we not only have to deal with Blackberry, TMCC and connectivity issues, we're expected to be as good as a frontline advisor at dealing with frontline calls, and as good as a 2nd line advisor at dealing with voicemail, SMS, and 2nd line issues.

In other words, we essentially have 3 roles to fill. I want to rid myself of two of these so that I can concentrate on the technical stuff and won't have to deal with customers shouting at me because their line was suspended. I'm fed up of it again.

I've got a couple of cool sounding applications for various jobs in local councils which I have mostly filled in other than the bits which actually sell myself. The "why do you think you are good for this job" type crap. I guess this is the stuff that I dread more than anything else. I ain't good at talking myself up...
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posted by [identity profile] skinglist.livejournal.com at 04:52pm on 29/08/2004
*fingers crossed*
 
posted by [identity profile] phil99.livejournal.com at 04:59pm on 29/08/2004
*crosses arms*
*crosses toes*
*crosses hairs*
*crosses everything...*
OW!!!! That hurts :)
 
posted by [identity profile] skinglist.livejournal.com at 05:53pm on 29/08/2004
*pokes*
but you forgot eyes and nose hairs :p

and yes, it does
 
posted by [identity profile] phil99.livejournal.com at 05:59pm on 29/08/2004
If you poke me when everything's crossed, I'll fall over!!!

*slides slowly off chair* :)
 
posted by [identity profile] skinglist.livejournal.com at 06:40pm on 29/08/2004
*provides pillows to cushion fall*
 
posted by [identity profile] phil99.livejournal.com at 08:33am on 30/08/2004
Yer so generous :)
 
posted by [identity profile] skinglist.livejournal.com at 06:44pm on 30/08/2004
always of service
 
posted by [identity profile] ruthytoothy.livejournal.com at 09:12am on 31/08/2004
For the "why do you think you are good for this job" bit, I tend to find it easiest to go through their job spec and respond to each requirement in turn. So if they are asking for experience of X, then point out that you have Z years experience of X. If they are asking for team-working skills, point out that you currently work in a team, and have also worked in a team on X Y and Z other occasions. That way, you'll (hopefully!) soon find you can fill a side of A4 without really trying too hard.
 
posted by [identity profile] phil99.livejournal.com at 04:19am on 08/09/2004
I understand the idea of how it's best to do it, but whenever I do it I always feel it ends up sounding awful and I wouldn't employ me :)

Can't be that bad at it, I guess I got this job :))

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