HarleyRed
Oct 27, 2011, 08:57 PM
I am 56 years young . I have been unemployed since 2009. Before that was in banking . Drive-thru teller for 8 years.
I have been out of work due to moving and getting married and my husband is self-emploed and I have been helping him out but want to get out and work somewhere and do something even if part-time. I have been trying to get customer service and or cashier jobs and most places now want you to apply on-line. No more going in person first and or submitting your application and or resume' in person. Seems though I must be doing something wrong? They give you these assessment tests or whatever you want to call them and I must be failing them or something unless its my age? Playing into this? I just applied to H&R Block and same thing had to take this test and was applying to be a client services person . I have extensive customer service experience and cashier experience as well... good references etc. So only thing I can think of is I am failing these stupid tests but now I am the stupid one? Any suggestions as to what I can do. I don't like the fact that you don't get to speak and or meet anyone in person now. You use to be able to go and meet and sell yourself and your skills and make your impressions first hand but now all this? So got a nice email back from them basically saying in a roundabout way... I'm assuming I failed... ugh...
I have been out of work due to moving and getting married and my husband is self-emploed and I have been helping him out but want to get out and work somewhere and do something even if part-time. I have been trying to get customer service and or cashier jobs and most places now want you to apply on-line. No more going in person first and or submitting your application and or resume' in person. Seems though I must be doing something wrong? They give you these assessment tests or whatever you want to call them and I must be failing them or something unless its my age? Playing into this? I just applied to H&R Block and same thing had to take this test and was applying to be a client services person . I have extensive customer service experience and cashier experience as well... good references etc. So only thing I can think of is I am failing these stupid tests but now I am the stupid one? Any suggestions as to what I can do. I don't like the fact that you don't get to speak and or meet anyone in person now. You use to be able to go and meet and sell yourself and your skills and make your impressions first hand but now all this? So got a nice email back from them basically saying in a roundabout way... I'm assuming I failed... ugh...