does anyone know who these wierd sikh ppl r? they sorta com up2 u and r like "u look very lucky" and they guess wot number or colour yor guessing and apparently they do magician like stuff, they've approached me a few times in Manchester and once in Wakefield but i gave them the standard snarl and an abrupt brush off for disturbing me as i shop... in other news i quit my job cos i was jus so damm bored of it and i've started a beginners course in indoor rock climbing.
and wow at micheal schumacher being the stig!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
an interview less likely
I was surfing the net on Monday and I came across this marketing company in Leeds, they had an interesting website, but it was all about how they nurture their employees and what a great environment is, they had like 2 sentences on wot the company actually did, "above the line, direct marketing" whatever that meant... so I called them to ask what they actually did...
"Well... it's a client facing role, rather varied, sales presentations, etc kind of hard to describe"
"Hmm... well then who are your clients? What industry do you specialise in?" I asked
"All sorts really, we deal with everyone like npower, charities, and basically just anyone."
"Well, I'm still not clear on what you do, what are your typical day to day activities?"
"you know what, the owner can tell you more about that so it's probably best I book you in for a first round interview"
"...ok"
So I went for the interview on Tuesday which was just a 5 min talk on how the company is structured and how they use direct marketing tactics to flourish during a recession and how it's a niche market unsaturated in Leeds area and most companies use them to generate sales and how effective what they do is. He still didn't tell me what they actually did and when I asked he said they approach the clients directly through events like fashion shows, motor events, etc. Interesting I thought, not bad going to fashion shows etc for a job.
So I assumed they reached people by attending fashion shows and arranging events and made presentations on their tactics to win big orders with big blue chip companies. That’s what it sounded like anyways. They said they didn't use media like tv because it was cheaper and more effective to be more direct so before the interview I was afraid it was one of those companies that just wrote different types of junk mail, but it didn’t seem that way after the interview.
So I got a call later that day saying I was put through for the evaluation day.
"What’s involved?" I asked
"basically, you work shadow someone in the company for a day and we observe your personality, see if you would fit into this company, because it's company of young ppl, and we hold regular socials, etc and have a good team atmosphere and just to see if you fit the bill. Its a 12-9 day and make sure you wear flats as you will be on your feet most of the day"
"Well ok, Fridays good for me" sounds ok. Guess it must be a fast-paced job doing lots of different things and if I’m work shadowing someone I’ll finally get to know what they actually do!
So I went down on Friday, and he introduced me to the guy I would be work shadowing, and he said we had to go down to Wakefield to see the clients. Ok I thought, so I asked what they were doing and they said they were raising awareness of the WWF, (world wildlife federation). Didn’t know they had an office in Wakefield and how exactly were they going to do this? I was imagining PowerPoint presentations, organising events to reach the public… but I asked anyways and he said, “We’re targeting about 100 houses”
“… you mean like door to door?” I asked as the penny dropped on what ‘above the line direct marketing in client facing roles’ was… door to door salesmen!
“yeh, if we target 100 houses, we’ll probably score like 5-10 monthly donations”
We whipped round the 100 houses surprisingly fast, the time just flew by and most of the people weren’t in anyways. And the guy was a really good salesman, it was interesting watching his tactics and we had a good laugh, he was the sorta guy you’d wanna chill with. So anyways after we’d finished the 100 houses, I thought ‘alright, relatively painless, get back to Leeds, get some lunch…’
“So we’ve done the 100 houses, didn’t the time just fly by?” he said
“yeh it sure did, so what now?”
“now we go for a second round, target those houses where no-one was in”
“errr…ok” :s
The second round seemed longer and after we did that, he turned and said, “now we go for a third round, target those houses where no-one was in the first or second time”
I think you can see where I’m going with this but I was pretty good and stuck it out until the fourth round… it was absolutely pissing it down, I got so soaked that the water was dripping down my face (ask me about this story in person for the unedited version) and I was like, “mate, I’ll go wait in the car” it was abt 8pm by then and I hadn’t eaten since breakfast! So after he finished up, we went back to Leeds where I had a final test and interview and they ended up giving me a provisional start date, and I felt really bad saying no because, all in all we’d had a good laugh, they were good guys and I’d been pretending to be interested in sales during the day… so now they think I’m gonna be working for them :s
By the time I arrived in dews it was like 11 and I couldn’t bare the thought of walking all the way to my car so I got my dad to pick me up and drive me to where I’d parked my car. I’m sooo not working as a Saleswoman!
"Well... it's a client facing role, rather varied, sales presentations, etc kind of hard to describe"
"Hmm... well then who are your clients? What industry do you specialise in?" I asked
"All sorts really, we deal with everyone like npower, charities, and basically just anyone."
"Well, I'm still not clear on what you do, what are your typical day to day activities?"
"you know what, the owner can tell you more about that so it's probably best I book you in for a first round interview"
"...ok"
So I went for the interview on Tuesday which was just a 5 min talk on how the company is structured and how they use direct marketing tactics to flourish during a recession and how it's a niche market unsaturated in Leeds area and most companies use them to generate sales and how effective what they do is. He still didn't tell me what they actually did and when I asked he said they approach the clients directly through events like fashion shows, motor events, etc. Interesting I thought, not bad going to fashion shows etc for a job.
So I assumed they reached people by attending fashion shows and arranging events and made presentations on their tactics to win big orders with big blue chip companies. That’s what it sounded like anyways. They said they didn't use media like tv because it was cheaper and more effective to be more direct so before the interview I was afraid it was one of those companies that just wrote different types of junk mail, but it didn’t seem that way after the interview.
So I got a call later that day saying I was put through for the evaluation day.
"What’s involved?" I asked
"basically, you work shadow someone in the company for a day and we observe your personality, see if you would fit into this company, because it's company of young ppl, and we hold regular socials, etc and have a good team atmosphere and just to see if you fit the bill. Its a 12-9 day and make sure you wear flats as you will be on your feet most of the day"
"Well ok, Fridays good for me" sounds ok. Guess it must be a fast-paced job doing lots of different things and if I’m work shadowing someone I’ll finally get to know what they actually do!
So I went down on Friday, and he introduced me to the guy I would be work shadowing, and he said we had to go down to Wakefield to see the clients. Ok I thought, so I asked what they were doing and they said they were raising awareness of the WWF, (world wildlife federation). Didn’t know they had an office in Wakefield and how exactly were they going to do this? I was imagining PowerPoint presentations, organising events to reach the public… but I asked anyways and he said, “We’re targeting about 100 houses”
“… you mean like door to door?” I asked as the penny dropped on what ‘above the line direct marketing in client facing roles’ was… door to door salesmen!
“yeh, if we target 100 houses, we’ll probably score like 5-10 monthly donations”
We whipped round the 100 houses surprisingly fast, the time just flew by and most of the people weren’t in anyways. And the guy was a really good salesman, it was interesting watching his tactics and we had a good laugh, he was the sorta guy you’d wanna chill with. So anyways after we’d finished the 100 houses, I thought ‘alright, relatively painless, get back to Leeds, get some lunch…’
“So we’ve done the 100 houses, didn’t the time just fly by?” he said
“yeh it sure did, so what now?”
“now we go for a second round, target those houses where no-one was in”
“errr…ok” :s
The second round seemed longer and after we did that, he turned and said, “now we go for a third round, target those houses where no-one was in the first or second time”
I think you can see where I’m going with this but I was pretty good and stuck it out until the fourth round… it was absolutely pissing it down, I got so soaked that the water was dripping down my face (ask me about this story in person for the unedited version) and I was like, “mate, I’ll go wait in the car” it was abt 8pm by then and I hadn’t eaten since breakfast! So after he finished up, we went back to Leeds where I had a final test and interview and they ended up giving me a provisional start date, and I felt really bad saying no because, all in all we’d had a good laugh, they were good guys and I’d been pretending to be interested in sales during the day… so now they think I’m gonna be working for them :s
By the time I arrived in dews it was like 11 and I couldn’t bare the thought of walking all the way to my car so I got my dad to pick me up and drive me to where I’d parked my car. I’m sooo not working as a Saleswoman!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
swimming
my mum made me go swimming this week. i kept tellin her i can't swim, the last time i went swimming was........ well.... it was before uni, actualy i never went during my A-levels, so definately before my GCSE's. actualy, i don't think i've ever approached a pool of water with the intent of swimming in it! i mean i know how to swim, i've seen "the little mermaide", so i know how its done but i'm just not very strong.
But u know me, ill give anything a shot if only to fail at it miserably. And so, i struggled against the water, thrashing my legs wildly, panting hard and straining my neck to keep my head afloat and stop myself breathing in the chlorine water, swinging my arms continuously despite the lactic acid burns reaching one end of the pool, then the other! yes, i swam... 4 full lengths! WOOP! WOOP!
But u know me, ill give anything a shot if only to fail at it miserably. And so, i struggled against the water, thrashing my legs wildly, panting hard and straining my neck to keep my head afloat and stop myself breathing in the chlorine water, swinging my arms continuously despite the lactic acid burns reaching one end of the pool, then the other! yes, i swam... 4 full lengths! WOOP! WOOP!
Sunday, April 12, 2009
a small town girl
me and raisa went for a photoshoot on thursday (raisa scored a free photoshoot... so we thort wot the hell), which was great fun, i dresed up like a cowboy with the hat i got from tijuana (like i do at every opportunity i get), and i also took my uncomfortably high heeled ruby red shoes... the make up artist even painted me a new face!
it was almost as if she saw me and thort "my oh my this shall never do" and then painted me some new skin with a paint brush, drew me new eyes, eyebrows and lips and coloured them in. the photographer took like 100 different photo's in all sorts of poses, sat on a piano for one of them but i don't really photograph very well so i didn't feel compelled to buy many despite the pushy sales lady and confusing maths... i think she tried to set us up with like a £2000 deal with mothly installments of £60... or something equally rediculous but she musta read our facial expressions coz she pushed more for the £200 package but im just not that vain...
afterwards i found that krispie kremes have finally reached the north and that there are 3 stores in manchester well actually it wasn't really an accidental discovery, raisa had located all 3 on a detailed map with clear instructions on how to get to them from the studio and train station beforehand... oh and did i mention my weight gain?
it was almost as if she saw me and thort "my oh my this shall never do" and then painted me some new skin with a paint brush, drew me new eyes, eyebrows and lips and coloured them in. the photographer took like 100 different photo's in all sorts of poses, sat on a piano for one of them but i don't really photograph very well so i didn't feel compelled to buy many despite the pushy sales lady and confusing maths... i think she tried to set us up with like a £2000 deal with mothly installments of £60... or something equally rediculous but she musta read our facial expressions coz she pushed more for the £200 package but im just not that vain...
afterwards i found that krispie kremes have finally reached the north and that there are 3 stores in manchester well actually it wasn't really an accidental discovery, raisa had located all 3 on a detailed map with clear instructions on how to get to them from the studio and train station beforehand... oh and did i mention my weight gain?
Monday, April 06, 2009
where do we go now
when i was at high school, there used to be this boy in my class, u know the sort, skinny, glasses, a genius at every academic subject. i always imagined he'd be a brain surgeon or my boss in 15 years or just something big so i got in touch with him recently to see what he'd been upto since high school. and he told me he made a bad choice of a-levels, studied language (yes, language!) at uni, realised his mistake, dropped out after the first year and now works locally for a small business. wot a waste of a talent i thought, he could have been anything...
i guess that's why i like my job, it feels good to help these kids and develop their confidence and when you see that look on their face when the penny drops and they think "oh yeah, that's a good point."
i guess that's why i like my job, it feels good to help these kids and develop their confidence and when you see that look on their face when the penny drops and they think "oh yeah, that's a good point."
Thursday, March 19, 2009
family
never beleev wot my sister jus sed to me, she's said "yeh but u like all men in their 30's" i was like "WOT?! don't be so rediculous, kevin bacon is 50, scott weiland, brad pitt and johnny depp are all in their 40's and in fact the only guy in his 30's that i liked was a lecturer at uni" (he wasn't old and grey, he was young and fit), lol im jus messing... but i do find my family rather amusing from my crazy cousin raisa and her wild antics to my little nephew who says the days of the weeks as "Monday, wensday, spring, summer..." awww isnt tht cute.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
february's update
well it feels like i havent posted anything in a while, and i try to update at least once a month.
things aren't going well, i still don't really know what i want to do jobwise, jobhuntin for a graduate position aint going well, hardly any of the white working class boys have turned up for their mentoring and i've put on half a stone!! urgh this is everyone elses fault but mine!
things aren't going well, i still don't really know what i want to do jobwise, jobhuntin for a graduate position aint going well, hardly any of the white working class boys have turned up for their mentoring and i've put on half a stone!! urgh this is everyone elses fault but mine!
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