Thread: What do you take to a job interview?

Originally Posted by p38arover

I took only myself but it seems Gen Z are different.

Report: One in Four Gen Z Job Applicants Bring Parents to Interview

Researchers and popular media use the mid-to-late 1990s as starting birth years and the early 2010s as ending birth years.?


Too often mums were taking sons in to see the Doctor. 30, 40 and 50 year old sons!!!!!! My join the Navy at 15 year old self was amazed Noting again.
"The Kids these days!!!!!!!" is highly applicable to some of them and some of every Generation for 1000s of years

If you're on the dole take a hand puppet that does all the talking for you that way you won't get the job, as my retired mate recently saw while waiting at Centrelink to discuss his pension!

Originally Posted by p38arover

I took only myself but it seems Gen Z are different.

Report: One in Four Gen Z Job Applicants Bring Parents to Interview

I find this very hard to believe and I'm going to presume that it's made-up - not only have I interviewed Gen Z job applicants and no-one brought their parents, in fact, in over 40 years in the workforce I've never heard of it happening.

^^ It was in the USA.

The only reason I can fathom for this is if you're interviewing for a job that for some reason you cant get to on a reasonable time frame and cant drive yourself.

Back when I was going for job interviews, because I was reliant on public transport or the bike, I'd always make sure mum or dad were available to get me there and back if something went wrong with the public transport, to drop me off if the public transport times were rediculous or if the weather had gone agaisnt being able to get there on a pushbike and be presentable. On a couple of occasions when I was being dropped off, mum or dad would wait in the foyer of the building if something needed to be done on the way home or they were taking me home to save the travel time.

When I was 16 and, having finished 6th Form (Year 12) I applied for 3 jobs and got interviews. I went by myself.

I got offers for 2 of them. I took the one that started at twice as much (10 pounds cf. 5 pounds) for a 3 year traineeship cf. a 5 year apprenticeship.

I started work on my 17th birthday and stayed with them for 37 years.

Originally Posted by p38arover

When I was 16 and, having finished 6th Form (Year 12) I applied for 3 jobs and got interviews. I went by myself.

I got offers for 2 of them. I took the one that started at twice as much (10 pounds cf. 5 pounds) for a 3 year traineeship cf. a 5 year apprenticeship.

I started work on my 17th birthday and stayed with them for 37 years.

So, 16 and went by yourself. Am I correct in thinking that you had public transport available?

Originally Posted by Saitch

So, 16 and went by yourself. Am I correct in thinking that you had public transport available?

Yes. Train into the city (Sydney CBD from western Sydney) for two (trainee radio technician which I became, cadet chemical engineer for the other which I didn’t get), train and buses to Mascot for the other (apprentice fitter and turner).

Being 16 wasn’t a problem. Not long before, I’d driven my unregistered 1938 Vauxhall from Brisbane to Sydney (without a licence). It did have numberplates on it - from another car.