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| How to Impress a Boss | Started by: Angel on Feb 09, '09 21:03 |
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She sits at a table in an open air cafe enjoying the sun and warmth. A tea and crumpet on the table in front of her beside a pile of papers. She leafs through the pile until she finds what she is looking for. Turning her head when she hears her name called she is approached by a teenage boy. He is dressed in rags, his face dirty... Yo, Angel, can I'z join ur crew!!? I makez good munniez. Saddened by the obvious lack of thought put into this request she shakes her head no and goes back to her paperwork... Thinking back to the previous day she smiles and searches for yet another piece of paper and thinks of how the whole incident went down. Her memory clear as she begins to recall how IT happened... How that one priceless moment had made her feel. She shivers at the memory, in elation rather than disgust. For those of you out there looking for work here is an example of how to impress a boss and make a lasting impression.. Below is a scenario that played out in my newly renovated offices in the warehouse district... I'm not saying I expect everyone to pay as much attention to detail or put as much effort into their request for employment as much as I am saying that if you do put some time and effort into impressing the person you ask for a job it will pay off. Who could forget something as impressive as this? Your first introduction to your future boss is the most important, well at least it is to me. If I have someone come to me quickly spewing some garbage about being awesome and wanting to join my family I'll think about it.. For a second. Then possibly decline their request. However, if someone introduces themselves as thoroughly as the following transcription of one of my recent hire's request for employment I will remember them, I will give them a job, and I will do so KNOWING that they will put as much effort into working for me as they did asking for their job. In short, the amount of effort you put into a request will always speak of the amount of effort you will put into the crew, family, or subcrew that you end up joining. I have changed the name of the person to protect their innocence.
She smiles sweetly and pays her bill before walking off into the LA sunset. |
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Brick reads the exchange, turning page after page after page, until finally reaching the end. That was quite the read, but there has GOT to be a better way. I know, thug speak is not the way to go. How 'bout something a little shorter, still full of meaning, and a concerted effort to impress? Do we all have to write novels? Or give 2 hour long monologues? Opens up his script and begins to recite. To be or not to be, that is the question. Whether... I mean, I can monologue with the best of 'em. Well, not the best of 'em, but I can monologue. Sure, it won't make as much sense as Alice made, but it'll make more sense than: Ken I joyne ur krew? too. But I get your point and I agree. A thoughtful request in somewhere between 5 and 25000 words, has some significant thought behind it and is putting your best foot forward. Note - you said you would possibly decline their request. Are you just being nice? Did you really mean you'd laugh at them until they ran off crying in embarassment? |
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| Reply by: Brick_Pollitt at Feb 09, '09 21:49 | |
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I have seen or heared of enough low level requests of people in the past and is often shameful to see. If a person can't make an effort to be associated with the family why bother accepting them. I enjoyed the thought put into this but if a leader received 50 of these scenarios a day, i doubt would ever leave office; maybe even need to sleep there the night. Very nice though smiles and walks away with new hope in the world |
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| Reply by: CaptainWho-err at Feb 10, '09 06:42 | |
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JR reads the request intently soaking in every word. Now there is a request into a family. This is a person who you know is going to be a vital part of Angels family. I think that we have all seen or at least heard about the way not to approach a CL looking for a job, and I think that we have all heard the right way to do so, but this, in my opinion, is in a league of it's own. Of course not everyone is going to be able to write something like this, and granted it probably didn't take that long to do, but this is how we see who we can depend on and who isn't really going to put in the effort. Props to "Alice" and may others follow your example. JR puts down the paper and continues about his day. |
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| Reply by: Jasey_Rae at Feb 10, '09 19:30 | |
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Claps at being so impressed That was a real good request, but I agree with Brick that you don't have to write a novel to get respect. Nice story though :) |
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| Reply by: MrShady at Feb 10, '09 20:05 | |
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| I would have to side with Shady and brick, you dont need something so long that you lose interest (not saying that i lost intrest in the story you had angel) but it does need to show, that they are interested, have good qualities for the game, and have good linguistic skills, after all, this is text based and speech is very vital. | |
| Reply by: ITSJUSTAGAME at Feb 10, '09 20:11 | |
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Very true IJAG, Im proud of you, you captured my thoughts exactly. Thats a little scary but I do agree! |
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| Reply by: Paul_Pirazzi at Feb 10, '09 20:38 | |
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I agree that this is an extremely well done request and that not all are expected to be as well written, however, the point behind sharing this example was to encourage those new and returning to this thing of ours to put some effort into their requests. To show that it is something that some leaders feel is important. It wasn't about "hey it needs to be as long or as awesome as this one", it was meant to be a "Hey, this is what others are doing. Use it as an example." Content and quality will always be more important than quantity.. Or at least they will be to some. |
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| Reply by: Angel at Feb 23, '09 16:58 | |
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An honorable man once said (or something like this) : "Joining a family is the most important decision you'll ever make. So if you don't put enough effort, then you just don't belong here." I'm 100% agree with him. So, you must put enough effort in your application. Period. |
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| Reply by: AvantGarde at Feb 24, '09 01:29 | |
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