My first interview blog in weeks so sorry. Between my computer issues, being sick and the holidays. Here you go. Today we are talking about VONS Grocery Store…they are the same company as Safe Way for some states but here it is VONS.
Last Wednesday I went to a jobfair for VONS. They were hiring for their store and possibly other stores closer to me. This store was not far from home about 30 minutes.
The ad on craigslist did not say how long the JF went on for. It just said it began at 11am. So I arrived at 11:05 and there were about 10 people ahead of me waiting by the starbucks inside the store. I was kind of shocked so many but I sat down and filled out the small app.
After me at least 3 more came and sat down. At first the one manager was only taking one person at a time. I am unsure how many got talked to before I arrived. But then they began to double people up and taking two at a time. So it went by faster.
At 11:55 the lady said she was out of time and could only talk to one or two more and asked those who could would come back the next day. I had been there before all of them and I could not come back so I went there to talk to her.
I was applying for the lower end job that bags thing and collects baskets outside. Which is okay if you have no experience. But first of all VONS is part of a union which I have never been and unsure how they work. But the thing that did not get me the job was the part where I cant work on Saturday mornings. I am not open for that day only. I can come in around 1 or 2. The manager did not like that and wanted me open on Saturdays and Sundays which is weird. I was open all week long and even said I could come in at 6am and leave at 12am instead of what I put down (8-11). But that one threw her off. She said she would talk to her manager it might be okay. But she has not called me back. So I am pretty sure wont work. It was a disappointment because if she would have let me hire on for the store by me its like 10 minutes from home. But if they are all like that I will not be applying to VONS anymore. Oh well I tried.
Was a wasted disappointing day last week and got nothing out of going down there!
