Does anyone else hate this stuff? Online applications? I've applied to Blockbuster, Best Buy, Books-A-Million & UPS. But I don't know if they've even received a copy of my application.

Drives me crazy

Yeah, I've done it.....and it's fucking ass. You never know what the fuck is going on with it after you submit it.

Not to mention that they take forever asking questions like:

You don't act polite if you don't want to.

or

You act pleasant even if you feel bad

I lucked out. I applied online to work at Best Buy in 2003 and they called me back on the application just a few hours later. I was impressed.


Then Duncan Donuts called me back on my application six months later, after I'd found a job.

I did that Blockbuster online application once. I wanted to fucking put a bullet in my head by the end of that.

It's cruel and unusual punishment

I did the Blockbuster application... THREE TIMES! The first time was years ago, when I ended up working at Sears. The second and third time was when I was looking for another job to go with Best Buy (I ended up at Hannaford). I did the application and then they lost it (or so they claimed) and I did it again.

I liked how if you wanted to apply to more than one store you had to do it all over again. But yeah, they typically get them. I've been called within a day of putting in online applications. Though the real fun is getting called by someone who's completely computer illiterate.

It really makes me wonder how in the hell people get hired at some of these places. I had a friend that was the manager at a gas station who did the online stuff, and he would have to call his bosses to be able to get his applications

Who the hell knows. Never bother applying for a job with an airline though. You'll never hear from them again.

So WOW. Books-A-Million sends you an e-mail that thanks you for applying and tells you that they'll contact you if they find you qualified.

I'm impressed

Ugh, yes...

I filled out like 100 of them when I was between jobs. Fortunately, it didn't last long.

And I did the Blockbuster and Borders one a couple years ago that had the neverending, obnoxious 150 retarded questions of doom. "Are you a team player?" asked about 50 times with different wording.

Unfortunately, many places don't read them. Hell, my old college had an old lady reviewing the applications that had no idea how to find them online...

If you can mail your resume, or fax it, etc... always take that route over online. Plus, with all online forms, your resume looks like shit.

So, the bookstore wants to hire me. But it may be weeks before I start. Which is funny, because I could move by then.

Which sucks, because I haven't had a job in about 2 months, and my money is gone. All of it. Fucking bank canned my ass