i have a job interview there and i'm really trying to figure out what i need to know for it haha. i am absolutely trying to score this job, it's a great opportunity for me. i applied for accessories and percussion if that helps... :xmastree:
tell them something original like you enjoy working with people...i love that one ..dont forget.''fast learner''.and..your a ''hands on''worker crap like that Here, then, are 175 powerful verbs and phrases to make use of in resumes, cover letters and interviews: abated abolished accelerated accomplished achieved actively participated administered advanced advised aggressively analyzed applied assumed a key role authored automated built hired closed coached co-developed codirected co-founded cold called collected co-managed communicated completed computerized conceptualized conducted consolidated contained contracted contributed controlled convinced coordinated cost effectively created critiqued cut dealt effectively decreased defined delivered designed developed developed and applied directed doubled earned eliminated emphasized enforced established evaluated exceeded executed exercised expanded expedited facilitated filled focused formulated fostered founded gained generated ground-breaking headed up helped identified implemented improved increased initiated innovated instituted instructed integrated interviewed introduced investigated lectured led leveraged maintained managed marketed motivated negotiated orchestrated organized outmaneuvered overcame oversaw penetrated performed permitted persuaded planned played a key role positioned prepared presented prevented produced profitably project managed promoted proposed prospected protected provided published quadrupled ranked received recommended recruited reduced removed renegotiated replaced researched resolved restored restructured reversed satisfied saved scheduled scoped out selected self-financed set up sold solved staffed started stopped streamlined substituted supervised taught tightened took the lead in trained trimmed tripled troubleshooted turned around upgraded yielded edit
tell them about how you met yngwie malmsteen and he bestowed upon you a magical secret. or wear a low cut top and slutty eye makeup, talk about how gibson was your favorite until you played a vintage fender strat through your (insert awesome tube amp) with a cry baby wah. theyll be all "[droool] girl who knows guitars {sppoge]" somethign to that effect.
It helps to know about what they sell. I've known 3 people that work(ed) there. Two of them were total gear heads (in the musical equipment sense), the other was a young woman that just checked receipts at the door.
the problem is if you actually do like working with people, or do learn quickly, you are crippled by the idiots who claim it and don't back it up. so you either have to resort to lying, or being a salesman, when neither is usually a skill strictly required for most jobs. which is mad gay.
GC is like the wally world of music stores.. It sucks, Its noisy, cluttered and frustrating to real musicians... you will probable get a headache just working there..
