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Posted by jbcardinale on 2007-11-26 17:00:52 +0000

best of luck, CTP...I am seeking a part time job evenings and/or weekends if anyone ....

Posted by pamsterdam on 2007-11-26 18:30:50 +0000

Not sure how good an idea it is, but EF is always hiring... Happy hour once a month (unlimited beer & wine), on-site bar/cantine, lots of young & attractive colleagues (mainly female & intelligent), and opportunities for travel. Having a cute accent (ahem) would be a particular plus in their eyes (sales/customer service). You could also see if they're looking for tour directors in Boston/NYC. Edited to add: I worked for EF for 5 years ('99-'03) and could write a recommendation if you think you're interested.

Posted by Corby Trouser Press on 2007-11-26 18:37:10 +0000

i just applied to them - the online application wont let you write a cover letter - just upload your cv - now thats my kinda application! if they get back to me i will drop your name all over the shop

Posted by pamsterdam on 2007-11-26 18:49:34 +0000

Groovy! I reckon they'll be all over you like white on rice. If they ask, I was going by my maiden name then (dyedon8/mahatma/glib/etc all know it), and was in their Go Ahead Vacations division (Boston & Amsterdam offices).

Posted by tgl on 2007-11-26 19:17:13 +0000

CTP will have to pony up for some snazzier threads. It's like a little bit of Williamsburg (Brooklyn), NY along the Dam Bridge during the commuting hours.

Posted by virtue on 2007-11-26 19:31:16 +0000

My sister worked for EF as well, in sales, and I could probably convince her to chat with you if they call you back. (Hers was not the happiest of experiences, and I imagine that many of the things that drove her nuts would drive you more nuts.)

Posted by virtue on 2007-11-26 19:32:02 +0000

Lorbering. Always be suspicious of places that are always hiring--it's usually a bad sign.

Posted by pamsterdam on 2007-11-26 19:32:35 +0000

Bah! An accent disguises a multitude of (fashion) sins. Unfair but true.

Posted by pamsterdam on 2007-11-26 19:39:48 +0000

There's a type, I guess. And any place that employs 800+ people and hires mainly young and ambitious folks tends to need to re-hire regularly. The most important thing for me was that the proportion of sarcastic kids who "get it" is much higher there than any other corporate place I've worked/interviewed/poked around. Then again, I'm not a techie, so I don't qualify for the motherlode of sarcastic colleagues that is IT. Maybe I misunderstood, but I had the feeling CTP just needed something 'til May. For a 6-month job you could do a hell of a lot worse. Anyway, I liked it a lot. Fun colleagues, drinkies after work almost every day, flirtation a-go-go... But yeah, there is a type. I can understand some people finding it irksome.

Posted by Corby Trouser Press on 2007-11-26 19:40:51 +0000

in the land of men wearing tasseled loafers WITH suits and button down collars WITH ties, I feel my business atire will put you all to shame

Posted by virtue on 2007-11-26 20:28:15 +0000

My sister liked the social aspects, and definitely liked and hung out with her coworkers(I mostly found them boring with a tendency to go to horrible icky bars)--she met her current long term boyfriend through one of them (not an annoying one). What she found really irritating was the terrible software that didn't work right, unfortunate problems resulting for customers, and then having to deal with angry customers because they couldn't get in touch with the people who were payed to do handle travel snafus. And having to call them back to try and sell more trips later.

Posted by pamsterdam on 2007-11-27 03:55:06 +0000

I don't remember software that didn't work right, but I think GAV used different software from ET. I take it your sister was working with teacher-led student groups rather than retirees? As for sales & customer service - those jobs are pretty much the same wherever you go, unfortunately. I preferred customer service to sales, personally. I'm a youngest sibling, so apologising for something that I don't think is my fault and getting yelled at anyway feels pretty normal to me. And besides that, there are the warm fuzzies you get when you solve a problem so one else wanted to deal with and the customer thinks you're God. Sales required too much blagging for my taste, and the karma wasn't as good.

Posted by virtue on 2007-11-27 13:08:48 +0000

Yes, teacher led groups. Although, to be fair, at least some of her irritation came from finding her job unchallenging yet still not knowing what to do with herself, so not feeling like it was worth it to change.

Posted by pamsterdam on 2007-11-27 13:13:25 +0000

Sounds uncomfortably familiar. In a way, EF was my version of grad school. Or, rather, my extension of the undergrad experience into the workplace. Hell, I still don't know what to do with myself.

Posted by pamsterdam on 2007-11-28 10:19:51 +0000

EF - the global bedroom?

Posted by pchippy on 2007-11-29 11:57:18 +0000

How about this?

Posted by cdubrocker on 2007-11-30 14:18:26 +0000

Will you work for beer?