"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

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Damn... I was Fired

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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What exactly did you do?
 

Stéphane

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Why didn't you explain to the owners that the supervisor let you go? Just don't place this job in your resumer, i've got fired before ( wal-mart obviously) it ain't that a big deal.
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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Effington

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I wouldn't recommend putting a job on your resume where you were fired, especially if you've been there less than a week. Pretend it never happened.
 

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yes... just leave it out

actually, on ur resume u should only put "highlights" of your career and recent stuff... plus 1 week? no need for putting it on a resume, dont put anything on your resume if u havent worked there for atleast 3 months
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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The Forms

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You're only 16. You don't even NEED to worry about a resume for a while. The type of jobs you apply for don't need a resume, they probably just need an application. i've left off jobs I only had for a week or so. No one will know.

If they fired you for something that stupid you don't want to work there anyway. If there's anything I would do different when it comes to high school jobs it's that I wouldn't have taken them so seriously. You probably live at home and don't pay any serious bills, so just have fun and make some throw around money.

I worked at a movie theatre in high school and it was all sorts of fun.
 

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If you only worked at a certain store for a few days and try to get a job and the same store just different location would they be able to find out that you worked there before?
 

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amnbyrd said:
If you only worked at a certain store for a few days and try to get a job and the same store just different location would they be able to find out that you worked there before?
Uh, yes. Quite easily. WTF?
 

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Actually, when I was in college I worked at one of the two decent restaurants in town (it was a farm town, so jobs were limited) and we got well over 100 applications per week. I overheard the managers mention how they weren't hiring, but some guy attached a really nice resume and he got hired anyway. By the way he was also the first guy they hired in the last 15 people. So even if it's not necessary, it's definitely impressive and can only help, as long as it's well done.

It was one of those restaurants that had 70 part-time server/students, so we pretty much had a revolving door, but the hiring manager at the time only hired hotties, I was shocked this one squeaked in, especially in a time when we weren't looking to hire.
 
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