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    • mclaincauseyM
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      I'll agree to disagree on the merits of asking that question,  particularly early in the process,  but to pivot ,  I can't think of a job that wouldn't have an answer to what a typical day is. If they can't answer that,  then they don't understand the role that they're hiring for,  or they're being evasive . A typical day and daily activities always being the same every day are two entirely different things. And this is a manufacturing gig.

      Think it, be it.

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      • Megatron1505M
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        Today I've had to deal with a case of domestic abuse, and a shortage of connectors named after a popular Disney character. Pretty varied days at present  :-\

        Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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        • mclaincauseyM
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          Is there a way to write a job description for what you do? If there is, then there is a way to answer that question. It's a typical, even cliche, question to ask, so they should be prepared to answer it.

          Think it, be it.

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          • ChrisC
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            @Megatron1505:

            Today I've had to deal with a case of domestic abuse, and a shortage of connectors named after a popular Disney character. Pretty varied days at present  :-\

            YOU WORK WITH ALADDIN!?!

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            • Black OrchidB
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              @megatron wishing you all the luck for tomorrow, they would be foolish to say the least not to take you on… All the best [emoji256]

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              • den1mheadD
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                @Megatron1505 , good luck tomorrow in your job interview buddy.

                something they often ask at the end of the interview is; "do you have any questions for me / us"

                to which i always answer; "when do i start, tomorrow or monday?"  😉

                i think this is know as a presumptive close. try it ?  🙂

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                • Megatron1505M
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                  Thanks guys, fingers crossed  😉

                  Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                    Go Tron…

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                      @den1mhead:

                      something they often ask at the end of the interview is; "do you have any questions for me / us"

                      to which i always answer; "when do i start, tomorrow or monday?"  😉

                      i think this is know as a presumptive close. try it ?  🙂

                      Never heard that , but man do I love it! If I feel good about a role I might just give that a go 🙂

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                      • Megatron1505M
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                        Just got back, waiting to hear how it went as there are other candidates but fingers crossed. Thanks for the positive vibes guys  🙂

                        Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                          How do you feel you went? Good rappor? Do you like them? Would you like to work there/with them (sounds like it)?

                          Am guessing as there's nothing poo pooing it, you're keen. Fingers crossed!

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                          • jock1624J
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                            Hope you get the job Mega and if not at least you like where you are .

                            Cheers

                            Mirthing my way through life.

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                            • Megatron1505M
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                              Thanks man.

                              @Snowy , sorry I just saw your comment dude. Rapport was good, place is family run and going through rapid expansion, only minor negative being that I got the feeling that they didn't really know why they wanted to hire a Production Manager. Like they suddenly thought "shit we're growing….we should probably get someone in to run this thing". I ended up telling them more about what the job should involve than they told me, in a good way though.

                              Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                Where's the rest of the trivium when you need them?!

                                Good to hear, sounds like you maybe able to craft your own role/goals if you wish to go there (on a serious note)

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                                • GraemeG
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                                  Sounds like it went well @Megatron1505, so fingers crossed you get it. (Assuming you want to go there.)

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                                  • Megatron1505M
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                                    Update guys, I didn't get the job. The feedback I got is that they chose someone with hands on experience of operating CNC machines, I could have argued that is not what they advertised for, and that it has absolutely zero benefit for the role of a Production Manager (so long as you know timings and capacity you don't need to know how to actually programme the damn things), but it would have been irrelevant.

                                    Thank you all so much for your time and advice on this, I will keep applying for other positions as a change is needed after over 17 years. This whole exercise has shown what this thread was made for  🙂

                                    Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                    • Black OrchidB
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                                      Onwards and Upwards Mega [emoji4]

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                                      • GilesG
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                                        You could have argued that, but it would likely have got you nowhere…

                                        Sorry.....

                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                          Mega, sounds like a good overall experience, treat this as a practice/dry run for the right job that will come along soon.

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                                          • den1mheadD
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                                            hey @Megatron1505 , i guess you are feeling a little deflated right now. i would be too. i guess this is part of processing the disappointment, which is never easy to sit with, but like clouds in the sky these feelings will pass by soon enough. dust yourself off buddy and move forward to the next challenge / opportunity.  😉

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