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| Hotel Discovery Hostel |
I decided to
go back to the Central Business District (CBD). It's the only
place where the city is buzzing. I headed back to the Discovery Hotel to talk
to Jessica, the person in charge of helping backpackers get a job.
I talked to
her the first week I was in Melbourne and emailed her, but never heard back
from her. I walked in and it was a guy named Steve, whom I've seen behind the
help desk before. I asked him about Jessica and he said she got fired. She was
let go because she was promising backpackers jobs when there weren't any at the
time. I think they get a commission rate for every backpacker they got a job
for, so she probably wanted to keep the backpackers from working with other
agencies or something. Anyways, I signed up on the sheet to get a call if any
work comes in. I think it's mostly labour work, but I'm happy to do anything
right now.
I checked out Melbourne Central Station. A mall was built above the train station. Think of
it as TD Square downtown Calgary, only that the bottom level was a train
station. I checked all the stores and only 1 was hiring and it stated to apply
online. Another place that wants resumes sent online. That's ridiculous. I believe that first impressions
are everything. If someone came into the store, you could at least have a 5
minute conversation with the person applying and you'll be able to tell if
you're going to hire them or not. Reading online resumes won't tell you how
well they can interact with people, which is a big component to customer
service.
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| Melbourne Central Station from the outside |
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| Inside Central Station |
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