25 May 2010

What NOT To Do If You Want To Get Hired At Hooters

I've seen lots of people come to interview for jobs at Hooters.  I mean people of all types.  Guys, girls, young, old, pretty, not so pretty - you name it, I've seen it.  Some of these people got jobs and lots of them didn't for all sorts of reasons.  A lot of times people simply aren't qualified or we're not hiring, but all too often people aren't hired because they epically fail when they come in to interview or even when they come in to pick up the application.  Here I present a list of things NOT to do when applying for a job at Hooters.

1.   Don't come in at noon or 7:00 p.m. to request an application
All too often, I see people coming in at the most awkward times to pick up an application.  This totally baffles me.  If one is going to be applying at a restaurant you'd think they'd have enough sense to not come in at the busiest times to try and get a job.  Lunch is busy.  Dinner is busy.  Don't come in and get an effing application when it's busy.  You look like an idiot or at the very least incredibly inconsiderate; neither of which are desirable in an employee.  Do yourself and - hopefully - your future employer a favor and come in between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m.  Or better yet call ahead and see when the restaurant you're applying to prefers to accept applications.  Trust me, you'll look like a way better potential employee this way.

2.   Don't bring your friend/significant other/family member in with you
I have actually seen people sit down to interview with someone else in tow.  This is hardly impressive and makes you look like you can't handle your shit.  Are they going to come to work with you?  No, so why would they come to the interview with you?  Be an adult and handle your own shit.  Are you twelve?  You don't need anyone holding your hand.

3.   Don't dress like a total skank or total slob
I realize you're applying at Hooters, but please don't come in hanging out all over the effing place.  Hooters hires the "girl next door" not the slut around the corner.  While I would suggest you dress to show off your body, I advise you do so in a professional manner.  Yes, it's Hooters.  No, you don't need to be dressed up in business attire, but do look like you give two shits.  This will show that you're serious about the job and put in some effort.  Believe me, you are not impressive when you come in looking like you just rolled out of bed and put on the first slutty dress you could find.  You look like the epitome of the walk of shame.  This is not a good thing.

4.   Don't fill out the application like an idiot
While honesty is important don't list on your application that you "hated the boss" or "couldn't get out of bed" as reasons for leaving a previous position.  Yes, I've actually seen both these things on applications.  Actually, I've seen a lot of stupid things that basically scream, "I am a total ass-clown."  Trust me, no one wants to hire an ass-clown.  You'd think this would be the most obvious thing, but people seem to write whatever the hell they want on an application.  "Der, paper.  Let me scribble words on it."

Also, watch your spelling and write legibly.  Nothing says idiot like misspelling the word restaurant or waitress or writing them so sloppily you might as well have written elephant or plaster of paris.

5.   Don't forget to look good
In case you didn't notice, Hooters is image based.  As such it is important to look the part when you come in (if you're applying to be a Hooters Girl).  Wear makeup.  You'll be expected to wear it at work so wear it when you apply.  Not a lot, just enough to emphasize your best features.  You know what these are.

More important than the make up is your hair.  I.E. don't wear you hair like you just rolled out of bed after you got rammed into the headboard for the last six hours.  Sex hair/bead head/I didn't even know I had hair let alone did it/grease never, ever, never looks good.  Do yourself a favor and AT LEAST run a comb through that shit.

6.   Don't be a bitch to the girls on shift
Perhaps the quickest way to not get a job at Hooters is to be a dirty whore to the girls on shift.  Most likely they'll be the ones to take your application and the first to get an impression of you.  Odds are the manager will ask the girls if you were pretty and had the right personality to get a call back.  If you are a bitch you can be pretty sure they'll say you were a mute troll even if you're effing Megan Fox.  The girls you meet when you come in are your potential coworkers so you should treat them as such.  If you're nice to them and show a bit of personality odds are they'll report well to the manager.  Think of them as your first interview.

7.   Don't come in wearing a Hooters shirt
You look like a groupie idiot.  Seriously.  Take that shit off.  This is not an Abercrombie store; we're not impressed.

8.   Don't show up late to your interview
Seriously?!  Effing self explanatory.

Now you'd think all of this would be pretty common sense, but apparently it's anything but.  Everyday I am thoroughly entertained by idiots that come in to apply.  Are they really idiots?  Maybe not, but they certainly present themselves that way.  If you really want a job take the time to think about what you're doing and make sure that you present yourself correctly.  Trust me.  I know these things.

57 comments:

  1. Three hundred posts later and you would think that I would stop posting comments on every single post of yours that I read but you're just way to funny for me to pass up the opportunity to tell you what you probably already know. The funny thing is I'm not even a "post a comment" type gurl, I'm more of a "read, move along and find the next blog". I'm definitely not an ass kiss, I simply just honestly & truly love your blogs.

    I bet you didn't believe me when I said I would be "stalking" your blog for the next 30 minutes, except for that was over an hour ago, jp I left and came back !!

    Charlie.

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  2. Ha ha ha ha .... I couldn't stop laughing. This is amazing. I actually had a guy walk up to the stall I was manning at a job fair sweating all over himself and the table and gasp - Do you have a job for me?
    Err yeah.... we want some sort of human thermometer at my company to indicate humidity levels. And you have just got it!

    Anyway I actually told the guy to take a swipe at his face with a tissue and approach the table after that.

    I believe your stuff gurl...that some serious shit. LOL again

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  3. I am sorry that I cannot approve of Hooter's because you discriminate! You would not hire a 63 year old woman with grey hair which is me! So there! Even though I am quite wonderful and bodacious, so I am told!! I do love your plain wings, though...

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    1. Sorry, but who would want 63 years of gravity-effected boobs when you're expected to sit down at a restaurant filled with beautiful, young, and bodacious women? Every single one of us gals are going to lose our looks with age (unless you're a filthy rich celebrity that can afford plastic surgery and Botox every six months).

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    2. wow. she was so obviously trying to be funny. you were dumb for even responding so seriously like that

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  4. im really upset because it seems as if hooters does NOT want to hire black girls at all.! well at least the 3 that i applied at I am a black female with a really tiny stomach and a big ass [sorry i cant change that] and when i go in to apply i look gooooooooooooood i promise.! i make sure my hair and make up is completely on point and still nothing. Im starting to hate it. the one in Grapevine tx and Irving, tx && lewisville tx dont have N0T 0NE.! BLACK GIRL.????? i went to eat wings at the hooters in lewisville and she says alotttt of pretty black girls come to apply but none of them get it...if your black and want a job as hooters u MUSTTTTT have nice boobs to keep the white managers distracted or else... "we will give u a call within 3-5 day" I have many friends that work at hooters in irving and they actually have heard the manager say the will NOT HIRE A BLACK GIRL.! look online for your self there is ABSOLUTELY NO BLACK GIRLS AT GRAPEVINE TX IRVING TX LEWISVILLE TX..NONEEEEE...and every now and then you might see a girl in the down town dallas hooters abut thats it its reallY sad how these managers can really make black women feel so dirty =[ but you know what i wilol keep coming in applying and look absolutely beautiful until i come across a cool manager that wants some diversity in hooters.!

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    1. If you filled out your application anything like you posted this comment it's no wonder they didn't hire you, your grammatical errors are ASTRONOMICAL. I wouldn't hire you either.

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    2. lol, I live in Florida and personally know two black girls with a similar build as yours (tiny waist, petite figure but with a nice rear) that work at Hooters. Perhaps the area you live in is the problem, but here in Florida you probably wouldn't have a problem getting a job there if you look the part.

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    3. OMG, here we go with the whole racist card!!!! Well here is one for you, I'm tired of seeing it allowed to have colored contests and colleges just for coloreds, but yet we can't just have white contests and stuff? A little hypocritical much?

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    4. Sweetie you are in Texas after all... You have to consider race & living in the south. I am also a black woman measurements - 30ddd bust, 24 in. waist & 49 in hips applying in South Carolina. I'm hopeful I'll get the job but highly doubting it.

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    5. to anonymous who posted on Oct, 3; you sound like an idiot

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    6. What fuckin black contest you know not know that Colored white ppl r colored you ass. Yall turn red blue purple green black and u really think u got the right to say that u colored ass cracker. Hm get a fuckin life u hating ass races fuck

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    7. If by "college just for coloreds," you're referring to HBCUs, you are mistaken. I attend one of the top HBCUs in the country, and it doesn't mean "blacks only." It means "HISTORICALLY black college/university" aka "places like these are the only schools blacks were ALLOWED to go before schools became integrated." My university is extremely diverse, with students of different ethnicities from almost every continent. Please refrain from making such ignorant statements in the future.

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  5. I applied my local hooters restaurant which is the only place I got an interview on the spot...he asked me if im available weekends, do i have my alcohol card, and so on...then he asked if i had my food permit...i shoulda lied but i had no proof to show him so i said no because i usually work retail so i didnt need one. He then told me hes hiring for football season(which is this month) and i should always have a food handlers card b4 i apply at restaurants (i didnt know i'd get a interview so i thought it would be no big deal for that day)he was very polite but kind of an intimidating old dude but i kept my smile flashing towards him and the rest of the hooter girls...so im going to get a health card and go re-apply....from ur experiences at witnessing interviews i need u to give me the real...should i go back into Hooters slam my new health card down on that table and ask to reapply?....or is it a semi run around? Cuz if i have a shot at this hopefully i'll be blogging with you :)

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  6. I absolutely loved reading this post. Your satire is commendable and entertaining! I'm putting in an application at the Hoot today. I'll be sure not to do those things!

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  7. this is fuckn stupid n hooters suck i rather hang out at the bar.

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  8. Tilted Kilt is better, your a whore

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    1. *you're and you're illiterate

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  9. they actually make you interview for a job at hooters?

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  10. Couldn't take you seriously With that language,,, it's so unattractive.

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    1. I agree people who want a job there dont want a snott ass bitch telling them what to do.

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    2. Dear Anonymous and other Anonymous,

      Clearly this is meant to be tongue and cheek and is in no way meant to be taken all together seriously. If you were to read anymore of my blog, you would realize that it is a VERY lighthearted look at working at Hooters. That being said, we are all entitled to our opinions, so please feel free to think what you like. I will however suggest not reading if you feel so strongly...no one is making you read it if you don't want to.

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    3. Id it true that their uniforms only come in s, xs and xxs? Because im 5'8" 186

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  11. I recently applied at hooters and he had me fill out the app and then interviewed me right after! ....is that a good thing? Bc he said he would call Monday when the general manager is in. I think I look like the girl next door I have an ass but only a "b"cup;p blonde hair and petite... But I was supper nice to the other girls working so hopefully bonus points their! And I called the next day to thank him for his time! .......but 2 other girls applied so idk what to think and it's driving me crazy!!! NE THOUGHTS?????

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  12. I applied @hooters and filled out the app and he wanted to interview me right then....I thought it went well and he said he'd call in 3 days when the general manager got in! The prob is I don't have waitressing experience but I do have my liquor lisence.....does ne one think it sounds promising or not??? I deal with ppl daily @ my other job and I know how to wrk it!... I think I look like the girl next door I'm laid back and outgoing&i have an ass but only a small "b" :( but I'm tiny too!! So ne thoughts??

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  13. Is it true that you need to have big breast for you to be hired?

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    1. you have to at least LOOK like you have large breasts. they aren't going to touch your chest and see if you have boobs or not. You just need to be able to see a lot of cleavage. The proper push up bra should do the trick.

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    2. No you do not have to have big boobs. I work at hooters. I am very small all over you just have to be cute and look like the girl next door!

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  14. Most Hooters Do Not Recognize Black Women And Latinas as Beautiful, No Matter How Beautiful Or Intelligent They May Be. The Hooters in Atlanta, maybe does, because there are mostly Black women and other women of color that live there, but typically Hooters would hire an Average looking white woman than to have to hire an extremely Gorgeous, Qualified Black Woman or Latina to work for them. It's crazy!

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  15. I have one question.If you're small,and pretty,which people insist I am,so idk lol.But if you are small,young,and pretty enough,do they care about piercings at all?Because I have my nose,and spider bites :/

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    1. Hooters does not alow visible piercings I had to take out my dermals on my chest!

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    2. Do they allow tattoos?
      I have two small ones on my left wrist.
      One is the length and width of my pointer finger and the other is about the size of my thumb nail, just a little bigger.

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  16. can someone please post an example of what to wear when handin in a resume or going to an aplication?

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  17. no piercings other then the ears. you would have to take out your nose ring and your spider bites that not the "girl next door" look. and for those of you with big butt's thats fine as long as you APPEAR to have big boos. or at least boobs you should be fine. most hooters take the average american looking white girls young and pretty. im not exact about the experience you need to have and i know if you d get the job they will most likely put you in training for any thing you really need...

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  18. So apparently I have to be white and blonde work there?

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  19. I'm applying at a hooters in nc. I'm a light skinned black girl with blue eyes and a long weave lol.
    I have a great body because I work out but I don't really think oh because I'm black I'm not getting the job. People tell me I'm gorgeous all the time so I just see myself as being unique. It's mostly about confidence.
    But who knows? I'll see once I apply in a few weeks.

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  20. I enjoyed this article quite much. People need to wake the f*ck up and realize getting a job isn't a cake walk.

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  21. if the Hooters, where I live hires sheboons, I'll never go there. Hooters is about hot girls and black women (sheboons) can't be hot.

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    1. Some black girls are prettier than a lot of the white girls I've seen..and I'm italian.
      I'm pretty sure you're ugly, old, bald and an alcoholic living in a trailer who those girls don't wanna even look at.
      Low-life.
      Haha

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    2. Seriously, dude, I'm amazed by your ignorance. It's really sad that attitudes like this and unnecessary people such as yourself are still around in this age. You sound extremely stupid and it's best if you keep your ignorance to yourself 110% of the time,\.

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    3. And I'm pretty sure you'd be doing the whole restarunt a service by keeping your backwards, redneck, ignorant, racist ass at home. Thank you in advance

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  22. Going to apply at the Hooters in my city, in Alberta Canada! Very excited and trying to think positive. I'm worried though, I'm not super duper really thin, but not a 'big girl' either. I'm 5'6'' and 138 lbs. Is this too heavy? I feel like I have 'the girl next door' quality the company wants, and really big ta-tas(32 E, yay), but does hooters only hire incredibly thin girls? I wear a size 28 or 29 jeans.

    Fingers crossed, I want the job so badly!! I enjoyed reading this post, thank youf or your insight. :)

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    1. There is no way you're 5'6" and 138 lbs with 32 E breasts and a size 28 jeans. You weigh more than 138.

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  23. I would never want to work at a Hooters if I had to work with the kind of person who wrote this article. You're assuming that everyone who is applying is an unintelligent hoe-bitch who thinks they can get a job just by looking pretty and don't have any personality or manners in tow. While there are some good points in this article, they are said too brazenly to have impressed me much. It seems to talk down to every sort of person, and referring to people as "idiots" and treating people who are struggling to find jobs and care for themselves like, as you might say, "total ass clowns," is way beyond the standard of what's revolting behaviour.

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    1. i agree with your words, calling people like that in an article is an insult

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    2. accually she is just giving advise on how NOT to get the damn job. the article is not headed " dumb bimbos who appluy at hooters" but you have to assume that most women accually DO come in thinking they will get the job because they are cute with a nice body..

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    3. I agree with you. Im a shift leader at a hooters in Miami, Florida. I can not believe how blotchy and stuck up she presented the entire hooters population to be. Man with all do respect, before giving advice you should probably reconsider yourself and take some of your own advice.

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  24. I agree as well. This woman made herself look extremely unproffessional... exactly what the company would not want to represent, and behaving exactly like what she was trying to put down in her article. How ironic. People like her would scare away any potential employees who actually have class.

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  25. i doubt they hire black women, honestly...we are built with ass and hips i dont think that they want that type of woman there they want a skinny ass blonde haired blue eyes hoe with no ass just big fake titts

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  26. Is there any REAL help out there? I'm 5'3", Blond, Blue-Eyed with a bachelors degree. All interviews go well but no one chooses me. I fair much better with phone or internet interviews.

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  27. I am a 6 foot tall athletic blonde with 28h boobs. I'm just wondering if that would be too tall to work at hooters... Obviously I have a large chest, so I'm wondering if that's enough to get me through (looks wise). I'm really friendly but my height can be intimidating

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  28. Hi I'm 27 from canada was wondering if you guys think I could work at hooters a few friends sugested it but I feel you have to be super skinny I'm not skinny but I'm not super fat either I'm 5"11 white most of the time have alburn hair blue eyes size 13 jeans m/l shirts have pretty big boobs

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  29. Hi I'm 27 from canada was wondering if you guys think I could work at hooters a few friends sugested it but I feel you have to be super skinny I'm not skinny but I'm not super fat either I'm 5"11 white most of the time have alburn hair blue eyes size 13 jeans m/l shirts have pretty big boobs

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  30. Do you have to be over 21 to work at Hooters or is 18 good enough?

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  31. I work at hooters in myrtle beach we have so many black girls working with us with huge asses. And we have a lot of white girls that don't even have big boobs. I seriously am an A cup. Its about personality and looks, but you just have to be great at what you do and good at talking with customers! You just can't be fat

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  32. I'm 5"4, 148 Ibs and a 34H breast. I was wondering if i could apply even though I'm 16 years old. I'm turning 17 in November. Should I wait until i turn 17? Btw i live in Georgia.

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