u/Professional-Bug7621

1600 word hps essay due 7 days from now. procrastinated it till yesterday when i said i'd fr start today wednesday. woke up this morning with a cold and horrible sore throat. some fucking timing man

though at least i actually got work done today, if it came at the expense of my physical wellbeing. it's so cold. save me

how's everyone else doing end of sem? tell me all the good and bad. let us celebrate and mourn together. cuz god knows what else i can do rn

Int'l undergrad student at Melbourne, Australia VIC; about to wrap up my first year. Living around the CBD area. Really keen on securing a part-time job sometime next sem to have some disposable income I can invest into a super with. Almost certain I have social anxiety so that's fun.

I've asked natural born, naturalized, and international students about how they landed their part-time jobs, and it's always the same story: They picked a street in the CBD area, walked into every restaurant on that street, then handed a CV to a cashier with a big smile. They make the process sound really obvious? so I generally don't prod more than that, but it sounds so simple and vague.

I'd like to ask about the full process of applying for part-time hospo, from start to finish. To make it more digestible I'll try to put some of my questions into bullet points, and I'm sorry in advance for how painfully obtuse this will sound:

• What is the format of a CV? Do I just pull some random template off Google, or are there different CVs for different jobs?

• What is expected of my CV? As a first-year I only have random high-school projects and, like, one (1) uni extracurricular to show off. Zero work experience ever.

• And to bounce off that, what elements should be part of my CV? I know to put in my face (does this need to be professional? I have no recent professional pictures of myself...), contact details, and of course the things I've done that prove my soft skills. Am I missing anything, like idk, the amount of time for which I plan to work, or my visa details and such?

• Do I seriously just walk into a food place, straight toward the cashier, ask if slots are open, and hand my CV? I was under the impression that they wouldn't care, or worse yet they'd be annoyed that their daily workflow is being interrupted/that I'm not here to give them money. I know to come during hours of minimal activity (which I think is 2-5pm??) but I can't imagine anything else I could do to minimize the anxiety I will feel and absolutely give off when talking to them. I only just mustered the courage to order at a restaurant, like, 8 months ago. These are dangerous and uncharted lands.

• How many food places should I visit, and do I crank them all out in a day? I know that the job market is very competitive right now, doubly so in a CBD. I fear that, if I apply to too many food places, I'll risk (if I'm very lucky) getting multiple acceptances, and having to reject some.

• What should I expect after having given out my CVs? How long is the wait usually?

Thank y'all in advance!! 🙂‍↕️🙏