Job searching has to be one of the most brain frying activities I have done. It takes so much time and energy that by the end of an hour-long stroll through Monster, I am exhausted. Mentally, emotionally, and maybe even a little physically exhausted.
I am mentally exhausted from trying to decipher job descriptions. Companies have a variety of strategies when approaching this critical six sentence, five bullet paragraph. Some make it sound like they want the head marketing person from a company like Coca-Cola or something and will not settle for less. Others take a more middle-ground approach and actually give the viewer some hope for qualifying- until the fourth bullet point, where they throw in "5+ years in a related position" - What!? They want an assistant's assistant to have half a decade of assisting under their belt?! Finally, there are some companies that make it sound so easy to get a job with them that the viewer is convinced that it just be a scam (and sometimes it is- I've heard stories). It's like "No experience necessary! We'll give you all the training you need! Start TODAY!" - nobody went to college for this kind of job. They write key words like... "promotional, marketing, sales" & etc... I see door-to-door sales person selling perfume, magazines, or steaks out of a red wagon. Scary.
Job searching is emotionally exhausting because, after hours on job websites, you begin to regret going to college for X and wishing you had gone for Y - "oh if only i had studied zoology instead of marketing, then I'd be so perfect for that job at the zoo!" Okay. So, at least for me it usually goes along the lines of I went to school for business and art- should have added computer science- and maybe Spanish! But after a few moments of regret and imagining how things could be different, I pull my self back to reality. I have a double major. In a diverse(ish) fields. I'll make it. Hopefully.
Job searching is physically exhausting simply because I have the world's smallest, cheapest, crappiest computer chair and it hurts.
Click Here to Consider Hiring Me! (Or to simply visit my website)
*Disclaimer... all of the compliants about job searching has been slightly exaggerated - the process is not as bad as I make it seem.... but almost.
Job searching is physically exhausting simply because I have the world's smallest, cheapest, crappiest computer chair and it hurts.
Click Here to Consider Hiring Me! (Or to simply visit my website)
*Disclaimer... all of the compliants about job searching has been slightly exaggerated - the process is not as bad as I make it seem.... but almost.
