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.
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*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.
2 comments:
Aaah TOTALLY agree with the "5+ years experience" thing. ESPECIALLY when you click "entry level" for a search and then it comes up with mid-senior level jobs. It's so frustrating.
I felt the need to come back and point something else out... have you come across the ones that have all the bullet points and then suddenly say something like "Must be able to lift up to 30 lbs."? Yeah. Those are great.
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