Ye Ole Job Hunt...hmmm, I thought putting it in old english verse would make it less daunting...nope, still sucks. I swear, I just absolutely HATE it!!! And I am reading xangan after xangan going through the same drill, looking desperately for a job and finding zilch. Filling out form after form after pointless form, all hoping to get a FIRST interview. If someone could please tell me the reasoning behind questions like, 'Do you think it's okay to steal from the cash drawer?' I'd appreciate it. To weed out the ones on weed is my logic. But how about 'Are you bipolar?' Is that even legal to ask? They get more bizarre; 'How many times a week do you wear fish net stockings?', 'Would you rather find a booger in your icecream or a beetle?', 'How do you feel about being peed on?' (I think the correct answer to that is 'It depends how much you pay me.' 'Can you swim?' on an application for zoo caretaker. If you put yes, you may end up scooping poo off the bottom of the polar bear exibit, if you put no your application may automatically get run through the shredder. It's a dilema. Another thing about the job hunt is it's so fake. Can't we just be honest and say, there is no need for an interview and 200 question application when your entire job duty is to sweep floors all day long with your mouth shut and eyes down? I'm applying for entry level jobs. I'll be a peon. I get it. So, I don't see the honesty in dressing up in pant suit and curled eyelashes when I'll be wearing a uniform with a hat that has a spinner on the top. I don't need to put on dress shoes for an job interview that entails I hand out corndog samples to every pimply teenager that walks by in the mall. It's all so fake. This world is wearing me down. I'm going to be a stripper. Hell, even prostitute is sounding good. Corporate America, go fuck yourself, cuz you won't be gettin any from me...*seconds later, groveling* okay, okay, I take it back...please give me a job already!!!!!
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this is the worse time for any type of job hunting. though i read that palces like walmart are hiring so there must be something out there. i work for a large hmo (kaiser) and we are doing layoffs!
so i feel for ya and you are right...it is part of a game.
good luck. how about sign spinner? ya get to be outside and all and i hear the pay is pretty good since it is sooooooo boring. lol
Hahaha, I just went job hunting a few days ago. It's so daunting and feels almost pointless because nobody ever gets back to you. Good luck and thanks for the add <3 Have a good day : )
i'm glad that i don't have to look for a job, i work at a supermarket at the moment. it's not the best job but it pays, so i don't mind it. good luck with finding a job, especially these times its hard to get one.
I havent job hunted in a while. Simply for the fact I KNOW there isnt anything!! Recession England? Need a job? HAHA YOUR FOOKED. Sounds like the same for the US as well!
blaah! I'm one of those people who can't get a job!!!! I'm seriously debating wether to just fake a bad accent and just force my way into mcdonalds (cause im asian, of coruse) and seeing if I can actually get a job because of being a minority. I mean, all the people who have bad accents have the job- why can't I?
This is exactly how I feel about all this! Getting a job is so hard! I feel like a big issue with me is that have NO previous experience, so nobody's willing to give me the experience I need! It's a vicious cycle. :P
Yeah, I have a B.A. it's only in writting, but I still had a high GPA, and Peir One wouldn't even hire me. Fortunately my husband makes enough to pay the rent.
Yep, the economy is soo bad right now. Lots of new graduates are jobless and still job hunting. In a way, I'm still glad I'm in school, but on the other hand, life does get harder. Good luck to your job hunting!
thanks for the friend request :D
i love this, it's exactly what im going through. i hate online applications (which most people are turning to now) because they just have such long questionnaires of the stupidest questions ever. haha i dare you to apply to gap just to see the picture questions they choose.
amazing post, peaceee
Most definitely! 200 questions so they can find out how well I can sweep the floor. Great...
good luck with the job hunt; I hope you do find something.
Hey, strippers can make damn good money ya know. :p
But seriously, I hope you're able to find something. Being jobless sucks.
I feel ya. I'm looking for a job as well. I've been out of college for almost a year now and still have not found full time permanent work (I did have a temp job that ended and do work a part time job a couple days a week, but it's not enough to pay the student loans). Good luck with the job search.
@adept_of_chaos - I know how that is. I have a B.A. in Poli Sci and was unable to get a job at places like Target, Walmart, and Best Buy.
hear hear
These questions are attempts to test your ability to fight against pressure. You will get used to that soon.
haha yeah i feel the same way about the stupid pre-employment psych questionnaires. i swear some of the questions are just there to fuck with our heads!!!
as for it being legal to ask if you are bi-polar, i think it depends on the state.
good luck with ye olde job hunt!
Haha, you made me laugh with that. Are those little drawings yours too? They're great! I like your style.
It's so hard to get jobs! I also dress up for the interviews and do everything right I don't know why they never contact me back. It is crazy isn't it! Once my husband applied for a job that says "No experience necessary" for carpet steam cleaning and "all training provided". He had his own car and had been doing labouring I don't see why he didn;t qualify but they just emailed back saying you don't qualify. I'm like what the...??? Anyway keep at it and welcome to xanga. Look forwards to seeing your drawings accompanying the entries.
-Heidi
For the first time I looked in complete seriousness for wanted ads for nude models in the local free newspaper...nothing. Guess I'll go back to answering questions like "Have you ever thought of doing something which, had you done it, would have been illegal?"
i've been job hunting, i've never been hired in my life, not for trying. so chances are i won't be hired this summer since it's rare that i even find a place hiring anymore.
fucking economy.Yeeps. My boy's having a similar problem, as I'm sure many people are these hard times. Good luck!
Good luck with the job hunt. I know it's hella frustrating.
P.S. Strippers need uber upper body strength and should always carry disinfectant wipes. I worry about those poles...they have to be germy.
LOL!! you made a funneh. :D
the best of luck for your job hunt!
maybe you could look for people who are also jobless and you could start something like a business, i dunno. :)
i think the only thing worse than job hunting is actually having a job. "what do you mean i have to get out of bed?" although, i did see the video of an elephant sitting on a guy and the dude's head going up the elephant's butt. i wonder if that question was on the job app. "would you put your head in an elephant's butt?" i think it should be. as fer me ... i walked through the mall once and suddenly found myself surrounded by guys offering me $1. why? you might ask ... my sister lani had managed to post a sign on my back that read, "show you my tits for $1".
she expected a percentage.
your drawings are wonderful, as always! oh god i cant even think about job hunting without wanting to put a gun to my head. me and a mate went to the agency last year and they said everythings done online now so ive signed up online and have been sending my CV to as many places as i can find, but gettin absolutely no responses. its driving me crazy. every time i hear nothing i spend a couple of days thinkin "fuck it i cant be bothered". i may just enjoy my damn summer and learn to manage with no money..if thats possible!
take care grogeous, lots of love xx