Another job interview, low expectations.I have another job interview next Tuesday, of course I don' t think I' ll get it, #1, lacking high academia, #2 lacking a show of recent relevant work experience. But again, like a few other interview offers, why do they call me at all? Just to see what I look like? I feel like this is fast becomming a waste of my time. If anything I hope the future will be about online interviews using real-time instant messaging. I' m sick of spending what little money I have anyway on traveling to something I know I won' t get because some employer looks at me and says : Although he may have what we' re looking for on paper, gee, I just don' t like his attire, ripped jeans, a bland shirt and tie. He should look like Big Daddy Warbucks, but looks more like Johnny One Cent. Listen, as an employer, if you want me to stop criticizing you on message boards like this, don' t do what I' m accustomed to expecting you' re going to do. Make up some stupid excuse or phony reason to pass me over. You didn' t ask me in here to look at the pretty flowers or admire the fine craftsmanship of your stupid office building. You asked me in here to apply for and interview about the advertised job. Do yourself a favor and give it to me. If it is such a burden on your otherwise so busy schedule, why do you keep applying for jobs where you don' t meet the academic and recent experience requirements? Or is that just too simple? "Do yourself a favor and give it to me." Hey, I know this is the "Vent!" board, but your attitude just isn' t going to help you. The employer doesn' t OWE you a job...you have to put away any sense of false entitlement along those lines. I' m sure you deserve the job of your dreams--but statements like this point out to an attitude of sourness, and employers HATE that. I know you' re frustrated, maybe a little scared, whatever--but this attitude is self-defeating. Finally, if you don' t look the part, they' re going to give it to someone who looks like they belong there. No, it' s not fair. In an ideal world, employers wouldn' t base their hiring on outside appearance. But this is reality, and appearance matters. If you' re actually showing up in jeans, and that' s not working, and you want the job, you really *have to change your outfit. This is how it goes in today' s economy. Read the post where one send a thank you e-mail and then in response got an obscene e-mail! It sounds to me like you are going to interviews that don' t match your job set skills and education - see somekind of counselor or see what skills fit better jobs out there. You will have to go through at leas a couple dozen interviews before one finally takes the bait. It is very much like fishing (or a box of chocolate) - "You Never Know What You' ll Get." That' s about the dumbest, most common response you and everyone else keeps mouthing. I don' t care if they hire some other idiot who has the skill or not. You want to know what I do care about? I care about not being asked in for an interview, unless it' s a complete certainty that I' ll get the job. If only. If only employers could think like me. I' m not working any job to kiss someone' s butt cheeks, shine anyone' s shoes, or clean out anyone' s toe jam. I' m looking to work a job. Plain and simple. Show up, do the job, and go home. Why is that difficult for you people to comprehend? Stupidity I suspect. You know, you' re right xttwo, you should get the job, I mean if they' re smart enough to see something in you on paper, why should anything like shotty or substandard clothing break the deal? They' re not hiring you to walk the catwalk on 5th Avenue New York, Paris France or model Tommy Helfinger clothing for GQ Magazine. You' re going to work every day hardly ever being seen while at your computer doing what you do best. This is the kind of understanding I wish you people and all other employers could have. But then again, nobody' s perfect.
I apply hoping some idiot would give me a job. There are some responsibilities I would like the opportunity to take care of, like paying a few outstanding bills, get a bank account, buy a few things, maybe save. It seems the only thing holding me back is employer stupidity. Aside from that, I suspect I should have been hired for at least 1/3rd of the jobs I' ve applied to over the last two years. You can probably save a few interview trips by not applying for those anymore. You know, I found a job too quickly the last time I wasn' t working. When I wasn' t working, I found interviewing a nice diversion. They pay to fly you to their location, a change of scenery is nice; they pay for a couple of days in a hotel, meals, a rental car and gas; it' s a little vacation! At the interview, everyone is nice to you, "can I get you some coffee, Mr. Shopper?". It' s only after you take the job and they expect you to work that I find it uncomfortable. By the way, they almost always offer me the job, I give great interview! Of course, you' re one of those that like to take it all in at once. | |
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