I have become obsessed with Craigslist and indeed.com - I check both sites many times a day. I usually only find one or two jobs to apply to each day, but I have to jump on those sites and compulsively check.
I applied for a job this morning, and had composed the letter and everything before I realized the ad was posted on Wednesday. So they've probably gotten 200 resumes by now and mine won't even be read. Here's how bad the job market is - I've had employers tell me after they've been inundated with resumes and have 500 of them jamming their email, they just cut off the process arbitratily - they look at, say, the first 100 resumes and don't bother with the rest of them. That blows my mind.
I saw an ad today for an administrative assistant, and there was a very long list of duties. I am almost sure this ad was not placed by an American. This wonder-woman [or man] has to know every computer program in the world, have world class diplomacy skills, be willing to work overtime, and guess what the pay is?!? Just guess. OK, it's $150 a week
Dang, Dude! I make more than that from unemployment!
What really annoys the living daylights out of me are the placement firms that keep placing the same ads over and over. I contact the firm, only to be told it's the same company they've been representing for two months. Grrr....
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Spent most of the day cleaning house and making food for the Halloween party tomorrow night. It will be a very small party, but I want everyone to have a great time. Michael is upset because the Scary Movie we ordered from Netflix won't get here on time to show tomorrow night. So I may break down and go to the Kroger where they have Red box movies tomorrow, and see what we can find. I don't allow horror movies in my house, ever, so his choices will be limited...
I have started watching Jeopardy every night at 7:30. I think I need it, psychologically. I feel like a moron when I'm trolling the job ads, but when I watch Jeopardy and know at least 3 out of 4 questions, I can regain some small sense of my self worth. I totally ran the Military History category tonight. I know a LOT about that subject, because my dad was a military history buff. I've seen the movies Patton and MacArthur about 10 times. I know more about WWII than most teachers.
Does that do me any good in the real world? Nope. It's just nice to say I can rock a Jeopardy category...
I find myself dreaming of saying these words: "Let's make it a true daily double, Alex."
Indeed.
