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fullygoldy) wrote2005-10-27 02:43 pm
fullygoldy) wrote2005-10-27 02:43 pm
Job Search
Yesterday I applied for 4 jobs that I found online.
One was very depressing because it was a PM/Estimator job in the plumbing arena, requiring no advance knowledge of plumbing (I actually have some) because they are willing to train OTJ. And the minimum requirements were a degree in CM (I have) and 1(!) year of experience. For this lowly entry-level position that they are recommending recent grads apply for, they are willing to pay up to $50k per year. That is more than I made in my last job (base), and it took me nearly 20 yrs to get to that level of pay!! But yeah, I applied, because it's close by, and the money is good, and they're promising a regular and reasonable schedule.
Today, while walking the dog, I decided to spend one hour applying for jobs that I had found online today. I think I identified 4-5 interesting looking things this morning. It took me over an hour just to complete the online application for one job! Epic has this deceptively simple looking on-line application, but you have to enter your SAT score. And your Cum. GPA. And your Major Cum. GPA. After 20 yrs, who remembers this shit? I'm just lucky that I'm anal enough to still have the original results of my SAT (1300 - if you were wondering), and an unofficial copy of my transcripts (3.48), but they didn't identify my major cum. GPA, so I had to figure it out myself (no change). Then you are supposed to "copy and paste" your cover letter and resume into the 2 last boxes. Well, they strip out every bit of formatting, and you have to go in and clean up the mess so it's legible, and when you're applying for a job outside of your field you need a killer cover letter, so it's drawing board time anyway, and man. Did that take a long time or what?
I've been banging my head against the Epic wall this past year, applying for anything that looks likely. They claim they are willing to train extensively, and all they want is someone who can demonstrate previous academic and professional success. That's me! I mean it! I'm the one they want! But no. They've always been all "thanks, but no thanks." So we shall see. Because you all know that I would be the perfect new Event Planner for Epic. Right?
So I guess I'll apply to the rest of these jobs tomorrow, because now it's time to go back into the basement and work on cleaning up another pile of neglected stuff.
One was very depressing because it was a PM/Estimator job in the plumbing arena, requiring no advance knowledge of plumbing (I actually have some) because they are willing to train OTJ. And the minimum requirements were a degree in CM (I have) and 1(!) year of experience. For this lowly entry-level position that they are recommending recent grads apply for, they are willing to pay up to $50k per year. That is more than I made in my last job (base), and it took me nearly 20 yrs to get to that level of pay!! But yeah, I applied, because it's close by, and the money is good, and they're promising a regular and reasonable schedule.
Today, while walking the dog, I decided to spend one hour applying for jobs that I had found online today. I think I identified 4-5 interesting looking things this morning. It took me over an hour just to complete the online application for one job! Epic has this deceptively simple looking on-line application, but you have to enter your SAT score. And your Cum. GPA. And your Major Cum. GPA. After 20 yrs, who remembers this shit? I'm just lucky that I'm anal enough to still have the original results of my SAT (1300 - if you were wondering), and an unofficial copy of my transcripts (3.48), but they didn't identify my major cum. GPA, so I had to figure it out myself (no change). Then you are supposed to "copy and paste" your cover letter and resume into the 2 last boxes. Well, they strip out every bit of formatting, and you have to go in and clean up the mess so it's legible, and when you're applying for a job outside of your field you need a killer cover letter, so it's drawing board time anyway, and man. Did that take a long time or what?
I've been banging my head against the Epic wall this past year, applying for anything that looks likely. They claim they are willing to train extensively, and all they want is someone who can demonstrate previous academic and professional success. That's me! I mean it! I'm the one they want! But no. They've always been all "thanks, but no thanks." So we shall see. Because you all know that I would be the perfect new Event Planner for Epic. Right?
So I guess I'll apply to the rest of these jobs tomorrow, because now it's time to go back into the basement and work on cleaning up another pile of neglected stuff.