Quote from: Stuck on June 05, 2012, 08:10:40 PM
I feel like people aren't believing me when I say, in all seriousness, that I have no life... It's work at a deadend, go no where job, waste a bit of time, sleep, work at a deadend, go no where job, rinse, lather, and repeat. As far as what holds my interest, if the emphasis is on "hold", then not much. If it's just interest, then, I dunno. Interesting science news sometimes, but even that I just sort of skim and move on nowadays. I've read a little bit recently on brown bears, watched part of a documentary about black bears, those were kind of interesting, I guess. A year ago I used to play an MMO for a while (where I met the internet "friend" I mentioned who outted me as TG). I used to like the old Batman and Samurai Jack cartoons. Feel like I'm really stretching to have to make stuff up to answer an easy question anyone else would be able to fill with a billion actually interesting things about themselves.
I was telling a poster in the FtM section, that when I was a manager, I looked at hundreds and hundreds of resumes and applications. Most them were all the same, and did not tell me much about what the applicant brought to the job.
I highly recommend a book called, "What color is your Parachute." It's available for less than $20 on Amazon. Read the parts on the "qualification brief."
Make your submission stand out, with color, photos, graphics, and pertinent information that addresses the job functions. Yes, that means you will individually tailor a qualification brief for each job, but it will help you stand out from the pool of applicants. You don't need a professional service to market you.
I can say from experience, in this rotten Obama economic depression, there are lots of "over qualified" candidates out there. Ideally, try to get to the hiring manager and bypass the HR gatekeepers. When I got contacted by a prospective employee, I
knew that person was motivated.
