The world of job hunting has changed.
Nov. 13th, 2009 12:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
icarusThe world of job hunting has changed.
It used to be I'd open the newspaper on Sunday (mid-week for the local papers) and start circling ads. Then get on the phone.
A quick trip to Kinko's to Xerox my res on 20# bond paper (it had to be quality paper to be professional). Strathmore Laid was nice.
Then the typing of cover letters. Mailing out resumes.
Waiting for a phone call. Or email. Later there were emails.
Doing follow-up calls. Getting a letter, sorry, the position is filled we'll keep your resume on file. Being called in for an interview. Temping in the meantime.
Now...
I'm online, scoping out job postings. Clicking on websites to learn about the company to customize my cover letters. Oh, huh. Raytheon is a military contractor. No thanks.
Rewriting my resume on the fly to suit the job. Oh, gee, they do property management, I temped for a property management firm for a year, better put that in. Tacking the res on as an attachment to an email, or uploading it to a website.
The black hole of waiting for a response. No phone numbers or human contact.
I'm thinking stopping by in person is a better way to go.
It used to be I'd open the newspaper on Sunday (mid-week for the local papers) and start circling ads. Then get on the phone.
A quick trip to Kinko's to Xerox my res on 20# bond paper (it had to be quality paper to be professional). Strathmore Laid was nice.
Then the typing of cover letters. Mailing out resumes.
Waiting for a phone call. Or email. Later there were emails.
Doing follow-up calls. Getting a letter, sorry, the position is filled we'll keep your resume on file. Being called in for an interview. Temping in the meantime.
Now...
I'm online, scoping out job postings. Clicking on websites to learn about the company to customize my cover letters. Oh, huh. Raytheon is a military contractor. No thanks.
Rewriting my resume on the fly to suit the job. Oh, gee, they do property management, I temped for a property management firm for a year, better put that in. Tacking the res on as an attachment to an email, or uploading it to a website.
The black hole of waiting for a response. No phone numbers or human contact.
I'm thinking stopping by in person is a better way to go.
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Date: 2009-11-15 09:52 am (UTC)heading off to bed!
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