We need to talk.
Seriously, so what if I'm still unemployed and not getting any call-backs except for rejection e-mails? Spring is in the air. I can see buds swelling on the trees. There's a thriller dance party this weekend with skittle-tinis. Totally Michael is playing in birmingham soon, and Venture Brothers season three comes out on DVD soon. I walked to the local coffee roasters today and got some delicious stuff. I baked cookies. I updated my reading list.
But I'd still like to have a job. I want to buy things. I've been trying to apply to several jobs a week. What's interesting is the online applications. This one I'm filling out now is to be an administrative assistant at some bio-tech company. They want me to have graduated high school, and be able to type. I fill in the little boxes, and upload my resume like normal, and then I come to the next page....where I can "attach up to 5 additional documents to your job application for further consideration." Furthermore, "The following files are accepted for upload: Microsoft Word .doc - .docx, RTF, TXT, ZIP, Adobe PDF, JPEG, Bit Map, GIF, AVI and MP3."
Okay I realize that mostly they will be receiving applications through this page to become a science grunt. These people will have written papers in college. They will have generated graphs and data and such. They might want to show this stuff off. Yes, indeed. However, I'm pretty frustrated with this job hunt. I've also been reading a lot of overqualified. All I can think when I see these empty upload slots, (other than "cover letter goes here?") is horrible things. A JPEG of me with a big plate of cookies, giving a thumbs-up, with the caption "You could be having these at every office-party if you choose me!" An MP3 of "Step Into my Office, Baby." by Belle and Sebastian... it goes on and on.