The soul-destroying world of job hunting
I've spent approximately 6 hourse over the past three days applying for jobs with large publishing houses and media agencies. And that is not including the time it took me to whip up a CV and write cover letters. I've managed to apply for 6 jobs total...
The problem is that all the larger companies have annoying software that you have to get through. They give it zippy names to try and distract you from just how annoying it is - like "Personal Career Manager." All of them make you upload a resume and then ask for the same information (usually work experience) on the following pages. Random House, which was especially obnoxious I might add, makes you do this *three* times. Each time I entered my duties, I felt their worth deteriorating, stopping to wonder "Am I just padding this out?" Not especially friendly to the entry-level candidate whose answer will always be a resounding "yes."
Even more irritating were the ones that wouldn't let you proceed until you had listed references and/or salary requirements. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned but I thought that those were conversations you were supposed to have after the people had at least met you! This new way seems to say "You're not worth the time it would take to meet you. Your referees aren't worth the time it would take to meet you. Be quiet and digest your resume into this 50-word-limit field so we won't have to take the time to read that either." Perhaps I wouldn't mind so much if I had a more concrete idea of whether I'll even get any call backs or if I'm just wasting my times by going up against the latest crop of NYU 'Communications' whippersnapper graduates.
Must try to stay positive.
The problem is that all the larger companies have annoying software that you have to get through. They give it zippy names to try and distract you from just how annoying it is - like "Personal Career Manager." All of them make you upload a resume and then ask for the same information (usually work experience) on the following pages. Random House, which was especially obnoxious I might add, makes you do this *three* times. Each time I entered my duties, I felt their worth deteriorating, stopping to wonder "Am I just padding this out?" Not especially friendly to the entry-level candidate whose answer will always be a resounding "yes."
Even more irritating were the ones that wouldn't let you proceed until you had listed references and/or salary requirements. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned but I thought that those were conversations you were supposed to have after the people had at least met you! This new way seems to say "You're not worth the time it would take to meet you. Your referees aren't worth the time it would take to meet you. Be quiet and digest your resume into this 50-word-limit field so we won't have to take the time to read that either." Perhaps I wouldn't mind so much if I had a more concrete idea of whether I'll even get any call backs or if I'm just wasting my times by going up against the latest crop of NYU 'Communications' whippersnapper graduates.
Must try to stay positive.