I’m afraid I’m moaning again about online application systems. This one sounded like a good idea. You are promised that you can “complete this brief screening form, and then if you meet our criteria we’ll ask you to provide more detail.” The brief screening form took 2 days to complete. Ok, most of that was spent pondering whether or not I ever have managed to “resolve a confrontational situation” rather than create them, or if I actually have any “emotional resilience”. Emotional resilience sounds a bit like stubbornness to me. The ability to keep thinking what you’ve always thought despite everyone around you giving you evidence that you’re wrong. Still, at least I wasn’t asked for my greatest weakness. I might end up saying something like “my attention to detail, and my inability to leave a piece of work until it is perfect” rather than the truth which is “my inability to resist pointing out when other people are wrong”.
This fortnight: one revision of CV (needed doing); one rejection (speculative), one application (website advert), one registration with new agency; three emails received from employment agencies; one on-line application process completed. Averaging 1.9 mugs of coffee a day.
Wednesday, 27 May 2009
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
...and then the wait
My friend, it turned out, wanted me to do what I used to do, but for mobile phones. And to do it 12 hours a day, 5 days a week. She was very honest about the job requirements. I was equally honest in explaining that wasn't the job I wanted, but thanks for the offer.
The other interview appeared to go well, and I was told I would be contacted in a couple of days. In a couple of days I was told to hang on a couple of weeks.....
So now I'm trying to find something closer to home, in case he does come back and offer me a job on the other side of the big city. I've sent off some speculative letters and CVs to local companies I'd like to work for. And I'm in the midst of a couple of "online" application processes. The advantage of the old CV in Word is that you add stuff throughout the years, take other stuff off, and tailor your experience to each job application. Online applications require you to type everything in from scratch, every time. For each 'O' and 'A' level the district council website requires 5 mouse movements and 4 clicks in addition to typing in subject and grade. That's 52 clicks and 65 mouse movements just to add in my education up to the age of 18! Perhaps I could sell them some consultancy on how to reduce the chances of job applicants suffering from RSI...
This fortnight: one on-line application started, another one finished; three speculative letters sent out (good); two emails from employment agencies. Averaging 2.5 mugs of coffee a day.
The other interview appeared to go well, and I was told I would be contacted in a couple of days. In a couple of days I was told to hang on a couple of weeks.....
So now I'm trying to find something closer to home, in case he does come back and offer me a job on the other side of the big city. I've sent off some speculative letters and CVs to local companies I'd like to work for. And I'm in the midst of a couple of "online" application processes. The advantage of the old CV in Word is that you add stuff throughout the years, take other stuff off, and tailor your experience to each job application. Online applications require you to type everything in from scratch, every time. For each 'O' and 'A' level the district council website requires 5 mouse movements and 4 clicks in addition to typing in subject and grade. That's 52 clicks and 65 mouse movements just to add in my education up to the age of 18! Perhaps I could sell them some consultancy on how to reduce the chances of job applicants suffering from RSI...
This fortnight: one on-line application started, another one finished; three speculative letters sent out (good); two emails from employment agencies. Averaging 2.5 mugs of coffee a day.
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