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Oct. 4th, 2010 03:24 pm
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Another day, another limp phone call with a recruiter about a $20/hr temp job.

Yesterday, a friend advised me to dumb down my resume. There's too much stuff in there for a fella without an advanced degree, and that creates a gap.

*ties noose*

Date: 2010-10-04 07:30 pm (UTC)
alonewiththemoon: Drumlin Farm Banding Station 2016 (Default)
From: [personal profile] alonewiththemoon
I don't know about dumbing it down; my dad never received a degree beyond a BS, but he ended up senior staff at Lincoln Lab. Maybe times are different now, but I'm sure there's got to be some appreciation for somebody who has done it all themselves.

Date: 2010-10-04 07:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lepidosiren.livejournal.com
I haven't "done it all myself," but I've never padded my resume, and I'm sure as hell not going to strip it.

Date: 2010-10-04 07:41 pm (UTC)
alonewiththemoon: Drumlin Farm Banding Station 2016 (Default)
From: [personal profile] alonewiththemoon
Well, by that I meant sought out learning and experience on your own, not because it was an assignment or a hoop you had to jump through in order to get a piece of paper.

Date: 2010-10-04 07:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lepidosiren.livejournal.com
Well, I still refuse to remove the special section about jumping through flaming hula hoops for cash.

Date: 2010-10-04 07:48 pm (UTC)
alonewiththemoon: Drumlin Farm Banding Station 2016 (Default)
From: [personal profile] alonewiththemoon
Oh, definitely keep that! it highlights your versatility!

Date: 2010-10-04 08:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wisheyeveiw.livejournal.com
i wanna 20 dollar an hour temp job

Date: 2010-10-04 09:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lepidosiren.livejournal.com
Neither of you wants my debt.

Date: 2010-10-04 09:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] panzerkunst.livejournal.com
Got plenty of my own, thanx. ;-)

Date: 2010-10-04 09:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lepidosiren.livejournal.com
I'm takin' this convo offline, home boy.

Date: 2010-10-04 08:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] developer.livejournal.com
Would it be worth taking a temp job just to get working and then keep looking?

Date: 2010-10-04 09:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lepidosiren.livejournal.com
Yes, but the recruiters know that, so they don't like to overshoot by much.

Date: 2010-10-05 04:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] deadwinter.livejournal.com
yes, that. Bastards.

Date: 2010-10-04 08:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sirendipity.livejournal.com
Email me your resume.

(This is the time to cash in on all your friendships. You know A LOT of people. I bet at least a few of them - like me! - know people in your industry that might be able to help out. Don't think of it as begging for your friends to help you, either. It doesn't take two seconds to forward a resume with a "Check this guy out - he's brilliant". And, you would do the same. :))

Date: 2010-10-05 01:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mesatchornug.livejournal.com
I hear you. Oh, do I ever hear you. wanna commiserate over lunch one day this week? [Only reason I haven't offered before is that somehow I keep deciding in my head that you've already found something new]

Date: 2010-10-05 07:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lepidosiren.livejournal.com
Sure. Tuesday's no good. Wednesday's not great. Thursday? Email me.

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