After my journalism BA and finishing my advertising course back in 2004, I spent 5 frustrating months between 2 cities looking for a job and finally found one that had nothing to do with either journalism or advertising. After finishing my anthropology MA, it took another 5 months of frustration before I landed myself a proper job and it had nothing to do anthropology. And now, after coming back from London, I am hoping the cycle will continue at the same pace.
It has already been 4 months, and I have yet to find myself a job. But then again, I have only begun looking last week. Obviously, what I am hoping is the fifth month to bring about a small windfall in the form of a job, despite the present depressed employment scene. More that that, I am hoping for a drastic change of industry. I mean, I haven't done another academic course, so I have nothing to contrast with, except my career record which is a trail of things I have despised doing.
As such, I am only applying to sectors where I have no experience, and not much knowledge either, but only the cliched burning passion (and of course, my over-arching genius) which I am guessing is a workable route to being happy. Now, this becomes a bit of a problem because jobs of this sort that I might get will most likely want me to start at the bottom of the food chain, which I don't mind per se, but what I do mind is the pittance that will come my way in the guise of a salary. I am beginning to understand better the circumstances that perpetuate the philosophy of the casting, or in this case, the employment couch.
These job sites, the lesser said, the better. And once again, the Times group takes the cake by a wide berth. I updated my 5 year old CV there, adding on an MA, some more diverse work-ex and my current 'entrepreneurial' state. Till before the updation, they had been sending me random marketing and BPO job offers. Guess what they sent me now? Work as a driver. Yes, a driver! I mean, agreed, I have 3 driving licences now, but still... And as if that wasn't quite enough, they call me today to sell me their premium paid services! Maybe I should try to replace someone at the Times job portal...
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....last I heard, recruitment at the Timesjobs portal for company drivers was frozen for the time being....tough luck! :-P
and why exactly have YOU been following drivers' jobs?
hahaha hilarious... quite refreshing after that emosanal attyachar one.. dude no wonder you liked that song so much .. signs of things to come....
having said that i do understand the gravity of the situation.. lets hope something will work out soon.
emosanal attyachar wasn't exactly self-imposed... sign of things to come? you won't believe how much faith i am putting in "signs" these days! and yes, something will work out soon enough... i am getting all the right "signs"! hahahaha
may be you underestimate times group. they can read your mind looking at your cv that you are looking for a drastic change. just that they don't quite know how drastic you want the change to be.
thats fine man, i dont mind them reading my mind about drastic change... but then to sell me their services?!?! that really doesnt say much about their mind-reading skills...
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