Life on the bench: in my dressing gown

[Zippy]

If someone dangles a particularly huge, yummy carrot in front of you, and you haven't eaten for months, but ou have to jump through some hoops, would you?

It is a government agency, damn good money, includes my niche field and the job description for this two-in-one combined role will not appear on anyone's CV. Whoever gets this gig will have to write a tailored CV.

I am relying on everyone having your attitude!

Good luck

[RichardCranium]

Quite a good day, sort of.

Haven't done any job searching since mid-day. Might have missed loads.

But, I applied for seven viable gigs today, one of which is a bit promising.

But the good one is the one from yesterday for which I have just finished tailoring a CV: a hybrid role that uses my niche skills.

So that's 1½ potential interviews.

So I have just retrieved a half bottle of red wine that I knew was in hiding and I shall liberate its contents; 17 hours after I got up to start my job searching.

I'd better be up a bit early tomorrow so I can go through this afternoon's gigs before tomorrow's start appearing. Not that I'm complaining, I'd rather have too many to go through than be twiddling my thumbs waiting for something to appear. That's really depressing.

[RichardCranium]

Good luck!

Good Luck

Good luck

[suityou01]

You've liberated that wine haven't you? Gone all 'huggy'?

Awwww shucks

[Zippy]

Here's a song for you. Just don't think of pimps
Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix

Hope it all works out

[Sundial]

Oooh yikes,

I didn't realise things were this harsh for you

I hope you struggle out of bed in due course...just imagine, like a salmon swimming upstream!

They get there in the end or else a whole species would have died out!

And I'm sure you're a salmon, you are Richard, err...whatnot, Cranium!! (paraphased from Jerry Maguire. And not to imply you are Dick something Head).

I'm very nearly on the bench myself now though hopefully not for long :-)

[RichardCranium]

Just found out my covering letter is knackered.

It looks fine in Word 2000. In other versions of Word the logo and address box are all over the place. It's a f***ing shambles. "To:" address split above and below the logo, my address 1/3rd way down the page and off the R/H side and over the body of the letter. That makes me look like an utter luser. So much for "excellent communication skills".

Thank you, Mr Gates. You utter, utter c**t.

[Sundial]

Oh dear - but you have it sorted now?

Is this a covering letter that you were sending direct to companies?

I have to commend you and your wife for cohabiting so peacefully if you're both at home and she's working, seriously, my partner and I would be going stir crazy after a month!

Have you got out of your dressing gown yet? ;-)

I read this thread early morning and thought you were really nice to be advising us noobies when you're getting so down about the job market! I'm surprised it's not 'throw yourselves into the roads, darlings, whilst you still can!' a la Withnail

[RichardCranium]

Right. That's my covering letter recreated.

So then I get back on the 'phone, following up old applications.

Yesterday I did a tailored CV & letter. I had also done another a couple of days ago. I followed that one up: "We won't have even opened them. It turned out we got 300 applications immediately. We had 3 CVs off to the client straight away and within an hour it was all wrapped up. Sorry." I spent a few hours on that too.

[minestrone]

I never noticed that analyst was spelled incorrectly about 3 times on my CV for a year. Still managed to get 2 good gigs though.