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September 25, 2002

planets of the universe

Stevie appears courtesty of the Thunderpuss version of Planets of the Universe which is running through my head at the moment. 'DANG, danga-da DANG danga-da DANG danga-da DANG -boom-boom-boom- You won't forget, you won't forget you won't forget..

I can tell if you're the oldest sibling. You will begin the 'oldest sibling' monologue whenever possible, which irritates the hell out of me. As the youngest sibling and a headstrong Capricorn, I know what the hell I'm doing, and I don't need your advice. I've already been watching you fuck up and observing how not to do things, so why are you telling me how to do it right? The oldest sibling speech consists of you telling me how to do whatever I've obviously been doing wrong in your eyes, and you will explain exactly how to do it the right way. I got the oldest sibling speech from what I had hoped was a job lead the other day.

I've been sending out e-mails to friends and aquaintances, specifically asking for leads and information about the types of jobs that I've been looking for. I am not asking for job counseling or resume critique, however. My resume has been combed over several thousand times by about a dozen or so friends in the eight months I've been underemployed. I know all the online job sources, and I comb job listings so thoroughly that I'll see the same listings in multiple places. So I'm doing a fairly good job with my current situation. However, I cannot force someone to give me a job, and from my experience the only time I've been granted interviews is through contacts. So I ask for contacts and leads.

A friend of a friend gave me a lead to this guy in a government agency, who urged me to give him a call. Hoping this person had news of a web-job opening in an international development agency, I gave this person a call. This person then began the oldest sibling diatribe:

"Have you checked out the OPM website?"
"Yes."
"Have you checked out Peace Corps?"
"Yes."
"Have you had your resume reviewed?"
"Yes."

And on and on it went, and soon the unctuous advice started flowing, with no actual leads. This has happened a few times before with other people. While I appreciate the assistance, I'd like to be given just a little bit of credit for utilizing my resources well before asking for help with leads, not advice. Don't insult me by talking to me like I've just graduated from a technical college with a certificate for small engine repair. More than a few of you have already seen my resume and have edited it, ad nauseum. I can network at a circuit party for chrissake!

Posted by jimbo at September 25, 2002 10:35 AM

Comments

Posted by: Stephan at March 12, 2003 2:32 PM

Posted by: john at March 30, 2003 4:07 PM