Because I’ve worked for large companies in the past and have at times, been on the hiring/interviewing end for those companies, I know from first hand experience that these “personality tests” are bullshit. IMO, anyone who has to stoop to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Posts Tagged Job Search
This was a revelation of something I always suspected. During my nearly 3 full years of unemployment there were many, many positions that I applied for, that I thought I was a good or better fit for, only to never[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, this design firm shares the building with the Circleville Fire Department. That…that seems weird to me. I’m not sure if this is unique or not but I’m guessing that this doesn’t occur often. I mean, when the alarm goes[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As I wrote and drew this comic, the more I thought about it, the more I think I found and applied to this job on Linkedin. And I know it’s easy to make fun of Linkedin (I’ve done so in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As I looked through their site, at the work they do, it wasn’t anything out of the ordinary. It was the kind of work I’ve done a lot of in the past. Once again, creating work to sell products. So,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, it’s Unique Industries again. I’m not sure how long you’ve been reading these comics, but since I’ve been (in and) out of work in the last few years, I’ve responded to job openings at Unique Industries before. Several times[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For the fourth straight September I’m, once again, searching for a job. Unfortunately, I’m becoming numb to all of this, especially when I see jobs that were posted in June popping up on the internet job searches, three months later.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Now before anyone says anything, the problem I had with this phone call from a recruiter isn’t because he was calling from India and I know why businesses outsource jobs, it’s because of money (it’s always because of money). No,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I know I’ve talked about this subject in these comics before (well, maybe not so much talked about, more like ranted and raved about), especially during these last job searching years, but it’s true. Networking does not work. The reason[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As soon as I read of this open position, all I could think was how cool it would be to work in the offices of a Major League Baseball team, especially a team that I’m a fan of. My friend[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…