I need a JOB!

Now applying

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I'm hirable!

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Please hire me!

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Just say yes!

Things I want to say to employers in my interviews but of course would be so inappropriate.

(Photo: Something you don't see often.)

So in the last month, I have read about 10 no's or going with the "better" candidate or you're simply not qualified emails that always ended "I know this may be disheartening" and "Good luck with your job search." Uh yes it is disheartening and quite depressing too. I wonder what do employers think when they send the rejection letters and how people respond to them. One particular position I was seeking, had me go through 3 interviews to tell me I wasn't qualified. So why in the h e double hockey sticks did you put me through them and why the if you seek do you have three interviews to put people through for this position? The first one wasn't enough... well clearly I guess not- I wasn't picked. However, I was finding myself answering questions that were absolutely not related to the position nor was it related to my knowledge of my degree and field. I was in the interview thinking how does me telling you what "flow with it" have to do with this dang on job! (Seriously, they really asked me that) Maybe that was a sign telling me that particular job was not for me.

Here are the stats:

The Georgia Department of Labor as of March 15 states that the unemployment rate is a whopping 10.4 % while that National Unemployment rate is a crazy 9.7 %

Ok... so if Georgia is not too far behind from the National rate then please explain to me why the hell (yeah I said it this time) is everybody flocking to Atlanta? Yeah makes no sense. From Jan. 2009 until Jan. 2010, Georgia has increased in unemployment by 2% and honestly if people keep flocking to Atlanta, the New York of the South, then the rate will increase. Also in 1 year Georgia has lost a total of 151,600 jobs. {I have experienced the blows of this recession, being laid off from Gap in which I still receive emails for a schedule to a place I don't work at anymore!}

Ok I have also come to the solution that my degree may not have been the best decision in this economy. I say this all the time, just because you blog does not make you a journalist. I went to school for this! However, many companies tend to find these "bloggers" a jackpot especially with this freelance thing they have going on. Ok maybe if I liked writing as a hobby and not as a career I would do it. But, I digress. The mass communications field i.e. broadcasting, journalism, radio, television and film and other media areas have very difficult positions to fill, if they are not already filled. Usually people in these positions, especially high paying ones, usually die out in them. They get it, work in it and don't retire or move on to something else. They stay there until it either closes or they close (for good).

In my job search, especially on Yahoo! I have come across interesting articles that may say something like "10 top paying jobs" or "Top 10 most needed jobs in America." And honestly, Journalism was not up there how ever Public Relations was and that's when I decided that if I was going to get a job then I should go back to school and earn a degree where I will be needed! Other jobs such as dental hygienist, elementary school teacher and other doctor and education fields are of course needed.

So in the end, I still need a job! But where shall I find this here job- through networking. I found that in our era, everything is done online therefore making it even harder to find a job. Maybe this online application thing, era, waste of time thing, is adding to the increase in the unemployment rate? hmmm.... ponder. Well with networking, and the one on one interaction could possibly land me the interview. Therefore, networking is a must in this new technology filled era and is needed to succeed along with knowledge. Everything eventually cannot be done over the internet, so I suggest we go back to old ways.

Come on in and fill out an application (and let me see your face.)