"Resumes Away, Part 1"


Well, it's almost 7 am here in Milwaukee. I intentionally stayed up all night working in many things -- mostly relating to resumes, sending out resumes, and the like. Unfortunately, I didn't get nearly as far as I had hoped to, so, it's now officially an extended work-in-progress.

It's interesting, though, how tasks like this are never really done. Career councelors are certainly dead on when they say seeking out a good job, is itself a full-time job. This week I've set some pretty high goals for myself. I'm trying to find a job position that a resume can get me. I think I need more experience with getting those kinds of jobs anyway, and, to be honest, they just seem to interest me more than the application jobs right now.

So, whether I'm fully qualified or not, a company that lists a position that interests me recieves one of my resumes and joins my potential job rotation. Yeah, I'm choosy, but that's not a trait I'm going to give up -- no matter how much my roomate may hint to the contrary.

Sure, I could probably just keep hitting the streets (like he suggests), looking for one or two of the billions of underpayed and overworked job positions out there. Truth is though, I'm getting very sick of that market. Barnes and Noble kind of turned me off to that whole "make the boss his money and get nary a thank-you" retail nitch.

Statisitically, I'm actually getting more considerate responses (even if it's a polite "no") from resume targeted companies than these rediculous retail jobs. More often than not, I submit an application somewhere, and then seem disappear of the face of their earth! No "Thanks for applying," no "Sorry, we appreciate your interest." Just silence. I hate that.

I'm a number in the retail market. They have very little interest in my skills at all, just my bodily presense for menial labor. Not my gig. Very shallow. There's nothing in it to stimulate what I'm good at -- thinking. I'm a creative person by nature, stimulation, aesthetics, and the whole building process are my forte. You don't get much of that working at McDonalds or the local gas station.

I guess I've learned that I dry up pretty fast in those kinds of environments. My next job will incorporate creativity though, of that I am determined. If I could, I'd keep pushing at this awesome freelance artist gig, no questions asked.... but alas, I do have to pay my bills, and the artwork is a little slow at the moment. Gotta find something else for a while.

So, that leaves me where I am right now.... sitting at my computer, tired, and looking forward to a good day's rest.... Then getting up and plugging away at my determined project once again. I will succeed. I just hope it's sooner than later.

I'm enjoying this resume process though, so I suppose that's a good sign, but it still doesn't put food on the table. Well see what this evening brings. Good news, I hope. We'll see. For now though my night is over. Time for bed.

I'll catch you all later on. Have a blessed Wednesday.... oh, and by all means, stop in sometime soon and join the topics on my message board. Stimulating. I'm all about stimulating.

Ha. Right. I'm off to bed.

Your happily blogging creative friend,
-Jon
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