Tag: job search
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I Can Be Your Hero, Baby
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In 2016, I applied for literally every job under the sun. I only got one of those jobs, but that’s because THIS job hadn’t been made available yet. And speaking of “under the sun,” it involves outer space. NASA is hiring a Planetary Protection Officer. Someone to protect the world from aliens. It’s obviously the perfect job for…
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Why Are Job Interviews SO MUCH HARDER Than First Dates?
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Which would you rather: a first date, or a job interview? As I’ve been going on quite a few of the former, I realize how much easier it was for me to walk into a first date. Any single, employed ladies wanna swap brains with me? Because I just cannot seem to nail this thing. As…
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One Thousand Paper Cranes -aka- Job Applications
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To Whom It May Concern: I have begun keeping a tally of jobs that I’ve applied to since the last time I got turned down in the final throes of *almost* being employed. I haven’t really been keeping numerical track of these applications, which I fill out at a rate of almost a dozen at…