This doesn't exactly make me unique, I know.
But I felt I should pass on the ultimate in job-search daftness.
I filled in an application form online for a post at *ahem* University.
The form came in 11 sections, and by the time that I had made it to the 'why should we give you this job?' section...
I had forgotten what I was applying for.
I think this says it all, really.
I went and looked through my tabs until I found it, and then waffled about how great I would be at the job.
But it was somewhat disheartening.
I'm going for quantity over quality at the minute: I have applied for 8 jobs today.
That's more than I applied for in the whole of the last week.
But I figure that I am a bright and brilliant candidate, and so somebody, somewhere, is bound to want to employ me.
Right?
It's the waiting that's hard. And the being ignored for no reason.
Kyrie eleison.
Srsly.
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I hope something turns up soon; meanwhile, perhaps looking through all the job descriptions will help you learn a little more of what your purpose or vocation is at this point in time...
...what work would you do if you absolutely didn't have to worry about the money?
I have no idea. At the minute, if money were no object, I think I'd just collapse into a sobbing ball of gratitude and be able to move house rather more quickly. I'd have to wait until boredom set in to be able to answer that one properly, but I'll have a go.
Sing. Write. Organise people's wardrobes/houses (think What Not To Wear, but more polite). Sleep. Play Frisbee.
Some of those don't really count as work. Oh well.
I think that's a great list to start with!
Do you do any of these things now?
Why not?
It's probably pretty important that you sing every day, or at least every week. It's probably pretty important that you write regularly, and get outside to play Frisbee when you can.
I'm quite serious. No, you can't spend all your time singing and writing and playing frisbee when there is the problem of finding paid employment, eventually moving house and so on. But you also can't reasonably expect to spend all your time searching for paid employment while neglecting these other things that are part of who you are, or at least not without going bonkers.
(Of course, for all I know you're already singing two hours a day and writing regularly, in which case all I can say is yes, unemployment is horrible, hang in there.)
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