So as I sit here listening Anthony Kiedis telling me to suck his kiss I'm pondering the wonderment of looking for a new job. Trying to decipher job descriptions, talking to recruiters who just talked to you 10mins ago but can't remember anything about you, phone interviews which take just as much time as an initial face to face so...... what's the point? Just have a face to face?
Thanks to a couple of great people on sqaforums my CV is in much better condition, previously it was still directed towards support roles, extremely long winded and more directed to just getting past recruiters looking for the buzz words. It now actually has some useful content and is down to 3 pages compared to the 5 I had before.
I've become a little bit more savvy, or at least I think so, in looking for a job, thinking about long term plans rather then short term gains, reading between the lines, noticing that a recruitment agency has about 200 jobs posted, all with just slightly different descriptions, that kind of thing.
As I'm in it for the long haul I'm taking notice of the good recruiters, adding them on linkedin, that kind of thing, I would rather have a short list of good recruiters who I can keep in touch with over the next 5-10-15-30years then have a bunch of random e-mail addresses.
I'm just seeing the same roles repeating themselves now, being constantly advertised, and so I'm going to take a break for a week or two, I'm in no rush, I'll see how things pan out with what's on the go at the moment.
And if there is anybody actually reading this and looking for a job, best of luck to you. | 