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Narratives of the Disengaged: The Job Search

http://www.disengagedjudi.com

I'm the girl HR warned you about.

• Added on: Feb 11th, 2009
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Judy Garland
• Listed in: Career & Jobs Observational Humor
• Tags: life humor jobs recruiters unemployment layoffs

Recent Posts

• Follow-Up to Those Who Wanted My Firstborn

  Posted on Thursday October 15th, 2009 at 08:57 in hiring, HR, jobs, Economy, interviewing, amusement, robots, unemployment, open letters, job market, rebellion, job applications

  I was so disheartened with the job application I encountered yesterday (see the blog post from yesterday) that it propelled me to relay my thoughts to their human resources department. I realize that by doing so, it has automatically defaulted any ch...

• Job Applications: Do You Want My Firstborn, too?

  Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 13:30 in Privacy, human resources, amusement, wtf, unemployment, hiring process, job applications, firstborn, digital dirt, interviewing process, job inquiries, career ethnic inventory

  A day in the life of a job seeker comes the redundant task of completing job applications. Some of them are cut and dry, meaning they only ask for basic information, employment history, education, and call it a day. Then there are applications that w...

• Top 10 Reasons Why the Unemployed Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize

  Posted on Friday October 9th, 2009 at 14:15 in obama, jobs, michigan, current affairs, amusement, job interviews, unemployment, top 10, nobel, job creation, obama nobel peace prize, pink slip mixers

  As with the majority, I fail to understand why Obama was suddenly awarded one of the most highest and prestigious awards in the world, all without much notice, but plenty of surprise, even for Obama. In listening to Obama's speech......

• 'Half Of All Recruiting Functions Are Dysfunctional'

  Posted on Monday October 5th, 2009 at 20:39

  Funny, I've been saying this for the last ten years. At any rate, I'm pleased that someone else has confirmed such discrepancies. 'Half Of All Recruiting Functions Are Dysfunctional' Shared via AddThis...

• Chicago 2016: Congratulations Mayor Daley! Now You Know How *I* Feel

  Posted on Friday October 2nd, 2009 at 15:05 in obama, jobs, amusement, oprah, interviews, olympics, unemployment, rejection, 2016, open letters, daley, ioc

  Dear Mayor Daley:Hi. Are you drunk yet? Oh, the heartache. That rejecting feeling. Such a shame for you, as you've worked so hard preparing for the moment when you would finally cash in on the world's top prize. You've done everything right, and plan...

• My Wish List

  Posted on Thursday October 1st, 2009 at 15:46 in jobs, amusement, twitter, unemployment, michael jackson, saturn, walgreens, ken lewis, h1n1, chicago2016, grooler, chi2016

  During my highly nerving reign of unemployment, I have proposed a wish list of things to acquire and projects to endeavor once I start to have a steady flow of income. I'm a girl with huge dreams and java-flavored kisses! So, while I will not disclos...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 4.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

terrie

You are so right on, and I'd like to add that Craig's List should be called "Waste List" because one searching for a job via that channel is wasting time. Half or more of the jobs listed are folks phishing. Ah, well, i guess at least they are working.

I too am blogging this topic: http://unemploymentrant.blogspot.com/

Posted: February 26th, 2009 | More Reviews From terriebari | Report This Comment

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