Employment Agencies
Employment agencies are like the angel and the devil combined. They are like a dog with a bone when they get your details.
I woke up early today and emailed my CV to a number of agencies and already my mobile has turned into the Bat Phone. It's good, I know its good, because every call is a step closer to getting a new job... But it's the sell, sell, sell nature of the calls which makes me feel slightly uneasy. I guess that's what they are after all - Sales people. Unfortunately I just want to be gently eased into a nice new job, being sold one feels a little overly aggressive to me.
Anyway, the good news is that they like my CV. The bad news, if there is some, is that I am going to have to go and buy a suit because it looks like I am going to have quite a few interviews to go to!
I wish that the jobs were for a journalist / novelist / earth mother because then I might actually have some natural enthusiasm. As they are actually going to be for a well paid but corporate monkey I am going to have to work a bit on my attitude before I go to the interviews.
posted by Amy Knight @ 14:49
5 Comments
5 Comments:
Best of luck to you, Amy.
Perhaps you might consider a job in a smaller (much smaller) company?
Large companies tend to be very 'corporate' and reward a particular type of non-individual. Smaller outfits tend to be less formal, HR (Human Remains) tend to be more restrained, and the work is often more varied.
Free advice worth every penny...
On a positive note, it's so good you are blogging again and you have a real talent for it. Perhaps a look at some on-line magazines and an e-mail to an editor or two might be worthwhile???
Whatever happens - please keep writing.
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