Hire Me!

Applications suck.  Filling out endless paperwork and answering ridiculous questions you would never answer anywhere else is a pain in the ass.  And it’s sad to think that a person is never going to appear or look better than when they fill out an application. 

                “Hi, my name is John.  I currently provide a warm and welcoming atmosphere for customers and handle complex computer equipment.  I fully understand the processes associated with ordering, receiving, and stocking inventory, and I have become proficient in many of these areas.  Please hire me.”

                   In reality we would write, “Hi.  I’m John.  I work in a grocery store”. 

But we can’t because when we don’t sugar coat everything, we look like a terribly lazy human being.

However, maybe in some instances we ARE actually qualified for the job.  Sometimes we have everything the employer/ director is looking for, but we feel that we are less than adequate. That, next to someone else, we will look like a fool. 

Do you back out?  Remove your application and attempt someplace else?  Someplace that has lower standards where you know you will be accepted or hired?   This is a hard choice.  We all need money to live, and a job is pretty much the only way we can make that money.  So do you apply for what is guaranteed; what will provide security, but at the same time be mundane and less than thrilling?  Or do you put yourself out there and attempt the seemingly impossible? An attempt that could lead to new opportunities and possibilities?

Ultimately, it’s your call.  I do hope that you see your potential and understand your capabilities, and that you take a chance.  If, at least, every once in awhile.