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Job Opening
Aug. 18th, 2005 07:08 pmA job opening appeared today for which I am supremely qualified and which pays a minimum of $100 extra per month after taxes (but which is negotiable, so could be a little higher or much higher). It is a step in the wrong direction as a career move in that there is no evidence of any writing, training, or academic content of any kind. However the job title does make me look better for the specific job I'm hoping for next (Information Analyst versus Information Specialist--programmers get my new title usually). I think I would like it slightly better than my current job, except for the part where I don't really like change. It works both ways, though, because I would get out of the remodel at my current job, possibly followed by cross-training in icky stuff.
So, here is the question: Do I apply for this job?
Not that I'm going to listen to any of your answers. I should probably do it so long as I make sure I don't settle into this job instead of learning more fun stuff for the job I really want. Because more pay is good and helps my achieve my ultimate, if not my penultimate, job ambition: slacker. (I mean retired person.)
I didn't talk to anyone over there about this job, like I should have, but my boss gave me the gossip, so I know exactly which job it is. I really should find out more about it. I feel weird walking over there during work hours, or worse, calling, with everyone listening through the cube walls. I'm sure it would be fine; I just don't have the guts to do that easily. I've decided to e-mail the person who currently has the job and invite her to lunch to discuss her current job duties. I don't want to accidentally jump into something horrible.
And if I do apply for this job, it will be the easiest resume ever! I just put my last two jobs. I've had them both so long that I can use years only on the date ranges and it looks like there's no break. And then put my education and the professional associations I'm in. And that's it. No putting loads of things that are almost sort of like doing the job. No begging them to imagine how great a job someone with my diversified background could do. I just hand over that piece of paper that says:
I've done this before.
Need I say more?
So, here is the question: Do I apply for this job?
Not that I'm going to listen to any of your answers. I should probably do it so long as I make sure I don't settle into this job instead of learning more fun stuff for the job I really want. Because more pay is good and helps my achieve my ultimate, if not my penultimate, job ambition: slacker. (I mean retired person.)
I didn't talk to anyone over there about this job, like I should have, but my boss gave me the gossip, so I know exactly which job it is. I really should find out more about it. I feel weird walking over there during work hours, or worse, calling, with everyone listening through the cube walls. I'm sure it would be fine; I just don't have the guts to do that easily. I've decided to e-mail the person who currently has the job and invite her to lunch to discuss her current job duties. I don't want to accidentally jump into something horrible.
And if I do apply for this job, it will be the easiest resume ever! I just put my last two jobs. I've had them both so long that I can use years only on the date ranges and it looks like there's no break. And then put my education and the professional associations I'm in. And that's it. No putting loads of things that are almost sort of like doing the job. No begging them to imagine how great a job someone with my diversified background could do. I just hand over that piece of paper that says:
Need I say more?