“The problem is that in today's economy, any job, even one that's less than ideal, is a scarce commodity.”
I come out with this line whenever I get the recurrently Why question during job interviews. Thanks to Kate Burns, who couldn’t have expressed it any better on her published article featured on Yahoo entitled “Why Job Hunters Should 'Settle' for a Less-Than-Dream Job”.
It was November 2010 when I came across this article, the same month I officially filed my resignation letter. My former imperious employer (I will now call XXX IT) required 60 calendar days notice, which made it nearly impossible to apply for a job within that 2-month period considering my schedule. Exam/interview appointments are normally arranged in the morning and since I was on graveyard, I could either grace potential employers with my zombie-ish presence or take a planned leave, which apparently is something that XXX IT did not allow when you’re a resignee. *surprise* Read: not stated in the contract.
In addition to that, it was also in this month that I received my first invitation from an unfamiliar employer. Turns out my college gave them a copy of my outdated resume. It came as a surprise when I found that they were willing to process my application regardless of my availability. I was prepared to call this my fall-back job until I took the horrifying preliminary (Math, programming) exam. But it really must be a blessing in disguise because 3 weeks later, I was invited for an interview where I was transparent enough to admit that I didn’t think I have the experience for the job.
I left knowing I didn’t leave a very good impression on my confidence with regard to my scripting skills (but not the communication! :P). I recall immediately meeting with my friends to discuss how it went that instantly made me realize that in every job interview, you should always appear seriously interested for one thing: you need a (any) job. Even if you don’t find it interesting. A plus point is the old saying that goes “collect, collect then select”? Wouldn’t that be nice if you have options? As soon as I got home, I sent them a very persuasive After-Interview Thank You letter.
So this is how I found myself particularly attached to this article.
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