What an interesting subject, I thought. So I clicked the link and added to favorites.
It was exactly a month ago when this article made it to Yahoo’s homepage. I only took a glimpse of it and never finished it on purpose. Why? I knew it was going to make sense and I was worried it might urge me to start looking for a new job again when I’ve only been here for 6 months. My personal goal is to stay in a company for at least a year. A job-hopper impression on my resume? Imagine explaining valid reasons why you resigned. Nope!
Anyway, don’t you think landing a decent job was much easier a few decades ago? Requirements weren’t too specific and demanding back then. You would be astonished to find out how some baby boomers’ educational background is a far cry from their career track. You could be a graduate of Criminology and wind up in a bank or not hold a degree (read: not finish college) and still get employed, overseas even.
On the contrary, we don’t as much opportunities today unless our qualifications match exactly what an employer is looking for. To tailor our resume based on the keywords of a job description has now become a necessity.
Then I went through the article again.
Why? I considered this a sign. A few weeks back, my enthusiastic mother told me about how this worldwide organization’s retirement fund was able to provide houses for all children of a single employee. So I started looking for a (this particular) company and found that most vacancies here in Manila are administrative in nature.
The thing is, when you start looking for a company and not the job (title), chances are the organization might not have the position you are seeking and you could possibly be underemployed.
It was exactly a month ago when this article made it to Yahoo’s homepage. I only took a glimpse of it and never finished it on purpose. Why? I knew it was going to make sense and I was worried it might urge me to start looking for a new job again when I’ve only been here for 6 months. My personal goal is to stay in a company for at least a year. A job-hopper impression on my resume? Imagine explaining valid reasons why you resigned. Nope!
Anyway, don’t you think landing a decent job was much easier a few decades ago? Requirements weren’t too specific and demanding back then. You would be astonished to find out how some baby boomers’ educational background is a far cry from their career track. You could be a graduate of Criminology and wind up in a bank or not hold a degree (read: not finish college) and still get employed, overseas even.
On the contrary, we don’t as much opportunities today unless our qualifications match exactly what an employer is looking for. To tailor our resume based on the keywords of a job description has now become a necessity.
Then I went through the article again.
Why? I considered this a sign. A few weeks back, my enthusiastic mother told me about how this worldwide organization’s retirement fund was able to provide houses for all children of a single employee. So I started looking for a (this particular) company and found that most vacancies here in Manila are administrative in nature.
The thing is, when you start looking for a company and not the job (title), chances are the organization might not have the position you are seeking and you could possibly be underemployed.
So what do you think? As for me, if all else fails in my current job, I just might give it a try.
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