After being ousted from my last writing job, I decided to pull a Conan and take my act on the road, er…Internet….via my own blog.
Naturally, it’s not going to rub all potential employers the right way. After all, I often rift on the entire concept of finding a job because well…it’s ridiculous!
I mean here you have millions of people out of work vying for like 2,000 jobs.
So that means we have to suck up to HR five times as much.
And then there are a lot of hypocrisies with finding a job:
- Employers demand error-free cover letters and resumes, yet they have typos in their own job ads.
- Job hunters are told to always show up on time for an interview, yet interviewers are often late.
- Some employers want samples before granting an interview, yet if you give them an inch, they want a mile.
In this day and age of Google, Facebook, and background checks, you have to be careful what you put online.
I mean, hey, I’m not stupid. Whoever’s going to consider me for a job is gonna Google me and find this blog.
And hopefully — they’ll see that Willblogforlols is an unemployment blog that takes a look at the lighter side of finding a job.
Now like I mentioned before, not everyone’s going to like what I write. They may find some of the content on my blog offensive and “not appropriate” for someone who’s seeking a job.
Some may even say that this blog could sabotage my chances of getting a job.
But you know what I say?
You gotta have a sense of humor about all this.
They gotta have a sense of humor about all this.
Finding a job is sort of like rushing a fraternity, but you deal with a lot more crap.
I think most employers will “get” what I’m doing here. And those who don’t, well, maybe I just don’t belong at a company that doesn’t believe in having a sense of humor.
This is a forum where I can express myself, polish up on my writing, and blow off a little steam.
Willblogforlols is designed to help get me a job (and of course, give My Fellow Unemployed People an LOL during hard times).
I have no plans to blog when I finally land a job. I don’t kiss and tell when I’m committed to a company. But now that I’m “single and ready to mingle” in the working world, I’m gonna enjoy my freedom.
I know this particular post was more of an editorial, so I’ll leave you with an LOL…
Why’d the chicken cross the road?
It had no choice. It got hit by a Prius and the owner couldn’t stop.
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Willblogforlols is written for entertainment purposes only.
Andrew Wisot is a freelance writer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and an US Weekly Fashion Cop who’s “between jobs.” Andrew will blog for LOLs until he’s employed again or 50,000 miles, whichever one comes first.
Email: andrew@willblogforlols.com
