Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Getting a Job

Seems to be the most difficult thing in the world right now. I can hardly count the number of positions I've applied for, but it's always the same anwser you're getting:

"I'm sorry you're not qualified for this position"
"I'm sorry but your profile does not match the criteria"

And that's if most companies/agencies actually bother to reply in the first place.

I don't understand what the actuall problem is these days. When I compare what the jobdescription often lists as criteria against my CV then I'm wondering what I'm missing since everything that's beeing asked by most companies is on my CV.

The most shocking thing I have encountered so far is that most, not all, recruitment agencies seem to be able to look into the future. They usually tell me over the phone that they won't have any opening soon. I wish I could look into the future like that.

For me it's rather simple. Recruitment agencies are a joke, and if I want to apply for a job then i'll contact the company directly myself and no longer work with people taking interviews that know jackshit about the subject they're interviewing about