Regular readers will know that I don't just write about the number of applications I make or the number of calls I receive about jobs.
Not at all.
But today that's all I'm going to write about. Today I applied for five jobs, bringing the total applications for this week to 11 jobs. And there's still one and half days to go to the end of the week.
I'll just add that I did phone one agency. They had put in their job description that experience of telecoms would be desirable.
Well, I've had responsibility for the delivery of telecom services to offices (although people doing the actual techie stuff reported to me).
It turns out that this requirement wasn't desirable but downright necessary. I've seen quite a lot of this: putting down something as desirable which is in fact necessary.
I also saw this job description today:
"... The perfect candidate would have experience in angering the following areas; project changes, project problems, infrastructure, 3rd party suppliers, negotiations, financial spends (small), charts to record progress and experience of working under ITIL practices/project management methodology. The main duties on a daily basis consist of; insure project objectives are met, lead/build/manage the service delivery projects, deployment of all projects end to end, execute a small amount of project plans and identify risks or problems within a project..."
Not sure what they meant by angering.
A diary based on my latest attempts to get a job; this time in Munich. I'm an engineering graduate (and chartered engineer) with more than 10 years' experience in IT. Over five of these years have been spent in team leading and project management roles both in the UK and abroad.
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
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2 comments:
Just a quick note to let you know I really enjoy reading your blog. Perhaps if your c.v. said you are "highly skilled in angering" or rather, "improved angering by 25%" at you last job it might lead to another bite. Companies have strange requirements these days...
Best Regards,
Samara
I have been tearing my hair out trying to decide if companies want you to point out their typos in their job ads. I mean, yes, I'm extremely detail oriented: you were wrong here, here, and here. In stories, this gets people somewhere. In real life, I doubt it.
Best of luck!
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