Day #411? Is it me or is this getting ridiculous? I have been on a few interviews since my last blog, but they're all commissioned-based jobs! Is this all I am worth? I am a college-educated professional. This can't be it! I recently interviewed at Prudential for a Financial Services Assistant position. At the interview, which I thought went very well, I had to take a high school level math test. Feeling confident that I did pretty well on the test, I left the office only to be told that I also had to take a 'personality' test when I got home. For those who know me, know that I'm all personality, so this test should be a 'no-brainer'. Would you believe that I got a call from the recruiter a few days later saying that I needed a 52 to pass the math test and I scored a 50? As for the personality test, I needed to score a 2, 3, or 4, to be considered for the position, and coincidentally scored a 1. What? This was impossible. I politely thanked her for the opportunity and hung up the phone. My girlfriend and I could not not stop laughing for hours about how ridiculous this was.
Another interview that I went on was with a company called Heat Group Inc., supposedly a marketing company with a creative department. I later read online that this company was a total scam. The person wrote word for word the extent of my interview process. I was floored! Later in the week, I got more calls from similar marketing companies stating that they found my resume on careerbuilder and thought that I'd be perfect for a position out there. Seriously, are there any real companies out there hiring without a commission base? I am not a salesmen. I went to school for communications and worked in radio for 13 years.
In this economy and job market, I guess I shouldn't really be picky, but there has to be a job out there that has a steady income with no commission base. I am still just blown away that I've been unemployed for 411 days now. I have lots of skills and talent, why won't anyone hire me? Every time that I speak to someone on the telephone, I think to myself, "That person has a job, and I don't?" This society is unbelievable!
Another interview that I went on was with a company called Heat Group Inc., supposedly a marketing company with a creative department. I later read online that this company was a total scam. The person wrote word for word the extent of my interview process. I was floored! Later in the week, I got more calls from similar marketing companies stating that they found my resume on careerbuilder and thought that I'd be perfect for a position out there. Seriously, are there any real companies out there hiring without a commission base? I am not a salesmen. I went to school for communications and worked in radio for 13 years.
In this economy and job market, I guess I shouldn't really be picky, but there has to be a job out there that has a steady income with no commission base. I am still just blown away that I've been unemployed for 411 days now. I have lots of skills and talent, why won't anyone hire me? Every time that I speak to someone on the telephone, I think to myself, "That person has a job, and I don't?" This society is unbelievable!
