If I had a dollar for every job lead I've forwarded to someone else over
the past year, I'd be a whole lot happier with my bank account right
about now. For a long time, people were suggesting I go into human
resources, which I thought about, but I realized that the feel-good
feeling it gave me wouldn't necessarily come with a job doing that. And
besides, who's going to hire a TV director and editor to do human
resources? Even though directing kind of is making the most of humans
and their assorted resources, and editing really is getting the best
benefits from what options you're given. Hmmm.
In any case, while the leads I have forwarded to people have led to ideas and
perhaps interviews, only one that I know of has actually resulted in
employment. Okay, my process may be first-rate, but my quantifiable
results--number of jobs actually gotten--not so good. And in this world, it's more about quantifiable results than about helping friends.
So add this to the list of things I've done over the years that could be
careers--catering, children's book writing, proofreading scientific
papers, laying out photo calendars and newsletters, canvassing
neighborhoods for auction donations--the list goes on. Each a thing
done for love or charity or to help a friend, none particularly
job-worthy. Yet, on a day like today, when the sky is gray and the job
leads are grayer, perhaps it's worth considering a few of these. Or
maybe a combination of them. At least as a list of skills on the resume. Might be worthwhile.
Well, at least until I find out more about this
soaps online rumor....
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