TwoFace......

Sometimes at the end of the day, after dinner for all of the sentient beings in our house, I do some tallying of the day's job prospectives.  For many of us, this is the way our days fade into night.  For me, the sunset, lately so almost Thomas Kincaid, has been clear, faint pastels, even here in my hometown.  We don't have a view, and I can enjoy the sky just the same. 

Sometimes, for weeks on end, there are no jobs to apply for that seem like a remote match at all.  The winter months were like that and it was a very, very difficult time.  I am uncertain if there will be another winter like that.  It is possible.  This week has been bleak as well and yet the sunny skies help a job seeker to keep the faith, have hope, stoke the fires of the heart, turn it over, weather the storm.  You get the idea.  Looking for work and living, still living and thriving as much as one can, has become such a disconnect from others.  The world seems to feel fine about that too.

"Social Media" has only shoved a wedge between us though many folks that I know carry their iPhone's around like some kind of talisman.  Our widgets have given us a false sense of security and filled in the spaces around us where our brethren once stood. It is so much easier to check the eternal box when we don't have to tell someone what we really feel.  For me, this blog is as much about our culture of separation as it is about finding work.

Websites are now used by employers in order to funnel resumes and not-so-politely dismiss the work histories of thousands of humans in our device ruled world. The method used to apply for jobs is almost exclusively through the Internet.  So often, a computer delivers the bad news of not being chosen so that people don't have to do the dirty work.   A job seeker doesn't get a chance to find out why they were not chosen or what skills may be helpful to expand next time. 

In fact, most employers would prefer that a screening company and their computer network,  let you know that they " have reviewed your submission and have decided to continue to pursue other applicants for this position." It makes me want to click my heels three times because this sure isn't anything like Kansas. Be sure to check out my profile on the new anti-social media network, TwoFace.