mountainvista
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Holy cow. I had a dream about Brian, who doesn't post here anymore, I think. Anyway, if anyone does have contact with him off-site, tell him cheaptrickfan/CTF says "Hi," and "Looking good!" lol
In other news, so yeah, I'm legitimately a nurse now, but nothing - not the steep learning curve of a nursing program, not the pain of studying for and then taking the NCLEX -NOTHING has adequately prepared me for the unmitigated horrorshow that is the modern-day job application process. Brace yourselves for an old-timer's rant here:
IN MY DAY, all we had to do was hand deliver a well-crafted resume (on heavy linen paper) along with a list of references and cover letter, and we had a shot of getting in the door. But now? Some of these online job applications are asking for exact start and end dates of employment, names and numbers for supervisors and salary.
Yeeaaahhh. Some of these jobs are 15, 20, yea, even 25 years ago. Not only do I not recall the exact start dates, most of my supervisors have since moved on, a few even have had the gall to die, and for the life of me, I cannot recall what the minimum wage "salary" was in Connecticut in 1986. All this aggravation to fill out basically the same info contained in my resume, and that's before any sort of interview or vetting stage.
How the hell does anyone get hired nowadays? /rant
In other news, so yeah, I'm legitimately a nurse now, but nothing - not the steep learning curve of a nursing program, not the pain of studying for and then taking the NCLEX -NOTHING has adequately prepared me for the unmitigated horrorshow that is the modern-day job application process. Brace yourselves for an old-timer's rant here:
IN MY DAY, all we had to do was hand deliver a well-crafted resume (on heavy linen paper) along with a list of references and cover letter, and we had a shot of getting in the door. But now? Some of these online job applications are asking for exact start and end dates of employment, names and numbers for supervisors and salary.
Yeeaaahhh. Some of these jobs are 15, 20, yea, even 25 years ago. Not only do I not recall the exact start dates, most of my supervisors have since moved on, a few even have had the gall to die, and for the life of me, I cannot recall what the minimum wage "salary" was in Connecticut in 1986. All this aggravation to fill out basically the same info contained in my resume, and that's before any sort of interview or vetting stage.
How the hell does anyone get hired nowadays? /rant
