Write a Haiku, Get a Job?

Gone are the days of handshakes and eye contact to get a job.  Now, you have to write a haiku and make three videos of yourself and send all of that into the company by attaching it all to your online application.   Don't believe me?  Read on...

The application process for applying for jobs online is not easy.

It can take people years to find a full-time job with benefits.

There is no guarantee after you've filled out pages and pages of questions and passed online personality tests that anyone will ever meet with you in regards to employment.

There are job fairs that are scams.  Before you pay to attend a job fair, investigate it first.  Google "reviews" of that specific job fair.  Find out what you're getting into.  The job fair may or may not exist.

Look at all of the details of the online job application process.

Here is one that tickled my fancy.  I wonder who followed all of the rules and actually got the job?

"To apply: please send (1) your resume, (2) three YouTube videos explaining who you are as a person, (3) a haiku you’ve written, and (4) if you must, a cover letter. But don’t make it boring. We’ll throw it away. For real."

Now, if you have to write a haiku, get feedback from an English major or a friend before you send it in.  Research the company to see what they're really looking for in an employee.

Research every position you apply for because some of those jobs exist and some do not. Companies must legally publish jobs while other companies use job postings as free advertisements for their business.  Do your homework.

Reach out to an employment agency that may have a fast track to full-time, authentic work.

I don't care what the employment/unemployment statistics show us, I know a lot of people who are completely unemployed and are struggling.  There are many people who can't even find part-time work.  Families are losing their homes.  And women, who are head of household, are finding it very difficult to support their children and their homes.  Patricia Arquette was absolutely on the mark in her Oscar speech.

It comes back to old-fashioned networking.

Networking with everyone you know is the best way to find a job.  Use every person you know, have met or socialized with over the years.  Someone personally handing your resume to a Human Resources Department is still the best way to find work.