Job search begins by understating my qualifications

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Ok I'm off to find a job. I've cut everything from my resume that makes me sound overqualified. I hope I can get a job in a nice, clean office that way.

wish me luck : D

good luck! Let us know how it goes.

Good Luck!! !!

Good Luck!

Unless your working in a theatre then its:
Break a leg!


Hope all goes well

I went to a staffing agency, took the office skills tests, (apparently i type at 70wpm wow!) and gave them my scaled down resume. I got an offer within 2 days for part time work. Data Entry. Unfortunately someone in my house was on the phone when they called and they moved on to the next candidate.

At least I know they're looking and not just blowing smoke like some of these places do.

More later.

Good luck! Keep us updated. I've thought of scaling down my resume, too.

Nothing yet, unfortunately. Just lots of happy talk followed by no call backs.

I put in an application at a second temp agency that has a better reputation than the previous one.

Now to wait and see.

This question probably sounds silly, but why are you looking for an inferior job?

Because those are the only jobs available around here. If I wanted to go back to redacting/translating/writing i'd move back to taipei, but i dont want to do that.

I had a hard time looking for a job through agencies. I wish to avoid it.

I got a call today, not from an agency, but from a real estate company. I applied for the job because it was advertised as a clerical position, and no further details were given.

Apparently what they're really looking for is someone to come in at the ground level as a clerk, learn the business and eventually go into management track position.

I had to tell them in all honestly that I could commit to working hard for them for 2 or 3 years, but that I couldn't honestly offer a long term commitment and I wasn't at all interested in becoming a manager.

Once again, employers around here seem only to want people who will commit to a lifetime of service and admit to no ambition beyond the company business.

Should I start lying?

It is not easy to move into a management position. Maybe they have yet lied to you about it.

Really all I want is to earn some money and have something stateside to put on my CV.

To be brief, it depends how bad you need the job.

Do they know this? Perhaps not... so they think that you are like other employees.

It turns out they'll be able to find me something if I get my data entry scores up. If I practice all weekend I should be able to post the speeds they want to see by monday.