Bullshit. I've been in the city applying for jobs for over a month now, and that is the generic response from HR when they receive your resume, "We'll get back to you." I understand that they're trying to be polite, and I shouldn't take it personally, but seriously? Just be honest with me here, people. My resume is one page, you know from one glance whether or not you're actually going to think about hiring me, so just tell me. If I'm "not taking it personally" anyway, then just man up and say it, "Sorry, you're mediocre achievements and glaring lack of experience indicates that we will never hire you ever. Good luck somewhere else, asshole!" Well, maybe they shouldn't be quite that blunt, but don't string me along, don't give me hope where there is none.
I know that I've only been on the job search for a month, and some people have it a lot worse than I do, so I really shouldn't complain, but it's frustrating as hell. I feel like I'm going through rush all over again, except this time they won't even let me have a forced, inane conversation with them. Clearly when I was skipping class most of my freshman year I missed the day when they said that if you didn't pick a career path and stick to it and get around 14 internships in that exact field throughout college then you might as well pack it in, you jerk, because businesses today have no room for enthusiastic, intelligent (sort of) recent college grads unless they already have 3 years of experience. That's right, you can't even be an assistant unless you've already been an assistant for at least 3 fucking years. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.
I guess that's enough bitching and moaning for today. Check you later.
Here's a song. It's kind of morbid, but I think you can handle it.
Murder in the City, The Avett Brothers
