You know that shit isn’t reaching a damn soul, right? Maybe even the biggest bullshit aspect of applying for jobs in this day and age. The only way you’ll get a decent chance, is if you have a direct email to an actual person (gamesutra, cghub, and conceptart.org is really good for that. Love them) OR the company is small enough that their jobs@blank.com DOES get seen by an actual person.
It’s like everyone knows it’s bullshit, but just have it up to stop people from calling or emailing them about a job. And from all the professionals I’ve met in my long search, they say online applications are a crock of shit too. You need a direct email.
The fact that they exist doesn’t really piss me off; it’s when someone actually try and advise me to fill one out. I had someone do that to me just a few weeks ago (A person who worked at the company I was inquiring) at a networking function. It’s like, you really fucking think I don’t know about your online application? And do you honestly fucking believe I DON’T KNOW it’s bullshit!? Why the fuck did they think I was talking to them in the first goddamn place!? If they didn’t want to help me out by becoming a hook-up for at least a damn interview, then just fucking tell me. Seriously, I’d have MAD respect if they would’ve just came out and said that. But no, they had to feed me some obvious bullshit. Granted it wasn’t one of my most smoothest moments in bringing it up, but damn man…at least be honest.
And of course, the online applications only lead to bullshit replies.
More often than not, you ain’t getting shit but that bullshit automated reply. I loathe those replies! I really rather not get anything. Cause when I see that a company has replied, a part of me, no matter how many times I’ve seen the damn thing, is thinking “maybe this time they’re replying to me like I exist, and want to see what I can do for them!”. But no. It’s:
“Thank you for your interest in blah blah. We’ve reviewed your resume and are impressed with all you’ve accomplished, but unfortunately, we don’t have any positions to match your skill, or the position as already been filled.
We’ll keep your resume on file for the next 6 months in case a position comes up where we think you will be most suited.
Good luck!”
I didn’t even need to copy and paste that shit! Fuck that reply, fuck their BULLSHIT ‘good luck’! I don’t need their damn copy and paste sympathy! I need a fucking job!
