Off Topic - my goofy job hunt story!

[Muffstser]

For anyone who's ever had an intense job search...this is for you.

I've been trying to get an interview at Boeing for over two years. I have a friend who works there who's more than willing to help out. The problem? Their applications are randomly chosen by their computer, which does a search on "buzz words". So, you have no chance of human intervention in the first round of selections.

Over the years, I must have submitted at least 50 applications. I've never had any luck, and wrote it off. I did my last batch right before I took my temp job.

So yesterday, I'm checking my email at the library, while this "hygienically challenged" bum is harassing me for money. I almost fell over (and not just from the bum smell). It turns out I made the first cut at Boeing! You have to fill out this massive application online, and then you wait for them to go over it again.

The funny part? I have NO idea which job this is! I also have no clue how I finally beat the Boeing computer, either. There are so many, and they all sound the same. I tried to enter the requisition number, and it pops up that it no longer exists. So, I'm in the running for a job I can't remember!

Job hunting...ya gotta love it.

[Berry Cool]

1. Well, good luck to you...

Seems like a strange way to sift out resumes, though! I suppose they think it saves time...whatever. :shrug:

[gkhouston]

2. it allegedly saves on HR staff

but IMHO it's a crappy way to hire people. I haven't been burned by this personally, but it was hard on my best friend, trying to re-enter the work force after several years.

[Muffstser]

3. Well, I found out what and where the job is:

It's for an administrative assistant in their sonar and radar detection unit, and I'll need a security clearance!

I keep thinking of the scene in "Top Gun" with Goose and Maverick, where they're told: "you two characters are going to Top Gun!" My friends have been singing "Danger Zone" ever since I told them. Of all the places to work, with my snarky sense of humor and my anti-war stance, this is too funny! God does indeed have a sense of humor. :)

[gkhouston]

4. snarky sense of humor won't matter

and the anti-war stance probably won't, either. Have you been through the clearance stuff before?