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Originally Posted by Roald
IMO having some knowledge in a lot of fields on a bunch of different jobs is not what most are looking for.
Personally I can understand companies prefer someone having a strong track record at 1 or 2 companies for a proper period of time in 1 or 2 particular fields.
Media buying is not easy. Finding new affiliates is not easy. Generating sales and growing revenue these days is not easy. If you were really good at it you wouldnt be here trying to find a job cause people would hire you in a heartbeat.
Don't take it personal please but 16 years of experience in this industry doesnt mean much these days. At least not to me  |
No, I don't take it personally at all, and if this was just about me, I'd totally agree with you on a lot of your points - but this is about a LOT of people - and a lot of very hard working people from a great many backgrounds and experiences. I have had a LOT of folks hit me since this started and with each post I have made in these threads and asking me if I have ever been even contacted or found one working lead about a job - this isn't JUST about me and I have a couple of things going on that I am very happy with - and a couple trying to get off the ground - so while I would entertain a full time job - as we all would I think - this isn't even close to being just about me.
I have seen designers, programmers, writers, and a lot of various jobs being posted and it followed by posts about "I sent my resume" and not one response back about it - one on the Hiring board as resent as today - "I sent you my resume a week or more ago, how long does it usually take to even hear back?"
I have come to the conclusion that I will not be contacted back about any jobs from this place, but there are a great many people that are counting on it and that are very curious what THEY are doing wrong, why they haven't been contacted - and MY point is to just let those people know that it is most likely not about them or their resumes at all - this isn't a case by case, or a special circumstance, this is across the board EVERYONE I have spoken to - not just one or two, but not even ONE person I have spoken to, that has contacted me, or pm'd me or anything, has even remotely (no pun intended) gotten a lead.
It's just gotten to the point where there are so many thinking they may have a chance that they don't have and I'd just really like to see them not put SO very much faith in this, as I did for several months.
Just FYI - 6 people have hit me up since I made the first post in here and said that I was dead balls on right - they have sent resumes too without a response - this is JUST today - so all I want to know is what they do with these resumes and what has to give to get even a token of acknowledgement for not just me, but them too!
I am not trying to be mean, once again, I am seriously not - I've just been frustrated as has a LOT of others and just wanted to open up a discussion about it and ask what they won't - some are so afraid to say a word, thinking that it will hurt their chances of a call back - so I, somehow have become their vehicle - maybe I should charge for that? lol