Square peg...

I’ve taken a radical step (for me) in this job hunt and uploaded my CV onto Monster.co.uk. I’ve put myself ‘out there’ and am doing a Bette Davis: advertising. The wonderful Bette found herself ignored by Hollywood in middle age and so being pragmatic, placed an advert in a trade paper saying she was looking for work. No idea if it worked but if Ms Davis can do it, so can I.

There’s little room for individuality on the Monster site. There are industry headings with boxes to tick (up to 10) for (I presume) preferred areas. Profession headings: ditto. There’s no opportunity to add something different, to say ‘hey this is what I can do but I’d like to do it in this area, and no, I’m not interested in doing something way below my skill base just because I’ve got great typing skills.

The site claims employers personally check the CVs – I doubt it. Lots and lots of agencies listed strangely enough.

So far, my CV hasn’t interested anyone, agency or employer. I’ve had a ‘no thanks’ for one particular job and the agency for the other hasn’t bothered to respond. Would be nice to get some useful feedback rather than simply be ignored. The words ‘square peg, round hole’ are clanging around my head constantly.