The job search process is like being a contestant on a game show. You hope you're the lucky one to score the big prize but you have to jump through these silly hoops. This is my future, it shouldn't be a gamble or a game. Networking "feels so fake to me, but I know that's the game." is quoted from Hillary Meister in Barbara Ehrenreich's book "Bait and Switch". Barbara examines and the world of white collar unemployment and has plenty of relevant things to say.
Again on networking: "...It feels 'fake' because we know it involves the deflection of our natural human sociability to an ulterior end. Normally we meet strangers in the expectation that they may truly be strange, and are drawn to the multi layered mystery that each human presents. But in networking, as in prostitution, there is no time for fascination. The networker is always, so to speak, looking over the shoulder of the person she engages in conversation, toward whatever concrete advantage can be gleaned from the interaction - a tip or a precious contact...No matter how crowded the room, the networker prowls alone, scavenging to meet his or her individual needs."
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This blog documents my job search process. I find it to be analogous to being a game show contestant complete with decisions, excitement, guesswork, hoops to jump, games to play, gambles, disappointments, showcase showdowns, and $64,000 questions, etc.
