An unemployed graduate writes: ‘I’m angry that I’m wishing for a job as a drone’ I ride the Luas through Dublin I see people through office windows: sitting at desks, looking flustered on phones; in meetings, being productive and bored; heading out to lunch, to discuss strategies. Everywhere I look I see people with jobs. Where do they find them? There are jobs I’m unsuited to: physical labour, retail. But I’ve always flourished in offices. I have a knack for organisation and filing, for communicating information. The kind of office work anyone can do – drone work – I’m particularly good at. Why can’t I get a job doing that? Probably because my CV doesn’t look like that of an office drone. I’ve spent too long pursuing work and amassing qualifications in a more specific field. So I sit down with my curriculum vitae and try to tailor it to a new application. It’s a good CV. There is a part of me that feels a little justified feeling arrogant, even though I know I shouldn’t, no matter how good the CV. I want an office-drone job because my chosen career doesn’t seem to have an entrance. I really want to work in film and TV. I’m passionate about it, skilled at it, even experienced at it. I’ve had top producers tell me (believably) how impressed they are with my CV. But there are no openings. In three years since I left college I have had many interviews. I had an interview with a big tech company a few years ago, for an entry-level drone position. They said I was too senior for the role. Another time I had a mock interview with a bank. They told me they’d hire me if they actually had a real position to offer. In three years I have found two openings I was eligible for in my field. I got both jobs, but the positions were short-term. I have worked in television. I have been good at it. I have experience in the more technical roles, and a strong aptitude for them. I have produced professional-standard work using software I taught myself how to use one afternoon. I have a master’s degree. I thought that would help me get a permanent job. It has not. I helped write a script for a short film, which won several international awards, and was shortlisted for an Oscar; the script was nominated for awards too. At the Ifta awards I stood in a room full of the people I most admire, hoping to meet someone who might let me make their coffee Source: goo.gl/NTgqfr
Posted on: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 10:15:40 +0000
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