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[Sep. 14th, 2009|04:49 pm] |
I'm rapidly coming up on sending out my 200th job application, and I've found myself in a bit of a philosophical quandary. If I were to rank all the places I've applied to in order of how much I want that particular job, the scoring might be a bit fuzzy, but logically there would have to be one application that I would rank #200 out of 200. What if the only job I get is the #200 job? Sure the first 10 or 20 places would probably all make me equally happy, but you would have to think that if there are 199 jobs I'd rate better than job X, job X would most likely make me pretty miserable right? I made the mistake once before of taking a job I knew I was going to hate, and it was a horrible thing that spiraled into a nightmare I still haven't clawed my way out of yet. So why would I take a job that was so bad I would rank it #200 out of 200? That doesn't seem like a good career move.
But on the other hand, beggars can't be choosers right? I mean if I send out 200 applications and only receive one single offer, I'd be a fool to turn that offer down, wouldn't I? How arrogant would that be!?! And if I did turn down the one job I was likely to ever get, then am I damning myself to a lifetime of unemployment? And would I lose sympathy from everyone because hey, I got an offer, I turned it down, now it's my fault I'm unemployed.
But then what would the answer be? I've applied to everyplace that I think I'd be a decent fit for. I can't imagine magically finding a job I haven't already applied for that would rank high in my 200. So does that mean I'm done? Should I just stop sending out resumes? That doesn't seem like a very satisfying answer either. What if I get no offer from any of the 200? Then what do I do? Or do I keep applying for jobs I am pretty sure I don't want, just so I can have the illusion of progress? Send out resumes to the top 50 places over and over again in the hopes they've changed their mind?
None of these pathways seems very promising. |
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