I'm convinced that these companies are posting job openings just to make the economy look better. I have been emailing this one station down the street from me for months. They have been posting the same job since forever. Last Thursday, I worked up the nerve to actually go to the place and hand in my reel along with a resume, some references and a cover letter. I asked if it would be possible to speak to someone and was told by the (very friendly) front desk person that the HR guy was too busy but that the next day would be better and I should just stop by then. Well, I stopped by the next day and the HR guy walked right past me without saying a word. And then I was told by the front desk person that he was too busy. Too busy?! Too busy to tell someone that "the job is no longer open"? Too busy to say, "We're sorry but we're considering other candidates"? Too busy to say, "You are perfect for the job but I just don't like your face, so please get out of here"? I mean anything . . . tell me ANYTHING but at least have the decency and respect for me as a human being to speak. I don't understand why I am getting the same exact response from all of these jobs . . . which is no response whatsoever. Well, actually I can understand it a little because for all of the other jobs, I just emailed or snail-mailed my resume. But in this particular case, I was literally sitting in the lobby. The ONLY person in that little-ass lobby, in that empty-ass building. And the man was too "busy" to tell me anything. Whatever. And I know I sound crazy, right now. But I can assure you, I did not stalk dude. Actually, he emailed me 6 months ago and told me to apply to the job in the first place. And when I did, I didn't hear back from him. And then all of these months later, the job is open again and I sent another resume and followed up by stopping by the station to drop off my reel. It's really not all that serious and I guess that's where my frustration comes from. If I'd have been disrespectful or over the top, I could understand his ignoring/avoiding me. But I have done nothing deserving of disrespect and the only thing I want to know is if the job is still available and if maybe - just maybe - I could get an interview.
Regardless, I am determined to do things on my own. I will continue to work on my "brand" and try to get my little video productions going until one day I am successful. Sometimes I consider going back to school and getting a Master's but I am obsessed with paying off my old student loans before making new ones. On a more positive note, I am grateful that I have some experience under my belt and that I am not new to "the struggle."
Life will turn itself around. I'm just wondering when and how.
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