Searching…

Believe it or not, during and in between all the travelling I’ve been doing, I’ve also been searching for a job. Which can be discouraging. And highly entertaining at the same time.

I’ve posted my resume on the major, as well as not so major, sites. Today, I decided to post it on CalJobs.

First step in this process, to build a job objective. But, the website makes you choose categories, none of which *really* apply to me. I’m looking for a marketing job (which I realize is next to impossible, but I like challenges). Is that Professional? Sales related? Managerial? I try all of these. But then the next choices are just ridiculous. So I default to Professional, Education. That’s what my degrees are in. And, I do enjoy teaching English as a Second Language.

The next screen asks me to select an occupational category. Before me I have a list of a dozen or so titles, again, none of which *really* apply to me. So I choose “English and Foreign Languages,” which is as close to English as a Second Language as I can find.

The next screen beckons me to choose the job title which best describes my job objective. And there, at the top of the list, is Biology Instructor. Since when is Biology considered English, or a foreign language, for that matter?

I decide to cut my losses and exit.