i don't recall there being so many administrative job sites the last time i was seeking employment in the administrative world. i think that must have been 2005 when i hated my job at an accounting firm and wanted anything else that could fill my days. i remember applying for numerous jobs via employment websites but i also remember getting numerous responses from my applications. today, the circumstances are quite different.
first of all, there seems to be over 100 sites dedicated to finding that qualified administrative candidate the position of their dreams. i'm not talking monster.com or career builder or any of those sites. i am speaking of the sites specifically designed for administrative folks - like administrativejobs.com. i have had the pleasure (note the sarcasm) of visiting a number of these sites over the past week. and as an experienced administrative assistant (over 19 years of experience that is) i can honestly say these sites were not designed by anyone in the administrative field.
by nature i believe that admin folk, such as myself, tend to be organized individuals who are driven to find the answers quickly. in my experience as an assistant i have often been asked to complete the most daunting of tasks in a timeframe more suited for a super-human. unfortunately these websites are not designed for anyone to accomplish anything quickly or in any sort of an organized fashion. instead trying to apply for one job leads you to 2-3 different sites, all of which you need to sign up for something and register yourself and type your resume into their forms and then upload your resume in specific formats (none of which are the same). by the end of the process you are still unclear as to if you actually applied for a job or not.
all in all, i am most frustrated with this inane way of trying to gain employment. i'm starting to think i may be better off spending my time writing letters to the corporations running these websites with suggestions on how to streamline the process for users, such as myself. either that or figure out how to get the government to pay me for identifying scam artists who want me to help them cash that big check and then wire part of the money to some random person before the check clears my bank account.
SIDENOTE - i know this post is not the most organized or well written. i'm exhausted after a crazy catering weekend followed by a crazy spring storm last night. but my mom wanted to know why i hadn't written anything as of late and this is the first thing that came to mind. i promise to be more on my game as the week progresses and my sleep increases.
