The title itself is self-explanatory....the viewpoint of a person who is Unemployed after a Master's. This is the situation I am in right now. Its very dark all around and there is only one ray of light I can see. The usual instinct would be to follow that ray and move to the bright side of the world. But I will not do that. Because that ray of light will take me to the restroom. The reason its dark around me is because roommate is sleeping and he wont let me switch on the lights. However, restroom lights are left turned on at night. Well, for the uninitiated ones, it was a joke.
Without digressing much, lets come back to the point. While composing this post, I came across another similar post (by Meghna) and liked it. Its about someone in similar situation :
Thoughts.....my take on certain issues: Snapshot of the unemployed and still looking
As per this post, right now I am going through the stage of "self-doubt". This comes after applying to almost all the relevant positions, tailoring resumes to suit the "job description", modifying projects etc. I have observed how the tone of my coverletter has changed from "polite" to "aggressive", how my resume has been gradually polished to give a real "pro look", how it shrunk in size from 2 page to 1 page to contain the keywords and crux.
I am analyzing why my resume has not been able to generate enough interest among employers as I expected. The main reason I feel is my location. For core engineering jobs pertaining to manufacturing & production, its better if you ar located close to the industrial region/belt. Well..then I am 'far from the madding crowd' in deep south. Another obvious reason is "Visa sponsorship & security clearence" and "Lack of experience".
Well lets see, what happens next. For one thing, I am sure, that my quest for a job would be better than Ana Kournikova's quest for singles title. I will get at least one.
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Enjoy your 'bud' buddy, don't know if you remember what Sanjay Syal (an alum of PEC, at that time working for Lehman Bros and pursuing MBA at Chicago B School) said when he had come to the campus in 2001.
"... the phone didn't ring for many-a-week, but once it started ringing, it didn't stop".
So just make sure your phone is on the hook :)
And read this:
"You can't be a Real Country unless you have a BEER and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a BEER" - Frank Zappa
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Hi Rahul,
Thx for the comment. Yeah, I do remember Sanjay Syal. And yeah..i will keep my cell "hooked" & "charged" :D.
And yes..there is always some space for beer everywhere.
sunday,august 14,2005..... its been 2yrs&42 days since ur post...but the story remains the same for some(how expected is that!)of us who ve just reached that page...... quite curious to know(that kind that blindsights one on a normal tuesday afternoon) what happened to the Unemployed Master !!?
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