Posted on 11/23/2005 by american made
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American job search
I woke up one recent morning after setting my alarm clock (made in Japan) while my coffeepot (made in China) was perking. I shaved with my electric razor (made in Hong Kong) and put on a dress shirt (made in Sri Lanka), designer jeans (made in Singapore) and tennis shoes (made in Korea).
After cooking breakfast in my new electric skillet (made in India), I sat down with my calculator (made in Mexico) to see what my budget for the day was.
I set my watch (made in Taiwan) to the radio (made in China), got in my car (made in Germany) and started yet another search for a good-paying American job.
At the end of another fruitless and discouraging day, I decided to relax for a while, put on my sandals (made in Brazil), poured a glass of wine (made in France), turned on my TV (made in Indonesia), and then wondered why I can’t find a good-paying job in America.
POST A COMMENTRedStapler(11/28/2005)
That was great! Loved the post! Signing off from my keyboard (made in China) - Red
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Walk the Planks (11/23/2005)
Until you find a job, your job is finding a job. I hope you're doing more than just checking listings. Go through the Yellow Pages and pick companies that you would like to work for and have the skills that they need, then make phone calls. Ask for the hiring manager or Human Resources Director. Sometimes companies want to fire someone, someone's going out on leave, retiring, and you just don't know until you ask. This way, you're beating out the competition before any possible job listing is posted; plus, some of these jobs might never hit the papers and just get filled by company word of mouth. The most that a hiring manager or HR Director can tell you is no. Nothing beats a failure but a try!
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