A fork in the road
By graduation, I not only had a resume and cover letter, but I had two of each. There were two directions I was equally interested in and so I took a two-pronged approach to my job search.
Prong 1: I was really interested in Management Consulting -- it appeared the place that the MBA is most valued, where you get paid extremely well for the skills acquired during business school and it involves tons of travel. As someone who first entered the job market with a Humanities degree from Berkeley, the idea of a job directly corresponding to your degree seemed quite a novelty. Besides, I think I would like it.
I know, I know, "you have to work really hard." I do anyway.
Prong 2: Return to plan A. When I started thinking about getting an MBA the plan was to stay in marketing and advance to a senior level. After all, as my new marketing resume currently states I am an:
I would find a job soon enough. True Bush was still in the white house, but the economy seemed to be recovering. I do some mass emailing of my resume and cover letter to companies before I leave the country.
Prong 1: I was really interested in Management Consulting -- it appeared the place that the MBA is most valued, where you get paid extremely well for the skills acquired during business school and it involves tons of travel. As someone who first entered the job market with a Humanities degree from Berkeley, the idea of a job directly corresponding to your degree seemed quite a novelty. Besides, I think I would like it.
I know, I know, "you have to work really hard." I do anyway.
Prong 2: Return to plan A. When I started thinking about getting an MBA the plan was to stay in marketing and advance to a senior level. After all, as my new marketing resume currently states I am an:
Astute and results-oriented marketing professional with 10+ years experience in account management, project management and strategy development.
I would find a job soon enough. True Bush was still in the white house, but the economy seemed to be recovering. I do some mass emailing of my resume and cover letter to companies before I leave the country.
posted by NoelleMac at
11:26 AM
3 Comments:
The whole bulk-mail approach to job search sucks. So much of it is based on appearances.
Employers want to appear that they actually give a shit about finding the most-qualified candidate. In fact, most jobs happen through networks of relationships. At my current startup, all hires have been through friends, or through a well-intentioned recruiter who is succeeding by channeling Dale Carnegie.
Potential employees want to appear as though they are thoroughly interested and the glove-tight fit that employers are looking for. In fact, they are concerned about affording that next slab of Le Edel from the Cheese Board.
I am still hopeful for you. I have not had a reference check call yet, but it will be extremely positive when it rolls in.
Blog on!
I will be getting to my adventures in networking
Super color scheme, I like it! Keep up the good work. Thanks for sharing this wonderful site with us.
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