Sean B. Fitzgerald It doesn’t go something like this, it goes exactly like this.

Seeking Employment: Part 1 of an infinite part series

I'll try to make these posts short and sweet. No one wants to hear about another person who can't find a job. People go on the internet to get away from it all. To watch videos of cats on toilets and people getting tasered. Reading about some recently graduated college student who is currently three days into his career search isn't exactly appealing. So I'll do my best to keep the word count to a minimum as I analyze the trials and tribulations of trying to find full-time employment.

Two days ago, I sent up a Monster.com account and sent my resume to about 80 different companies in the tristate area. To be honest, for about half of them I wasn't really paying attention to what the job entailed. I just looked at the qualifications and if it said "able to read", I applied. So when I did receive e-mails from companies who "reviewed" my resume, I had to at least google them.

I've only received two responses so far. One from a company called Worldwide Acquisitions and another from Combined Insurance. Commence googling.

Sounds promising, right? I'd be stupid not to take it.

I actually received a call from one of Worldwide Acquisitions's representatives who wanted to set up an interview with me. I made it seem like I was going to be in the Boston area within the month, told her I would call her back, and hung up. Like I said, I'm three days into my job search and I haven't even contacted any of my connections. So I have a long ways to go.

There is one thing I can take away from this: always be suspect of a company whose name is nondescript and ambiguous. Combined Insurance? Worldwide Acquisitions? What do those even mean? I wouldn't be surprised if I received e-mails from Combined Acquisitions or Worldwide Insurance next.