The HUNT... Become Rambo

Rambo, what an icon, a figure-head for testosterone and forerunner for the true title of the most idolised dominant male chromosome. We can only wait, hope and if you're a religious type pray for the duration of our (in the meanwhile) dull lives that they bring out Rambo 5. Could you imagine Sylvester Stallone beating up rebel insurgents with a walking stick, even better with his false teeth or using his trouser brace to launch microwavable meals... I also wonder which Asian country they would shine the terror harboring light onto next, maybe it'll be the Middle East, they surely deserve to have their tourism industry knocked off the planet by the American film makers, as if video games don't prod them enough already.

Unleash your tribal instinct, destroy all competition, create your USP or unique selling point. I designed my C.V to be my selling point as it communicates my thinking. It was only after many attempts and a progression of prototypes that I arrived at my current finished product. I believe it's very important to spend time crafting yourself the right image before you apply to companies as all they can really do is  judge a book by their cover until you get an interview.

I market myself as someone with ideas and imagination, my C.V aims to encompass this along with my website and of course the standard cover letter. Saying all this it's very important not to waste your time doing something that's not productive. I've had far more interest as a result of applying to agencies online rather than cycling around in person or sending C.Vs via post, simply because it's time and cost effective. Although hand delivering leaves a good impression, or traces of, on an employer you can still manufacture an equally strong presence online, you just have to boldly exert yourself as if prostituting to the blind. Maybe save the handmade ones for those very special companies. I hope I'm not contradicting myself here. C.V C.V C.V c.v... I promise I'll stop mentioning C.Vs and write about the more exciting aspects of being unemployed...

... like watching youtube tutorials on how to make the perfect mashed potato or finding the exact length of time it takes to microwave an egg so that it's cooked to perfection. I must warn you the youtube video isn't available for those with jobs, you get visited in your sleep the day you sign onto the dole...

(I've gone mad)

If/ when you're looking for work it helps to stand out in something particular but I'm sure you already know this, just in case you don't and you like the lifestyle and fresh breeze you have in your cave, that's what ya need to do.

It was only the other day when I realised that a professional Flash (animation software) designer can earn between £250 - £450 PER DAY, the reason why, because it's a specialised skill. Employers often want someone to come running into their company greased, waxed and in their finest Lycra to minimize any possible opposing forces that could contribute to loss of efficiency. They want someone that doesn't need to learn the ropes, someone who gets paid to do exactly what they say they can, to the highest standard in the fastest time. Thinking back if I didn't spend three years doing a degree I would have invested that time and money learning a specific skill. So find something particular about yourself then sell it, feed it and, when they're not looking, inject it into the employers brain. I mean if you're a plumber well, of course that's your thing, and even if you don't know a tap from a toilet you're always going to have a job,.. looking back I should have been a plumber. I'm preaching to those who have more general qualifications.

I do realise that I'm going on and on about the job hunting and not so much the Dole dossing. The reason is simple, I want to warn people about how hard it actually is to find a job that you want and it's also an excuse to use Rambo as an analygy.