Today, my sister and I heard back from a job we both applied to. I had used the knowledge from my MBA degree to write a six-page essay for the application, while she just copied and pasted hers from a random website. Guess who got the job. FML
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Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, while waiting for an interview at the career that I've been spending months tailoring my résumé for, I was thrown up on by my only competitor. Guess who got the job. FML
Today, after I applied for an IT position at work, and a coworker I’ve worked with for 3 years, who said she had no intention on applying, wished me luck and told me, "I hope you get it!" it's now a week later and it turns out she applied the next day, got the offer and accepted. I had to find out a week later from a different coworker. FML
Today, my job interview got canceled. I later found out it's because my sister got the brilliant idea to go talk to the manager to "advocate" for me, and they thought I put her up to it. FML
Today, my ten-year-old sister had to write out my job application because no one can read my terrible handwriting. FML
Today, my sister started a full-time job with a good pay despite having no prior work experience and being a college freshman. Meanwhile, I've graduated with two degrees, have been working two jobs for the last five years, and still can't get a full-time position anywhere. FML
Today, I found out that after interviewing for two jobs at great companies, I was neck and neck with one other person for each position. They both offered the job to the other person. FML
Today, I got notice that I didn't get the new position I applied for at work. After two interviews, pay negotiation and paperwork, as well as years of giving this place all my time, I found out my boss gave it to his friend's daughter, who has no experience or credentials needed for the position. FML
Today, I went to a job interview. I never applied for the job, they'd sought me out, had a phone interview, and sent samples, all before the face-to-face interview. Turns out none of the people I met with had even read my resume or writing samples. I was told I might not be a good fit. FML
Today, my sister felt guilty and told me about the changes she secretly made to my résumé months ago. She'd put "doing your mom" and "corporate espionage" as my hobbies, and "Justin Bieber's pussy waxer" as a previous job. No wonder I'm still unemployed. FML
Today, I was passed over for the job of my dreams. I now have to watch as a girl I have on Facebook - a total moron - boasts daily about scoring the position instead. Turns out the interviewer was her uncle. FML
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nichollelovins 18
Work smart not hard.
Morning_fml 22
You're better off not working in a place like that if they don't appreciate real effort and hard work anyway. Hope you find a job, OP.
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Frankynat0r 5
I hate to break it to you, it was clearly your own fault. Don't hate your sister for that because she clearly was outsmaring you and deserved it more. Writing an essay, not to mention a six(!!!!!) page essay, for a job application does get you nowhere. Make yourself interesting.
Shade1982 21
Before you judge, some companies actually require you to write an essay about yourself. So this might not be op's fault.
SammieIsabella 15
They'd rather hire a lazy person because they will get a project done the quickest. Not the most efficient.
poorjudgement 26
Don't take me wrong OP, but nowadays a six page CV essay means you are unable to express yourself properly. Companies are looking for people that will do as much work as possible in as little time as possible. You need to show that you are able to get to the point quickly and effectively. Plus, by adjusting a standard CV form your sister also shows that she is aware of current standards and is able and capable to work with already existing "materials" instead of doing everything from scratches. While working in HR we had several stages of sorting out CVs that were arriving. Preliminary sorting was in two piles: standard CV forms (like those that you sister copy/pasted) and "everything else". Our manager never ever bothered to look the second pile. Now, I don't know what were the requests of the employer for the job from application, and I am aware that sometimes standard CVs are showing lack of interest, but usually, if not otherwise specified, standard form is needed.
Shade1982 21
I really don't agree with this. Our HR department looks for people who will think about what they are doing and do it in the best way possible. Just copy/pasting something from the internet shows that sister will choose the quick and easy way out, not something you want to see in your workforce.
Jaballin 13
That's the American job market these days. Best of luck finding a job OP.
Levap 5
You know why? Bigger boobs.
seriouslygrowup 11
I have found that people with MBA's usually have this idea that whatever they're taught is what is needed and tries to be fancy/over complicated with their approach. K.I.S.S
abNormal62 23
So many thoughts are flowing through my head with this work smart not hard, she did you didn't know your audience she did you didn't street smart (her) book stupid (you) overqualified (you) versus qualified (her) Clear and concise beats pompous and verbose every time From a management point of view the companies investment in her was a better fit for them in the long run because the likelihood is she would be staying there and they could benefit from her long-term where with you it was likely a temporary job which would require them to do this all over again when you left for your professional career
abNormal62 23
I am sensing a theme in our communications
Goblin182 27
6 pages are way longer than the average attention span. If TV ads have taught us anything its that if you can't sell it in under a minute no one is going to buy it.
brniedgrl24 3
Why would you and your sister both apply to the same job. Sounds like you were just asking for trouble on that one.
Soninuva 41
In my case, I found out about the job, and my sister decided she wanted to make money (though she doesn't need to), and applied at the same place, rather than looking for a job opening on her own.
shitstorm28 11
tl:dr. keep it short and sweet. they don't have time to read all that.