tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post1016792138594300907..comments2023-11-05T07:37:16.624+00:00Comments on The Drayton Bird Blog: The triumph of horseshitDrayton Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871107998046212949noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-2150278870142933182008-10-26T18:19:00.000+00:002008-10-26T18:19:00.000+00:00On the first comment, I can only rejoice that the ...On the first comment, I can only rejoice that the writer can use simple English when sufficiently provoked.<BR/><BR/>On the last one, apart from sympathising, which is not much help, no matter how sincerely, I can only say:<BR/><BR/>1. Without having seen your job application letters and cv it is hard to comment. If you send them to me at drayton@draytonbird.com, I will.<BR/><BR/>2. Of course, interviews are a highly personal matter - so I have no idea of your personality, but if it's any consolation I have been in a few desperate straits myself and my favourite relevant quote is: “Courage is the ability to go from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm” - Winston Churchill<BR/><BR/>3. I used to say, "I'll work for a month, and if you don't think I'm any good, throw me out."<BR/><BR/>Hope that helps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-73844077668814978272008-10-25T17:50:00.000+01:002008-10-25T17:50:00.000+01:00Dear Drayton, I really don't know who else to ...Dear Drayton,<BR/> <BR/>I really don't know who else to turn to anymore. I'm an American Marketer who just can't get a job--period. Just days before this global crisis broke out I got married & moved to a different state, & of course that means I had to quit my job but I do a little contracting for them, which they know have brusquely informed me--is over 'for awhile.'<BR/> <BR/>Well, we've about gone through our savings, I only have 2 1/2 years of experience in marketing, but I'm 30. I've read every marketing book I can find -- I don't have an MBA, I have a lovely English B.A. to top it all off. I have an amazing resume crafted from your recommendations from your EADIM website, glowing references, & amazing accomplishments--I've received one interview. With that interview, I was not hired--instead they chose 'someone that better fit the job description' In fact, I fit it to a 'T'. Every single thing they asked for & asked me after FIVE HOURS of interviews. I've applied to so many jobs where I fit the description exactly--am I simply edged out of the marketplace by other more experienced marketers during this crisis? However, I'm seeing more and more jobs where the experience they're asking for is beyond what is reasonably needed--anything I could get is simply drying up...& fast.<BR/><BR/>I can't get a job as a marketing associate manager, a coordinator, or as an assistant! I'm now applying to grocery stores for cashier jobs---is this the end of the marketing career that I loved? I actually truly enjoy marketing--I can think of only a handful of people (that I don't pesonally know, in fact) that love it. I don't want to give this up. And, I don't even want to venture into my absolute necessity for health insurance on top of everything else. If I sound desperate it's because I am. Help!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-88022051718649576402008-10-25T12:31:00.000+01:002008-10-25T12:31:00.000+01:00So what about the pituitary gland, the hypothalamu...So what about the pituitary gland, the hypothalamus - how dare he leave out the 'hypo' from the thalamus.<BR/><BR/>And the medulla oblongata, what happened to that then, eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-32750211421460767752008-10-25T04:58:00.000+01:002008-10-25T04:58:00.000+01:00You recommend the goat? No elk or other large cou...You recommend the goat? No elk or other large cousin to a deer?<BR/><BR/>Sigh. Where is cuisine coming to?<BR/><BR/>Well, I'm sure, at least, that it didn't taste like chicken. There is something to be said for that.John Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321005428109872732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-15433951282198394802008-10-24T23:29:00.000+01:002008-10-24T23:29:00.000+01:00My thalamus, cerebral cortex and amigdala are puls...My thalamus, cerebral cortex and amigdala are pulsating with anticipation and all I get is your grumpy drivel.<BR/><BR/>Lighten up Mr Bird and smile. I hear you can be amusing and charming. So. . . .?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com