Happy All Hallow's Eve!

Secondly, I went to a job fair today at the local community college. I got dressed up all spiffy with a nice shirt and tie, and I might as well have stayed home and applied online for jobs since that's about all this job fair was good for.

I understand "dressing for success" and all that crap, but if I'm going to take the time to look like a professional then I expect the same from the businesses I am scouting. I think I only handed out a couple of résumés (out of the fifty I had printed). Not to mention the types of jobs there I wasn't qualified for (warehouse, manufacturing, fork lift ops, etc.). And of course they had every branch of the military present to sucker in gullible youths.

And someone please remind me what's the point in sending reps from your company to a job fair if your company isn't actually hiring people to work??? I don't need to get up early, get dressed to impress only to be handed a small card telling me to "check them out online to apply," or to be told "Thanks, we'll keep your app on file." Wonderful! Gee, thanks for justifying my time and expense (gas to get down there) for attending a job fair where the best you can do is point me to the "Career" link on your website.

I'm sorry for the rant, but I'm disgusted. The whole situation in this country is disgusting, and there are a lot of people in the same boat so I'm not trying to throw a pity party or anything. I'm just disgusted.

Anyway, Happy Halloween! I've long ago surpassed the appropriate trick or treat age so my mom and I will be spending tonight at a local church that is hosting some sort of festive party.