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very_lost_boy

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Jun 04, 2006 13:34

Since the time that I decided that a government job was where I wanted to go I've applied for four positions (three federal government jobs, and one provincial). Of the jobs I've applied for, I think I am qualified for all of them. For each one, I rewrote my resume to suit the position -- showing the employer than I am indeed qualified, and that ( Read more... )

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sassy_red_head June 4 2006, 21:12:54 UTC

Just break your leg and use a cane. Then you'll be a shoe-in.

very_lost_boy June 6 2006, 00:49:16 UTC

Hehehe... or at least get myself a motor-scooter because I'm too fat to walk.

sassy_red_head June 6 2006, 00:50:29 UTC

You could paint FLAMES on it!

ardenstreet June 4 2006, 22:57:43 UTC

i'm a visible minority myself, and i cannot stand these kinds of policies. I clearly understand that having people of a certain ethnic origin can be a good model for future generations and cuts up that whole old white man boys club, but at the same time, i want the best person in the role. i don't want to be known as that chinese girl who got in because she wasn't AS good as the other candidate. you know?

it's such a touchy subject, huh?

very_lost_boy June 6 2006, 00:53:20 UTC

It is sort of a touchy subject, and I debated about posting this entry...

If I were a minority, I'd feel the same way about it as you do. I wouldn't want the promotion or the job in the first place were I not the best candidate.

Have you ever felt that way before? Just curious.

ardenstreet June 6 2006, 03:07:04 UTC

I was just thinking about your question, and the only thing I could come up with is: how am I really to know? That's the problem. I believe I'm the best candidate, and I trust that any job offer was made on the grounds that I had the talent, not because of my last name. So that's the hard thing too: I don't know. And most of the time, I don't even walk in thinking that I'm different; maybe it's because I was born here and raised in a small town. I'm not sure.

But it's weird, I do feel strange every time I have to check that minority status box on the employment papers. It makes me question things even though I shouldn't have to.

GAH!

very_lost_boy June 6 2006, 23:44:15 UTC

I wouldn't say that you're 'different'... and that is precisely what ticks me off about it all ( ... )

eep sorry loooooong response! ducky_bean June 5 2006, 02:46:57 UTC

Someone on my friends list actually posted something that was similar to this topic

posted in his journal The stars must be aligned against me today, because it seems people are inclined to misunderstand me or take things I say the wrong way today.

This morning at work I was talking to the black African Republican about stuff, and I said that ideally, I'm against affirmative action. He got kind of upset and said that I sounded like I'd be a great representative for the KKK. What the heck?

my comment
How come your ideally against affirmative action ( ... )

Re: eep sorry loooooong response! very_lost_boy June 6 2006, 23:47:48 UTC

I sort of disagree with you. I think 99.9% of people are not racist, or at least would not let this get in the way of hiring someone. I know what I think of people is not determined by their race, but their actions. I suppose I have in the past attributed their actions to their race and developed stereotypes (for myself) thereupon.