I am not going to boast that I am a genius, because I know I'm not. I am confident in saying that I am smarter than the average person... at least I think so (as do standardized tests).... my problem is... I question if my resume lets people know that.
I do not want to speak bad of people who work in television, because I sat next to some individuals that were incredibly smart, much smarter than myself. But I also sat next to some people I questioned how they even got into college let alone graduated. A former co-worker (who was also a student at the time) once questioned why "Deep Throat" was a topic in an ethics conference for journalists. See she confused the informant who broke the Watergate Scandal for a sex act. Yeah... these are the people who then become the reporters that are the butt of jokes.
Even in college, once I changed majors I really started to notice just how little people needed to know. For example: When I was a Biology major I had to take some pretty difficult Chemistry classes that required quite a bit of math.... making something like standard deviation... easy. I changed majors and then... I'm sitting in a Statistics class and the professor tells us that "you don't need to know standard deviation because it's too hard" REALLY!?!?!
So here I am... boasting a degree that a talking monkey could get... and a job that isn't much better. I'm applying for jobs that require a person to be organized and intelligent. Jobs I know that I can do, jobs I know I'm more than qualified for intellectually... but is that really coming across on a job application? I know once I talk to someone or get an interview I will blow them away... that is if my resume doesn't get blown off. So here's hoping!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
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