I usually like applying to jobs, but not online. Not usually. I just applied to Dunn Bros, and I liked their application because it was simple; it wanted employment history, basic contact info, and current plans and future plans, as well as "anything else [they] should know". I like those, that's the one little blank that I can plug myself. I'm a better writer than I am interviewee.
Then there's the lovely questionnaires from Lund's. They have their tricky questions that you're not even sure what the correct answer should be, let alone how you would answer it. As an example:
"You've done your share of troublemaking"
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
I usually lean towards strongly disagree...but does that mean I haven't done my share?
or there's"
"People's feelings are their own business"
If I say I disagree, I might sound nosey. If I agree, I sound like I don't care about their feelings. I hate these questionnaires! They all have these two sides to them, making them a possible snare that would cause the system to throw out your application. It's happened to me before, luckily I had connections and got the job anyways, haha. But really, those questionnaires are stupid, I've never even been asked those questions in an interview! What genius worded them, too? Well, here's hoping my answers were sufficient!
I also finished sending my resume with pseudo-cover letters in a bunch of emails to various kinds of positions, from no-exp necessary DJ, to Barista, to Hostess, to wedding photographer! (that's the one I'm most intrigued by!!) So hopefully I find some kind of job that can add yet another life experience to my list, not just to my resume.
