awkwardamanda
Well-known member
I just submitted a job application online and it was so nerve-wracking I feel like crying and throwing up.:
: It's for a data entry job at an insurance company. I'm just looking for some sort of an office job. I was mainly thinking I'd look for an administrative assistant position. Data entry might get tedious, but it's entry level, and most jobs want experience. I might not have have applied for that type of job otherwise (unless I was really having no luck), but it's an insurance company and I'm a math major, so there may be opportunities to move up later on. Or they could potentially keep my resume on file if something more suitable comes up. I thought if I didn't apply I would kick myself. Now I feel like such crap, part of me would rather no one calls me back.
I've been driving myself nuts all week, trying to get a decent resume and cover letter made up. I've hardly done anything else. Even put off my Christmas shopping. I've spent hours scouring the web for tips. There's a ton of information out there and some of it is conflicting. I have fretted over every detail, and wasn't sure how to word some things. I'm too humble. I have low confidence and don't want to over-exaggerate. No matter what, it's never good enough. And after all the time I spent formatting, there was a stupid resume uploading tool that converts it to some searchable format, and it F-d things up. I uploaded a word document and it previewed with some upside down question marks instead of hyphens. So I had to paste it into the text editor instead. Then I had to answer a questionnaire. Here's a stupid question: "Do you have a working knowledge of personal computers including Microsoft Outlook?" WTF?!?! That's two questions!!! The only options were yes and no. So, honestly, I had to say no. I do have a working knowledge of computers, just not Outlook in particular. I use web-based email. GRRR!!
And now I'm gonna freak out every time the phone rings, just in case I get called back. Ugh. I don't even want to think about interviews. I'm so tired and nauseated. I'm probably gonna feel like this every I time send in an application. I should just go to bed.
: It's for a data entry job at an insurance company. I'm just looking for some sort of an office job. I was mainly thinking I'd look for an administrative assistant position. Data entry might get tedious, but it's entry level, and most jobs want experience. I might not have have applied for that type of job otherwise (unless I was really having no luck), but it's an insurance company and I'm a math major, so there may be opportunities to move up later on. Or they could potentially keep my resume on file if something more suitable comes up. I thought if I didn't apply I would kick myself. Now I feel like such crap, part of me would rather no one calls me back.I've been driving myself nuts all week, trying to get a decent resume and cover letter made up. I've hardly done anything else. Even put off my Christmas shopping. I've spent hours scouring the web for tips. There's a ton of information out there and some of it is conflicting. I have fretted over every detail, and wasn't sure how to word some things. I'm too humble. I have low confidence and don't want to over-exaggerate. No matter what, it's never good enough. And after all the time I spent formatting, there was a stupid resume uploading tool that converts it to some searchable format, and it F-d things up. I uploaded a word document and it previewed with some upside down question marks instead of hyphens. So I had to paste it into the text editor instead. Then I had to answer a questionnaire. Here's a stupid question: "Do you have a working knowledge of personal computers including Microsoft Outlook?" WTF?!?! That's two questions!!! The only options were yes and no. So, honestly, I had to say no. I do have a working knowledge of computers, just not Outlook in particular. I use web-based email. GRRR!!
And now I'm gonna freak out every time the phone rings, just in case I get called back. Ugh. I don't even want to think about interviews. I'm so tired and nauseated. I'm probably gonna feel like this every I time send in an application. I should just go to bed.
