The Right Find

Finding jobs isn't easy. Finding jobs in Australia is less easier, especially when you're browsing through job databases of companies who like to stuff every global job listing they have into your face, which 99% of them aren't actually in Australia.

The worst part is when I find a location I've never even heard of, so I spend the next 20 minutes trying to find out where it is relative to the local train station and then realizing how awkward it is to get there on a regular university day.


Anyway, in regards to last week's conundrum, if you may: "Dante Denmore" will be the umbrella name for a series of blogs about the stages of my employment life. Here's how I imagine it may go down, but bear in mind this is a very sketchy, mildly drawn out idea and is subject to change:
"Below Minimum Wage" - My life trying to find a job, and such
"Paid Days" - My life in a job of sorts.
"The Price of Pain" - My life leaving a job for whatever reason and trying to find a new job.

Who knows, will this be even more confusing? Or will this work as a seasons system? Tune in next time on... Below Minimum Wage!

Career Hub Breakdown

At the university I attend, there's a Career Hub where students can browse jobs from all sorts of questionable places in a vain attempt to grab some relevant work experience before graduation.
More or less, a university-run job site.

One of the main problems is the organisation of jobs. I mean, COME ON. When I browse Science jobs, I expect to see Science-related jobs, not some part-time high school maths tutor position somewhere in Burwood.


Anyway, enough ranting about facts; I have been thinking about changing the blog name to something slightly shorter and more consistent with the Twitter name, @dante_denmore, namely "Dante Denmore". Apparently, @belowminimumwage is too long for a Twitter name, so that's why it hasn't already been used, if you didn't already know.
Partly, it's because if you go and type in "Below Minimum Wage", you'll just find articles about financial corruption and injustice. So for the purposes of search-ability, this sparked the initial idea.
Of course, for all you readers out there that do read these blurbs, you're welcome to comment either on this blog or on the Twitter page about this.

When will the name change occur? I'll give it some thought. Though, I hope to reach a result by the end of this week or next week. Don't want to offend anyone who is starting to take a liking for these comics...

New Messages!

Sometimes, LinkedIn can be like a really annoying community group that keeps sending you things in the mail, just because you visited their stall briefly during the local festival.

But why not just flag it as spam? Because, just like some really annoying community groups, they can have some interesting things sometimes, like a barbecue or a striptease poker night.

Alternatives to getting a job

Of course, you could just leech off your parents for a disappointingly long time. You could be like those stereotypical nerds who collect all sorts of sci-fi oddities, live in their parent's basement and sustain themselves on a poor diet of coffee and microwavable burritos.

In any case, you're probably better off just trying to legitimately get yourself a job.

Why a company won't hire you

The worst part is when companies don't tell you that you won't get hired, and get really confused when you try and apply for the same position next time around.

On another note, if you've been keeping track of the post dates, Blogger always thinks Mondays are Sundays. So I'm still posting weekly, but lousy Blogger keeps messing up the dates, so it seems as though I double posted issues #1 and #2 in the first week.

Types of Employers

In hindsight, I probably should've taken the jobs offered by all those Cheesy Suspect employers. Sure, it will probably lead to unfair working conditions and illegal exploitation, but at least I'd have a job. Sigh...

On another note, we're finally on Twitter! Because "Below Minimum Wage" is too long for a username, we've settled down on dante_denmore, so check it out and get notified on new comics and all!

A Job for Anybody

Inspired by a (more or less) true story that happened to me! Albeit, with more details and less parodies, but this comic captures the essence of my failure, with a hint of cayenne.