Honesty Online

I was thinking about all the online job sites out there and was wondering if folks were truly being honest in their approach. I mean, come on, when I see what people have written about themselves you would think they could walk on water too. These walk on water folks may be honest and may be a bit presumptuous but hey, who wouldn’t be if you had done the following – streamlined, conceptualized, formulated and maybe even integrated. Yours truly used these words at one point as well. I figured these words, if nothing else, would get me the interview. Now, I’m at the point where I want people to know exactly what they are getting so I’ve tweaked my wording to the following – instead of using communicated, I’m gonna use spoke to. Instead of using incorporated, I’m gonna use attempted. Instead of using developed, I’m gonna use thought of.

Well, now that I think of it, it may be a bit too honest. Looks alot different when you write it out.

I guess it’s probably similar to online dating – you put a picture of Brad Pitt on your profile, you’re gonna get the calls. Figure out how to smooth them over once you enter the restaurant. You put a picture of the actor who portrayed Ernest in that Ernest Goes to Camp movie (that was Jim Varney for those of you keeping score at home) well, you might as well stay home and watch Ernest Goes to Camp.

Well, for your enjoyment, here is a first draft of a profile that I was considering for one of the many online job sites – I may have to twist it a bit;

Former Account Manager with Sales experience looking for an out-of-the-box thinking Ad firm that would be open to hiring someone like me. I was a graphic designer in the early 90's until the Dot Com explosion imploded (around 2001). I then went to work as an Inside Sales cube guy (to put food on the table) with future stops in Retail and Account Management. I've been a writer for the past eight years (nothing published as of yet) and would like to pursue this passion in a wonderful creative environment that loves to brainstorm. So, in summary, I would bring to the table some design experience, some writing experience, lots of people experience and an overall varied life experience (I'm also a musician for the past 25 years, playing the bass). I'm easy to get along with, I play nicely with other people and I will share (except for Gummi Bears - those are mine!). I hope this made sense and I thank you for reading.

I guess we are in ‘wait and see’ mode. In the meantime, I might as well watch Ernest Goes to Camp and pretend I’m Brad Pitt.