I spent some time between jobs recently. In fact it wasn't until this year that I was truly gainfully employed. Even so I did a ton of freelance and went on job interviews every week. The interviews were the worst part. One had me trot my happy butt all the way to Oakbrook (I live on the northwest side of Chicago) only to find out it was a sales job, with no salary, that required me to buy a car. Well, gosh, how could I possibly refuse? One talked effusively about my video editing skills and then I found out that the job was for a truck driver. Yeah, I can see how people could confuse the skill sets. Once I asked, three times, if the job was … [Read more...]