Full Time Entry Level Job

Finding a full time entry level job can be frustrating. Extremely frustrating. The number one reason that I am still at my current job is the horrible memories I have of trying to find a job. Full time entry level job openings are not exactly scarce; the trouble is that people looking for those jobs are far less scarce.
So whenever someone’s dream job comes open, the first thing they want to know is how they can beat back the flood of other applicants to become the fabled chosen one. You go through all the advice, do everything in the “do” list and nothing on the “don’t” list and wear all the right clothes. And, at least as far as you know, there is always that one jerk that one-ups you for the spot. Maybe he went to school with the interviewer. Maybe she was the person’s daughter. Or maybe they did one little extra thing, just one miniscule thing the interviewer may not have even consciously aware of that made the difference in the final verdict. Yeah, I know it does not matter to you now. You wanted to be “that jerk” this time and start making money in the job market instead of losing it, right? Maybe your angry mind is right and the reasons for your not getting the job were unethical. But more likely, it was that someone else just did a little something extra. Keep on going, do not worry, you will be that jerk someday, too.