This one’s for Maria
I need to find a job. I must apply
For posts that I could do, whether I want
To take them on or not, for times are hard.
I have a job. It’s driving me insane,
And worse, it isn’t permanent, so I
Must search until I find a great career.
To tell the truth, I don’t need a career
Right now. In fact I really would apply
For any job that you can name that I
Am capable of. Yes it’s true I want
To utilise my strengths. I’d be insane,
However, if, If I did not try too hard
To get a job, but Christ alive it’s hard
You cannot feel secure in your career
So everybody’s looking. It’s insane!
I know for sure: Whenever I apply
Employers realise they do not want
Me. And they cast a cursory, cold eye
Over my work. You’ll get the evil eye,
And then, to make the searching extra hard
They make you tallk about how much you want
Ed, since your childhood, this career.
It’s not enough to just go and apply
You have to come across as quite insane.
At interview you can be quite insane.
If they want innovation: cast your eye
Over the application, and apply
For anything: you know that times are hard.
And act like you’ve been seeking a career
With them forever. Say that all you want
‘s A job with them – for what else could you want?
You’ll tell them that you’re utterly insane
If you think that it will help your career
It wears you down, But one will catch your eye
And even though it’s really really hard,
You’ll like the look of something, and apply.
A good career is everything you want
But just applying’s driving you insane.
You have to say you find jobhunting hard.
Tom Juniper Poetry 