'Beware of Monotony; it's the mother of all deadly sins'
- Edith Warton
Freshly returned from working as a journalist in Ukraine I was positive that I would quickly secure a new job. I knew that times were tough and that it might take a few applications and interviews before finding the right fit but I managed to completely underestimate the monotony and pure frustration of sending out dozens of applications only to hear nothing.It is as if a void had swallowed my life. Well done for working three hours refining that covering letter - you may as well have been in a coma or twiddling your thumbs or watching reality TV - anything would have been more productive. So after multiplying that process by a hundred you can imagine how pleased I was to get an immediate response to a covering letter and CV that I had worked a whole day upon.
Excited I opened the email and read the following:
'Dear.. it would help if you correctly spelled the name of the person you are applying to'.
My annoyance boiled over - I had finally gained a response and it had been to point out a fault with my application. Admittedly it was a stupid mistake to make and one that made me laugh later when thinking of how much time I had spent proofreading and editing the main body of my cover letter, but that didn't stop the crushing feeling that came from my first reply in weeks.
Guess the main thing is to remain positive - hey at least I finally got a response...
