The Politicus Documentary
October 12, 2011 by THE POLITICUS
The Politicus is looking for people who are either out of work or under employed to participate in our webcam documentary about joblessness in American. The process to participate is simple. First, sign up to the site here http://thepoliticus.com/user/register and then log on. Once you have logged on go to the “VIDEOS” tab on the menu bar and mouse over it for the drop down to “UPLOAD VIDEO” to appear. Click “UPLOAD VIDEO” and a video submission box will appear, select webcam (on the left) then select your computers webcam to activate and click record.
WHAT WE WANT TO HEAR:
We want to hear about your day. What jobs you applied for, do you feel optimistic about the future. Just a typical day in your life as you try to find employment or a higher paying job then you currently have. This is your opportunity to tell us what realities you face on a day to day basis in your job search.
WHAT WE WILL DO WITH THE FILM:
The Politicus will submit the finish product to The Documentary Channel and will alert all selected participates of the progress of the film. We will also have an event for all participants in NYC for a meet and greet. Timing and location is TBD
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to email me directly: publisher@thepoliticus.com
*All submitted content will be posted on the site first and editors will create the final documentary at a later date.
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Part time book-keeping/office admin assistant or any type of assistants job in Manhattan pref, thanks.
Terrible thing being out of work - many people want to work and need to work - it's disgusting that there is no safety net for regular folk even no "work for pay" net. Work should be a priority for all Americans and legal residents but it is not - no one really cares - give people a chance to work and 99% will take it. Only people who have never been looking for work when they need it would think differently. Never getting a reply to applications, having to go through ridiculous on line applications that can take one or two hours to complete, I know computers are now filtering applications and a disease that society now has is one of not taking responsibility of not bothering to reply to applications, it's become a very automated process, I will keep trying of course and staying focused is necessary but it really shouldn't be almost impossible to get a job in the best country in the world.
My last full time gig was 2 days in September. I build web sites; how hard should it be to find that? I'm averaging 6 applications a week, even more emails, and about as many phone calls. Yes, I finally filed for unemployment, but that barely covers my rent. I'm told my rate is on the low end of average, but I am competing with off-shore resources that get a third or less of that.
Filing for government help is worse than job applications.
There are resources on the net that can help you decide if your resume needs work. You need a good resume to get to the top of the stack. And given what you are looking for, footwork may be better than fingerwork.
You are correct Peter. It shouldn't be this hard to get a job. You will get there. I hope the site helps you get the word out. Let me know what type of job you are looking for and I will help you any way I can.
Peter,
it would be great if you can post a video comment about your job search. Would like to give people a sence of what it's like looking for a job.