All about where you live...

Impeccable resume? Check! Attended a great university? Check! Have experience? Check! Have great references? Check? Live close to the job? What?

Yes, in that whirlwind high demand of the employers out there, this is the NEW requirement. Not only are you supposed to have suck up all your economy to attend a decent school. make sacrifice, eat Top Ramen for months, work for free for a while to gain experience, but now, you are supposed to commit to move next to the job if they hire you.

For me, this is non-sense, but the sad reality. All my life, I bear a long commute to drive to school, then to internship, go to a good medical facility when needed, and so on. I don't mind driving; I am used to it. But obviously, the employers don't believe in that.

I was wondering why I never received answer from my resume for a while. Yes, it might have been too long (was a 2-page resume and now, cut to one-page). The reality came to my face yesterday when I got denied an interview for a 70K/year job... because I live too far. C'mon! One hour commute? I did way more in the good old days.

I should have been interviewing for that nice job today and instead, I am home being mad at that employer. It leaves me no option now: I am getting a mailbox in a central area where I will use that address on my resume. The employers will be fooled I live closer than he/she thinks but who cares really? At the end of the day, if you can be professional and do the job, this is all that counts. But obviously, that guy today didn't think so...