#16hours

“16 HOURS” DOCUMENTARY

dir. Christine Yuan

prod. Chris Heinrich

creative prod. Lana Larkin

dp. Benjamin Whatley

editor. Olaf Woldan

color. Joseph D’Aleo

I overheard him say " You have all this time between Christmas and New Years, why not spend 2 days or 16 hours trying to get a job" I immediately replied "because its hard to do just that"

I don't know or care if the guy on the trail heard what my response was but the thought stayed with me. I don't know how hard it is to get a job. I have just learned and practice getting a job consistently. Whether its taking a job I am not qualified for, or getting a job for a short period that I am over qualified for. I have enlisted temporary agencies and government websites. I have looked up web based applications and literally hit the pavement. I have gone to networking events and I have tried to meet recruiters for businesses.

I have not heard No, so much as the deafening silence of getting no response from an application. I know the frustration of looking up a job on craigslist, crafting my resume to the keywords and ensuring I submitted it through whatever portal the company is using only to get an automatic reply.

I have watched job posting repost after my application or telephone interview or in person interview is completed. I have felt the sting of hearing they didn't hire me because they choose from within. I have been disappointed with getting through three hours of job interviews that could have been an email only to find "you're not a good fit" because of my age.

So, why boil the job search down to 16 hours. Sounds easy enough.

Okay, let's start. Step 1: Open Craigslist.org Step 2. Select the vocation Admin Step 3: Select the location " All SF Bay Area " simply okay. Now review the listings of say 129 pages of jobs, first page 1. Now, you are looking for a full time job within the San Francisco Bay Area that will pay more than $25 and is permanent.

Step 4: you find a position $30 with an immediate start date. Its an Office Management position full time in the City of San Jose. The job responsibilities and qualifications are as follows:

Responsibilities Include: • Answering phones handling customer inquiries and issues • All office management and administrative activities • Customer Service • Basic Bookkeeping & Invoicing • Professional Communication Skills • Office Maintenance • Onboarding of new employees and processing all paperwork • Support company operations • Preparing monthly billing/some accounting duties • Time/expenses inputting • Mailing - Processing Checks and Incoming Bills • Overseeing Customer Service Reps Qualifications: • Office Management Experience • Works well autonomously and able to multitask and learn quickly • Strong organizational and time management skills • Proper written, interpersonal, and oral communication skills • Knows basics in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook • Detail-oriented and strong work ethic • Ability to manage multiple competing priorities

You've spent about five minutes of your 16 hours so far. Now, you have to craft your cover letter and resume which you have never done before. Remember that will take some time. The next couple of steps are : Utilizing a Google Drive go to new Google Doc Select Template versus a blank sheet. Select a Resume style and start to plug in the keywords and information into an engaging paragraph format. Review the submission guidelines ( do you respond to the Craigslist ad and/or is there another address to send information to ? ). Be sure to keep the basics that respond to the ad - especially the start date you are available and the wage you expect.

Let's say that took two hours because you had to review and format into a pdf.

Now, you sent it off at the start of hour 14 of 16. What next? You go back to Craigslist job listings and you find another position to apply to. Maybe you select an specific area like East Bay and you find another one. This will take about another hour because you can utilize your previous cover letter and resume as you save it as new say version 2 and update the qualifications to match the key words and you send it off.