Epic Fail.

Last night, I had an epiphany.

Here's the backstory first: Ten days ago, I saw a job ad at Jobsdb that Y! is looking for a Producer. Without much thinking, I sent an email with my resume and sample works. Just testing the waters. I cannot leave my current job yet (well I can, but there's a bond, so you know). I sent it during lunch time, forgot about it days later. No, this was not the one I was talking about in my previous post.

Then last night it hit me. I know why they haven't responded yet. How could I be so stupid.
Major OMG.

I'm applying for a job at Y! And you know what I did? I sent my resume, sample works with the cover letter using my ---drumroll naman oh ---Gmail account!

Fail.

It's like applying for a job at GMA 7 and when asked what program you would like to work for, you'd say Matanglawin, Kim Atienza's show at ABS-CBN (this is a true story, by the way. A fellow applicant told me that this was her answer to the HR officer who interviewed us last year).


Or applying for a job at Microsoft and telling them how cool Apple is.

Or applying for a magazine job and when asked how would you describe the cover of a certain youth magazine, you critised it by saying 'It looks okay, but I don't think it works. You put two cover personalities, I understand both of them are famous, but when you put two people on the cover, with the same treatment, you would confuse the readers, two people vying for their attention, one has to be more prominent on the cover...'only to realise that the person interviewing you is the editor of that youth magazine (this a true story, too. My story. But that editor hired me anyway because according to him I have an 'interesting' perspective).


So yes, I'm resending my application tomorrow, using a Y! account.