The Solution to Unemployment

I’m sick of being unemployed. I’m feeling a sinus infections coming up – and that can’t be solved without health insurance. So I spent all this week throwing myself at corporations, submitting my resume to every possible search engine I could think of, calling up ancient contacts to improve networking possibilities. Nothing. Until today.

I went into Boston to visit PSG – the Professional Staffing Group – feeling quite ambiguous. Staffing groups throw you into whatever job they can find so they can collect their finders fee without caring what you’re interested in or what kind of job you’d be most happy in. That’s the stereotype. In reality, they’re quite different – or at least this one is.

I began with a ridiculous test to measure my WPMs and computer knowledge. Next came the interview, which went very well. Before I knew it, people were offering me job leads and interviews from all over the place, in all fields. PR department at Mass General Hospital. HR in some huge financial firm. General office work all over the place. I’m impressed. They promise not to rest until they’ve found my perfect job in the Boston area.

In the meantime I’ve settled on a fulltime, health-insurance-included opportunity through PSG called the Guaranteed Work Program. Basically I show up at their office every morning at 8am. From there, they’ll put me in some temp work at various offices all over the city until I find a company in which I am happy and they are also happy with me. Some days I can simply stay at PSG’s office and work on the job search on my own. All the while, people will be seeking for a match for me and my skills.

I was impressed. They’re offering me a steady paycheck and health insurance until my dream job shows up and they’re not going to charge me a thing for any of it. Granted I’ll be doing a lot of crappy office work too, but isn’t that expected from any entry-level job? They work with some really impressive firms in all industries, especially within the healthcare and financial sectors. I recommend something like this to anyone seeking a job – absolutely anyone. I asked them if they help find work with people with a master’s degree.

“Are you kidding?” my second recruiter laughed. “We help people who barely have a GED – or not even – up to people with doctorates.”

Hotness.