QUALIFIED!

So I'm still on my job search, or should I say CAREER search and I'm just a little "hot under the collar" at the moment.

I found a listing for a job that I am COMPLETELY qualified for, except for one small detail...the job requires that the candidate be BILINGUAL in English and Spanish.

Am I BILINGUAL in English and Spanish? No. And you know what...I applied for the job ANYWAY.

Are you going to tell me that in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, a company will discard my resume which CLEARLY shows that I meet EVERY OTHER QUALIFICATION, except for the BILINGUAL part? What sense does that make?

What the company NEEDS to do is have the position listed TWICE...once for ENGLISH speakers and again for SPANISH speakers. That way, we ENGLISH ONLY speaking folks aren't discounted out of a much needed job for which we are highly QUALIFIED, and the SPANISH speaking clients can still be assisted. All that the company has to do is add this little blurb at the beginning of the call "Para Español, oprima numero dos."

Problem solved!

So...we'll see what happens. When the company calls me for an interview (don't you love my optimism), if they ask me about the BILINGUAL thing, I'll tell them just the way that I've said it here.

Let the DIALOGUE begin: Have you ever been denied a job for which you met ALL of the qualifications, EXCEPT for being bilingual (if that was a requirement)?

Talk to me!

Til next time...