Eric Takabayashi wrote:
> Kevin Gowen wrote:
>
>> Oh man, another person who swallowed the "education is the key to
>> employment" hook. Let me get this straight: After six months of
>> unemployment, a person decides to worsen their financial condition by
>> purchasing education?
>
> As you pointed out to me, education or those little pieces of paper
> may be necessary to do what you want to do. You can't become a
> registered nurse off the street.

That's true, but if you apply that reasoning to John's hypothetical, you are
describing a wholesale change of career. A construction worker who has been
out of work for six months doesn't decide to go to nursing school. It is not
particularly wise for a person who has been unemployed for six months to
incur the cost of education, unless they were unable to work in their
previous career or any other career that would not require further
education.

>> Try jobs that don't require resumes, like retail outlets, convenience
>> stores, and so forth.
>
> Or he could do what you said you did.

What did I say I did? I say so many things, you see.

> It's not useful experience, but
> my resume is much too long to fit on the suggested single page. I
> would cut mine down to two or three jobs or references.

That's what most people would do. References should be on a separate page,
though.

-- 
Kevin Gowen
"The US economy accounts for about one-third of global GDP-greater than
the next four countries combined (Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom
and France)."
- "Advancing the National Interest: Australia's Foreign and Trade
Policy White Paper", Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade