If I'm a shitty friend, I might give the same advice as what you just said. Just go find a company that is pro-{whatever you're supporting at the moment}.
If I think the problem is my friend, I might tell them what I wrote.
Having a solid and informed perspective on the world is an important part of being a complete human being.
I agree with this and I'd try to inform my long-term unemployed friend of what employers actually look for in the real world.
Having beliefs
I don't come across as someone who doesn't have beliefs, right? I have very strong beliefs in general. I also don't think my post says to throw out all your beliefs and values and free thoughts.
> Just go find a company that is pro-{whatever you're supporting at the moment}.
You give yourself away when you say things like this. Your phrasing here comes across as if you think that people who support social change are fickle and unprincipled, just following whatever is popular.
> I don't come across as someone who doesn't have beliefs, right? I have very strong beliefs in general.
Oh you do come across as having beliefs. Not ones that you seem willing to state or actually stand behind, though.
Your phrasing here comes across as if you think that people who support social change are fickle and unprincipled, just following whatever is popular.
No, this is not what I'm saying. I'm saying you need to do everything possible to present yourself as someone who is 100% dedicated to the company and not cause headaches and troubles. Anyone who is unemployed for a year should not be openly talking about controversial things on the internet or interviews or putting that stuff on a resume/blog.
>you need to do everything possible to present yourself as someone who is 100% dedicated to the company
This is wrong. You should strike a balance (that admittedly errs on the side of "I admire your business"). You absolutely do not want to be working for an employer who rewards "100% DEDICATION TO THE COMPANY" in an interview. That's absolutely sick. In fact, I'll go further: It is our duty to do everything we can to destroy the minority of leaders who demand this quality from applicants. This is a form of business every civilized nation should aggressively eject from their culture. It is an ignorant, incompetent, destructive form of business that other cultures have formulated in the 21st century based on a cartoon version of American business.
It entirely depends on the market. Starving and unemployed for a year? You gotta do what you need to do to survive. Let's take off those rose-tinted glasses.
If I think the problem is my friend, I might tell them what I wrote.
I agree with this and I'd try to inform my long-term unemployed friend of what employers actually look for in the real world. I don't come across as someone who doesn't have beliefs, right? I have very strong beliefs in general. I also don't think my post says to throw out all your beliefs and values and free thoughts.