Breaking Bad and The Painful Hunt

Recently, job hunting is starting to feel like I'm playing a game of basketball. The hoop being employers mail bins and the ball being my cv. Turns out I'm an NBA All star at this email basketball, never missing a shot. No rim shots (call backs),  and definitely no interceptions (interviews). That's why I've been scratching like a heroin addict as I blaze through application forms to indulge my daily habit of Breaking Bad. 2 weeks, 5 seasons, 12 pounds on the ass and I can finally join in the after details during my occasional jog down the pub. So with my 60 hours of complete bliss, I thought I'd try and put some of this into a kind of lesson. Here's what I learnt...                                                    
1. Never try an expand too fast (for the entrepreneur in all of us).                           

Taking that old EBay account and building an Etsy page can be dangerous stuff. Especially when we take a lesson off Walt and the gang. The only reason combo got shot was because Walt expanded his turf too fast. Take this lesson before you move into someone else's patch. Take it slow, maintain your size and expand when you have the right firepower to fight back from larger competitors.                 

2. Know who your working with (interview tip)                                                            

As crazy as it sounds an interview is for both the employer and YOU! Yes the employer holds the golden key, but if there is one lesson Jesse can teach us, it's that people can be deceptive. Look at what Walt did to Brock and imagine if Walt had recognised that Gus Fring was, well, a murderous revenge ridden psychopath.                                           

3. Make yourself indispensable (you got the job tip)                                                

Whether your the guy who knows all the companies passwords or the guy creating the best meth know to man. Make yourself indispensable. Look at how Walt and eventually Jesse ensure they both live a little longer. Gus Fring would have loved nothing more than to put Jesse and eventually Walt under 6 feet of sand, but he simply couldn't. Hold the keys to your success.

Stack it till you reach the top!

There's no deneying that supermarkets can be one of the most frustrating places to work. I've worked at a few myself, notably Asda, Morrisons, and Marks. The                   hours which make standing on the 7:38 to London Euston sound alright and the managers who's most prised skill is he 'won't leave', will leave a hole in any man's sole where hope and happiness used to reside. They can be however, a blissful training centre for all the skills which have lacked nursing during your years of university. You've probably met these skills everyday of your university life, the checkout ladies who give a new meaning to the term chatterbox or the store managers who give you a glimpse into army standard organisation. It's no coincidence these are two of the most sort after skills on a Job Specification either. Proven examples of communication and organisation are like honey with a bear when trying to place yourself on the elevator of graduate employment and I don't think there's a better example of a business that needs good communicators and good organisers than a supermarket. With a job industry like old leather and a overflow of graduates specialised in almost every career, supermarkets can honestly be one of the best places to find a good wage while crafting the skills which will make a real difference. I guarantee you'll know the real answer to questions like 'what is your greatest weakness' in less than a month. These vast corporations also have some of the best graduate placements in the world and if you work hard putting the cream out, you'll surely rise to the top. Make sure you sign up to all the major supermarket job notifications in your area.